Man seeking historical records told it would cost feds $21 million to process request
OTTAWA — A researcher seeking records about an RCMP investigation from Canada's national archives was told it would cost the government more than $21 million to process his request under the Access to Information Act. The man filed an access request
‘National shame:’ Groups decry inaction on violence against Indigenous women, girls
Advocates across the country had a similar message for Ottawa one year after it released a national plan to end violence against Indigenous women and girls: the federal government has failed to live up to its commitments. "It is with deep
China and Australia’s dueling Pacific tours make final stops
DILI, East Timor (AP) — The foreign ministers of Australia and China were both making their final stops Friday on what has become an island-hopping diplomatic duel in the South Pacific.
EXPLAINER: At 100 days, Russia-Ukraine war by the numbers
GENEVA (AP) — One hundred days into Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the war has brought the world a near-daily drumbeat of gut wrenching scenes: Civilian corpses in the streets of Bucha; a blown-up theater in Mariupol; the chaos at a
San Francisco could vote out progressive DA in heated recall
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco’s progressive district attorney, elected on a platform of reducing incarceration, faces a recall election driven by a pandemic in which brutal attacks against Asian seniors and viral footage of smash-and-grab robberie...
Steven Del Duca, a largely unknown leader, couldn’t remake the Ontario Liberals
TORONTO — Steven Del Duca is gone before most Ontarians ever got to know him. The Liberal leader stepped down Thursday night after his party again failed to secure official party status and he was unable to win his own seat
Envoy says US, allies preparing for N. Korean nuclear test
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — President Joe Biden’s special envoy for North Korea said Friday the United States is “preparing for all contingencies” in close coordination with its South Korean and Japanese allies as it monitors North Korean arrangements fo...
Ex-NDP Leader Andrea Horwath a fixture of Ontario politics for over a decade
For Andrea Horwath, the fourth time wasn't the charm. The Hamiltonian who helmed Ontario's New Democratic Party for 13 years started off the campaign hoping to form government, and ended it by stepping down Thursday night, despite securing Official Op...
Biden appeals for tougher gun laws: ‘How much more carnage?’
WASHINGTON (AP) — “Enough, enough,” President Joe Biden exclaimed over and over as he delivered an impassioned address to the nation imploring Congress to take action against gun violence after mass shootings he said had turned schools, supermarkets an...
Democrats, Republicans fight to a redistricting stalemate
After nearly a year of partisan battles, number-crunching and lawsuits, the once-a-decade congressional redistricting cycle is ending in a draw. That leaves Republicans positioned to win control
