Nova Scotia identifies 37 provincially owned parcels of land suitable for housing
HALIFAX — A total of 37 parcels of provincially owned land have so far been identified as suitable for housing developments, Nova Scotia’s housing minister announced Tuesday. John Lohr said five of the sites are ready for proposals from developers —
Census Bureau invites appeals of counts of dorms, prisons
Governments across the U.S. can start challenging the counts of prisons, dorms and nursing homes in their jurisdictions starting next week if they believe they are incorrect, the U.S. Census Bureau said Tuesday in mailings sent out to communities.
Clinton 2016 campaign lawyer acquitted of lying to the FBI
WASHINGTON (AP) — A lawyer for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign was acquitted Tuesday of lying to the FBI when he pushed information meant to cast suspicions on Donald Trump and Russia in the run-up to that year's election.
Travis Toews resigns as Alberta finance minister to run for UCP leadership
EDMONTON — Alberta Finance Minister Travis Toews has resigned from cabinet as he starts his campaign to replace Jason Kenney as United Conservative Party leader and premier. Toews, in a statement issued Tuesday, said he wants to focus on healing rifts
Pandemic measures to remain at border for at least another month, PHAC announces
OTTAWA — COVID-19 restrictions at the border will remain in place for at least another month, the Public Health Agency of Canada reported Tuesday. The agency made the announcement on Twitter the day after Parliament voted down a Conservative motion to
Another scandal for Quebec anti-corruption unit after ex-boss accused of media leaks
MONTREAL — Quebec's anti-corruption unit has taken another hit to its credibility after details of a court ruling released publicly this week said the former head of the police force derailed a high-profile fraud trial by orchestrating leaks to the
Canada adds Vladimir Putin’s alleged girlfriend, Alina Kabaeva, to the sanctions list
OTTAWA — A woman believed to be the girlfriend of Russian President Vladimir Putin was among 22 individuals added to the list of Russians sanctioned by Canada over the war in Ukraine. Alina Kabaeva, 39, a former Olympic gymnast who is
Prison service must do more to remove barriers for Indigenous, Black offenders: AG
OTTAWA — The federal auditor general says Canada's prison service has not given offenders timely access to programs to help ease them back into society, including courses specific to women, Indigenous people and visible minorities. Auditor general Kare...
Feds not doing enough to make sure gender-based analysis in place: auditor
OTTAWA — Canada's auditor general has found the federal government has made limited progress to identify and address barriers to putting a process known as gender-based analysis plus into action. Gender-based analysis plus is used to take stock of ineq...
Feds not doing enough to make sure hard-to-reach groups access benefits: auditor
OTTAWA — The government is still struggling to get key supports like the Canada Child Benefit into the hands of hard-to-reach groups like those living on First Nations, and isn’t doing enough to make sure the money goes where it’s