Politics

HALIFAX — Licensed child-care workers in Nova Scotia will receive pay raises of between 14 and 17 per cent next spring and will also be provided with new pension and benefits plans.

NEW YORK (AP) — The social media platform Parler, which caters to right-wing voices and was temporarily booted offline following the Jan. 6 insurrection, is relaunching ahead of next year’s presidential elections.

CALGARY — A Calgary carbon capture company has signed a first-of-its-kind carbon offtake agreement with the federal government, a significant milestone that some say could help unlock future private-sector investments in decarbonization projects.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican U.S. Senate candidate Bernie Moreno has landed Donald Trump's endorsement in the GOP race for a 2024 contender to unseat third-term Democrat Sherrod Brown , one of his party's most vulnerable incumbents.

OTTAWA — A former Olympian, a philanthropist and the head of the Canadian Women's Foundation have all been newly appointed to the Senate.

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TORONTO — Teachers in Ontario's French-language public school system will be voting next month on whether to give their union a strike mandate after nearly a year and a half of bargaining.

NEW YORK (AP) — Federal agents raided Rudy Giuliani’s home and office in 2021 because they suspected the former New York City mayor had sought the removal of the U.S.

Ever since the nation’s highest court ended abortion rights more than a year ago, vaguely worded bans enacted in some Republican-controlled states have caused bewilderment over how exceptions should be applied.

OTTAWA — The Canada Revenue Agency says 185 employees have been fired to date for claiming a federal COVID-19 benefit when they were not eligible for it. That's an increase of 65 since the CRA last updated the public on its review in September.