Politics

Nael Alhalis has been crying every day in recent weeks, worried his wife and two children might die in Gaza at any moment.

NEW YORK (AP) — Open Society Foundations, the major philanthropy now led by Alex Soros , said Tuesday it will commit $50 million to increase civic engagement among women and young people over the next three years as part of its strategy to support de

OTTAWA — Canada's financial intelligence agency has levied a $7.4-million penalty against the Royal Bank of Canada for non-compliance with anti-money laundering and terrorist financing measures.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S.

NEW YORK (AP) — An upcoming biography of the late U.S. Rep. John Lewis will draw upon hundreds of interviews, along with the civil rights activist's FBI files and materials from a planned book that was never completed.

OTTAWA — Canadians whose relatives are struggling to survive in the Gaza Strip are losing faith the federal government will step in to save the lives of their loved ones, and are joining an NDP call for Canada to help get their extended family member

ST-SEBASTIEN, QUE. — Over the last two years, François Nadeau has chosen to do something rare among his fellow Quebec pork farmers: invest in the future.

OTTAWA — The family of the only Canadian believed to be held by Hamas joined a Monday rally on Parliament Hill, where a large crowd gathered to call for an end to antisemitic violence in Canada and for solidarity with Israel.

TORONTO — A prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activist says she's decided to live permanently in Canada, after jumping bail from the Chinese territory.

REGINA — A Saskatchewan Party legislature member is defending his motel after it raised rates for a person on social assistance.