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Many Islanders' hip, knee, cataract surgeries don't meet national wait time targets

Many Islanders' hip, knee, cataract surgeries don't meet national wait time targets

CHARLOTTETOWN — Prince Edward Island's auditor general says many Islanders aren't receiving knee and cataract surgeries within wait times that meet national targets.
Early, often and unequivocally: How Whitmer's fight for abortion rights helped turn Michigan blue

Early, often and unequivocally: How Whitmer's fight for abortion rights helped turn Michigan blue

LANSING, Mich.
How the 2016 election could factor into the case accusing Trump of trying to overturn the 2020 race

How the 2016 election could factor into the case accusing Trump of trying to overturn the 2020 race

WASHINGTON (AP) — To hear his lawyers tell it, Donald Trump was alarmed by Russia's interference in the 2016 election , motivated as president to focus on cybersecurity and had a good-faith basis four years later to worry that foreign actors had agai
B.C. Conservatives awaken from decades in dormancy ahead of 2024 vote

B.C. Conservatives awaken from decades in dormancy ahead of 2024 vote

VICTORIA — The first blip on the radar signalling a potentially new player in British Columbia politics occurred in the summer byelection to fill the seat vacated by former New Democrat premier John Horgan.
U.S. president not making much fuss over Canada's 3% tax on web giants, Trudeau says

U.S. president not making much fuss over Canada's 3% tax on web giants, Trudeau says

OTTAWA — Canada's tax on Netflix and other foreign digital services companies may be a major irritant for the U.S. tech sector, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it doesn't seem to be much concern to President Joe Biden.

Journalists tackle a political what-if: What might a second Trump presidency look like?

NEW YORK (AP) — Even before anyone has cast a vote in a 2024 presidential primary, the attention of many political journalists has shifted to Jan. 20, 2025.
Special counsel Jack Smith asks the Supreme Court to rule quickly on whether Trump can be prosecuted

Special counsel Jack Smith asks the Supreme Court to rule quickly on whether Trump can be prosecuted

WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Jack Smith on Monday asked the Supreme Court to take up and rule quickly on whether former President Donald Trump can be prosecuted on charges he plotted to overturn the 2020 election results.
Biden calls 'surge' in antisemitism 'sickening' during White House Hanukkah reception

Biden calls 'surge' in antisemitism 'sickening' during White House Hanukkah reception

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden hosted a Hanukkah reception at the White House on Monday night, vowing to continue to stand with Israel in its war with Hamas while saying that a “surge of antisemitism" around the globe "is sickening.
Ramaswamy was the target of death threats in New Hampshire that led to FBI arrest, campaign says

Ramaswamy was the target of death threats in New Hampshire that led to FBI arrest, campaign says

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire man has been accused of sending text messages threatening to kill a presidential candidate ahead of a scheduled campaign event Monday, federal prosecutors said. The U.S.
George Santos is in plea negotiations with federal prosecutors

George Santos is in plea negotiations with federal prosecutors

Former U.S. Rep. George Santos is in negotiations to resolve his federal criminal fraud case, prosecutors said in a court filing Monday.
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