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A look at the 20 articles of impeachment against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton

A look at the 20 articles of impeachment against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton faces an impeachment trial in the state Senate starting Tuesday on articles overwhelmingly approved by the House of Representatives.
A chronology of key events following Ontario's decision to develop Greenbelt lands

A chronology of key events following Ontario's decision to develop Greenbelt lands

TORONTO — Embattled Ontario Housing Minister Steve Clark stepped down from his cabinet role on Monday following weeks of criticism over his handling of efforts to remove land from the province's protected Greenbelt.
Ontario Premier shuffles cabinet after housing minister resigns

Ontario Premier shuffles cabinet after housing minister resigns

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford shuffled his cabinet on Monday, hours after his embattled housing minister stepped down from his post.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford asks Bank of Canada to halt rate hikes

Ontario Premier Doug Ford asks Bank of Canada to halt rate hikes

TORONTO — A second provincial premier is making a direct appeal to the Bank of Canada to stop raising interest rates.
Manitoba premier expected to launch campaign Tuesday for Oct. 3 election

Manitoba premier expected to launch campaign Tuesday for Oct. 3 election

WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson is expected to call an election Tuesday in a bid for a third consecutive Progressive Conservative majority. Opinion polls suggest it will be an uphill battle.
Ontario Housing Minister Steve Clark resigns in wake of Greenbelt controversy

Ontario Housing Minister Steve Clark resigns in wake of Greenbelt controversy

TORONTO — Steve Clark, Ontario's housing minister since 2018, has resigned from his role days after a damning report from the integrity commissioner found he violated ethics rules when the province opened up parts of the protected Greenbelt for devel
Canada set to become strategic partner with ASEAN bloc, symbolizing trade progress

Canada set to become strategic partner with ASEAN bloc, symbolizing trade progress

OTTAWA — Canada's status within the Indo-Pacific region is set to get a boost as the Association of Southeast Asian Nations prepares to make Ottawa its latest strategic partner when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visits Indonesia.
'Hold the line:' 'Freedom Convoy' organizers' criminal trial begins Tuesday

'Hold the line:' 'Freedom Convoy' organizers' criminal trial begins Tuesday

OTTAWA — As Tamara Lich was led away from supporters in handcuffs on the snowy streets of Ottawa in 2022, she threw a single phrase over her shoulder.
A Georgia trial arguing redistricting harmed Black voters could decide control of a US House seat

A Georgia trial arguing redistricting harmed Black voters could decide control of a US House seat

ATLANTA (AP) — Democrats could gain a seat in the U.S. House and multiple seats in Georgia's Legislature if a judge rules Republicans drew maps illegally weakening Black voters' power.
Parents worried about new supervised drug-use site near Montreal elementary school

Parents worried about new supervised drug-use site near Montreal elementary school

MONTREAL — Worried parents say they were blindsided by a decision to open Montreal's first supervised drug-inhalation facility less than 100 metres from their children's school.
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