Politics

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds says her husband has lung cancer

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The husband of Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has been diagnosed with lung cancer, the governor's office announced Thursday.

Sep 22, 2023 7:14 AM Read more >

Massachusetts has a huge waitlist for state-funded housing. So why are 2,300 units vacant?

Deb Libby is running out of time to find a place to live. Libby, 56, moved to Worcester, Massachusetts, four years ago, in part to be closer to the doctors treating her for pancreatic cancer.

Sep 22, 2023 4:05 AM Read more >

First Nations in northern Ontario seek over $100B to honour treaty promise

A legal battle playing out in a northern Ontario courtroom this month has seen an alliance of First Nations argue they are owed upwards of $100 billion for the Crown's failure to honour a 173-year-old treaty promise, while the federal and provincial

Sep 22, 2023 2:00 AM Read more >

Nevada Republicans brace for confusion as party eyes election rules that may favor Trump

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump's push to bend state Republican parties to his will — and gain an advantage in his effort to return to the White House — is coming to a head in Nevada.

Sep 21, 2023 10:25 PM Read more >

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrives in Ottawa for first visit

OTTAWA — Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Ottawa late Thursday night for his first official visit to Canada since Russia launched a full-scale invasion in February 2022.

Sep 21, 2023 10:02 PM Read more >

'I don't know when we'll go': Travel plans upended amid fraying Canada-India ties

MONTREAL — Until this week, Sukhwinder Dhillon was set on making his first trip back to India in years sometime in the next few months. “My father passed, and my brother passed,” said the 56-year-old Montrealer. “I want to go now.

Sep 21, 2023 8:36 PM Read more >

Manitoba party leaders square off in live, hour-long televised debate

WINNIPEG — Manitoba's three main party leaders squared off over health care, the cost of living and other issues during a one-hour televised leaders debate Thursday night in advance of the Oct. 3 provincial election.

Sep 21, 2023 8:05 PM Read more >

Destructive West Kelowna blaze that spurred B.C.'s wildfire crisis is under control

WEST KELOWNA, B.C. — The large wildfire that destroyed dozens of homes in West Kelowna, B.C., and was a key front in the province's most devastating fire season on record is now considered "held" after raging out of control since mid-August.

Sep 21, 2023 6:17 PM Read more >

At Kari Lake's 3rd trial related to Arizona election, county makes case to protect ballot signatures

PHOENIX (AP) — An election official and lobbyists were among the witnesses brought by Maricopa County attorneys on the first day of a trial Thursday in another lawsuit filed by Kari Lake, the defeated Republican in last year's Arizona governor's race

Sep 21, 2023 5:44 PM Read more >

Republican David McCormick launches 2nd Senate bid in Pennsylvania, aims to oust Democrat Bob Casey

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republican David McCormick announced Thursday that he will make his second bid for U.S. Senate in swing-state Pennsylvania, this time to take on Democratic Sen.

Sep 21, 2023 5:36 PM Read more >