Politics

Nova Scotia RCMP called in to help with investigation into byelection allegations

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's chief electoral officer has called in the RCMP to help her investigate the provincial Liberal party's conduct in the campaign leading up to a byelection Tuesday.

Aug 3, 2023 1:25 PM Read more >

Educator Edith Dumont appointed lieutenant-governor for Ontario

TORONTO — Edith Dumont, an educator and community advocate, has been appointed the new lieutenant-governor for Ontario, the Prime Minister's Office announced Thursday.

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Manitoba government promising up to $1M to support bid for basketball championship

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is promising up to $1 million to support a bid by the Winnipeg Sea Bears to host the Canadian Elite Basketball League championship in 2025.

Aug 3, 2023 11:59 AM Read more >

Saskatchewan government-owned liquor stores post financial loss after closures

REGINA — The Saskatchewan government has spent millions of dollars to shutter its remaining liquor stores, resulting in the retailers posting a financial loss this year.

Aug 3, 2023 11:38 AM Read more >

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's securities fraud trial to wait until end of impeachment trial

HOUSTON (AP) — Embattled Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's years-delayed trial on securities fraud charges will have to wait until his separate impeachment trial is concluded, lawyers and the judge in the case said Thursday.

Aug 3, 2023 11:22 AM Read more >

As climate disasters increase, N.S. volunteer firefighters need more financial help

WINDSOR, N.S. — On July 22, volunteer firefighter Logan Hope made a heroic rescue as historic flooding hit Nova Scotia, but eight days later — injured and off work — he was struggling to make ends meet. “I’m trying to survive.

Aug 3, 2023 10:27 AM Read more >

The 3 Baltic nations plan to accelerate their exit from Russia's power grid by almost a year

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The prime ministers of the three Baltic countries agreed Thursday to speed up their nations’ disconnection from Russia's power grid by nearly one year and connect with the continental European energy network by February 2025.

Aug 3, 2023 6:54 AM Read more >

Palestinian foreign minister says Biden's inaction as Middle East violence surges is 'weak'

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinian foreign minister on Thursday attacked the Biden administration as weak and passive in the Middle East, as violence between Israel and the Palestinians surges to its highest levels in nearly two decades.

Aug 3, 2023 6:32 AM Read more >

Republicans don't dare criticize Trump over Jan. 6. Their silence fuels his bid for the White House

WASHINGTON (AP) — When Senate Leader Mitch McConnell rose to announce his vote to acquit Donald Trump of impeachment charges in the Jan.

Aug 3, 2023 5:18 AM Read more >

Trump supporters view the latest indictment as evidence of a crime - against Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump and his supporters are reacting to a third indictment against him with a now-familiar playbook: deflecting with unrelated accusations, distracting with misleading claims about the charges, and demonizin

Aug 3, 2023 4:47 AM Read more >