Politics

NASHVILLE, Tenn.

VICTORIA — British Columbia's NDP government and the provincial Green Party caucus have signed an agreement that consolidates the New Democrats' hold on the provincial legislature where they have a one-seat majority.

SCARBOROUGH, Maine (AP) — A Republican lawmaker in Maine has sued the state's Democratic House speaker over her censure that followed a social media post about a transgender athlete participating in high school sports. Rep.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The mayor of Wisconsin's capital city said Wednesday that she has placed the municipal clerk on leave as investigators work to determine how she failed to count almost 200 absentee ballots in the November election.

The Federal Trade Commission asked a federal judge on Wednesday to delay a trial in a case accusing Amazon of using deceptive practices in its Prime subscription program, citing staffing and budgetary challenges at the government agency.

The European Union announced retaliatory trade actions Wednesday, focusing new duties on U.S. industrial and farm products from Republican-led states, within hours of the Trump administration’s 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports .

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon appeals court on Wednesday found that a gun control law approved by voters over two years ago is constitutional, reversing a lower court ruling from a state judge who had kept it on hold.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump in recent days has dismissed fears of a recession and brushed aside the stock market sell-off, going so far as to say, “You can’t really watch the stock market.

U.S. President Donald Trump this week continued to single out Canada as a bad trading partner, claiming in a social media post that his northern neighbour is a “tariff abuser” that charges high rates on American goods. The vast majority of U.S.

When Saint John, N.B., holds its annual Pride celebration in August, it's expecting a new group of participants — Americans seeking a safe haven from the “scary” reality of living under President Donald Trump’s administration.