Politics

Canadian MPs unanimously condemn FIFA threat to punish World Cup players for armbands

OTTAWA — Canadian members of Parliament passed a unanimous motion Tuesday condemning FIFA's decision to threaten on-field punishment if soccer players in the World Cup wear armbands supportive of the LGBTQ community.

Nov 22, 2022 5:39 PM Read more >

Biden to continue family tradition of Nantucket Thanksgiving

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden 's family tradition of spending the Thanksgiving holiday on Nantucket may take on a more serious tone this year.

Nov 22, 2022 5:37 PM Read more >

Eby announces dedicated B.C. housing ministry, as Opposition seeks audit of providers

VICTORIA — The housing crisis in British Columbia will receive the attention of a dedicated place at the government's cabinet table, new Premier David Eby announced, as the Opposition raised concerns about his own management of the brief.

Nov 22, 2022 5:25 PM Read more >

'Really screwed the pooch': Kenney upset with feds over Coutts blockade, texts say

OTTAWA — Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney accused the federal government of leaving provinces "holding the bag" to clear "Freedom Convoy" protesters who blockaded a border crossing in southern Alberta, a public inquiry has learned.

Nov 22, 2022 5:25 PM Read more >

Biden to extend student loan pause as court battle drags on

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that his administration will extend a pause on federal student loan payments while the White House fights a legal battle to save his plan to cancel portions of the debt .

Nov 22, 2022 5:04 PM Read more >

Justice Thurgood Marshall's wife 'Cissy' Marshall dies at 94

WASHINGTON (AP) — Cecilia “Cissy” Suyat Marshall, the wife of the late Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall who worked alongside the civil rights champion at the NAACP, died Tuesday at the age of 94, the Supreme Court announced.

Nov 22, 2022 4:52 PM Read more >

Ex-Tennessee lawmaker pleads guilty to campaign cash scheme

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A former Tennessee state senator accused of violating federal campaign finance laws pleaded guilty to two charges on Tuesday after initially calling the case against him a political witch hunt. Former Republican state Sen.

Nov 22, 2022 4:40 PM Read more >

B.C. 'doing everything' it can to stop bird flu, minister says, as infections spread

VICTORIA — Farmers in British Columbia's Fraser Valley are facing "intense disease pressure" from an avian flu outbreak in commercial farms that the agriculture minister says is concerning.

Nov 22, 2022 4:29 PM Read more >

Federal consumer carbon price to expand to three Atlantic provinces next summer

OTTAWA — Federal ministers were spoiling for a fight over carbon pricing Tuesday as the Liberals moved to expand the federal system — and the accompanying rebates — to three Atlantic provinces.

Nov 22, 2022 4:26 PM Read more >

Manitoba man who rammed truck into Rideau Hall gate approved for day parole

OTTAWA — A Manitoba man who armed himself and rammed a gate at Rideau Hall to confront Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been granted day parole.

Nov 22, 2022 4:24 PM Read more >