Politics

WINNIPEG — A woman will lead the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs for the first time in its nearly 35-year history. Chiefs in the province chose Cathy Merrick on Wednesday as the advocacy group's next grand chief.

PHOENIX (AP) — California communities exposed to hazardous dust by a drying lake bed have found themselves at the center of tensions between Arizona and California over how to conserve water along the overtaxed Colorado River. U.S. Sen.

OTTAWA — A pro-transparency group is telling MPs to retool the Access to Information Act by dropping the application fee, imposing tighter timelines to respond to requests for files and narrowing exceptions to the law.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Israeli President Isaac Herzog warned President Joe Biden on Wednesday of a mounting Iranian “challenge” as Tehran continues its brutal crackdown over widespread protests led by young Iranians and U.S.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A second railroad union rejected its deal with the major U.S.

A man arrested in Norway who is suspected of being a Russian spy has ties to Canada.

TORONTO — Ontario municipalities are concerned that parts of the province's new housing legislation may actually hamper growth and download excessive burdens to them and their taxpayers.

Three men accused of supporting terrorism in the plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor were convicted of all charges Wednesday in a trial that focused on paramilitary drills and fierce contempt for government ahead of the 2020 election.

OTTAWA — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Ottawa and Montreal this week, ahead of major global summits and a possible military intervention in Haiti.

The federal government says France has denied an extradition request for a priest accused of crimes against children in Nunavut.