Politics

The Canadian Press asked people from Halifax to Vancouver what they thought of U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's idea to make Canada the "51st state" and use "economic force" to do so.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has raised more than $170 million for his upcoming inauguration, a record amount as tech executives and big donors have eagerly written large checks to help bankroll the ceremony.

ATLANTA (AP) — After years of stalled efforts to limit civil lawsuits, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and Republican lawmakers are doubling down with a new push.

Kentucky Democratic Gov.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas' Supreme Court and its chief justice are publicly feuding, days after she was sworn into office, over who has the authority to fire the court's top officials.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas' Supreme Court and its chief justice are publicly feuding, days after she was sworn into office, over who has the authority to fire the court's top officials.

Kentucky Democratic Gov.

VANCOUVER — A British Columbia Supreme Court judge says a class-action lawsuit can go ahead alleging Home Depot violated its customers' privacy when collecting and sharing their information after emailing purchase receipts.

OTTAWA — Some Liberal MPs are pressing Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc to change his mind and run for the party leadership. LeBlanc bowed out of the race to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday before it even kicked off.

NEW YORK (AP) — Disgraced former congressman George Santos , facing a federal prison sentence, has won a few months' freedom to come up with more than half a million dollars in court fines — including from work on his new podcast.