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Ontario proposes fast-tracking drug-consumption-site bill, skipping public hearings

Ontario proposes fast-tracking drug-consumption-site bill, skipping public hearings

TORONTO — The Ontario government is proposing to push through a bill that would close 10 supervised consumption sites without holding any public hearings, a move advocates and opposition critics say is anti-democratic.
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'Let's do this': Crowsnest Pass mayor wants proposed coal mine sooner than later

'Let's do this': Crowsnest Pass mayor wants proposed coal mine sooner than later

CROWSNEST PASS, Alta. — A mayor in southwestern Alberta is hoping for an immediate meeting with Premier Danielle Smith to discuss a coal project his community has voted in favour of being built.
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Barrick Gold says four employees charged and detained pending trial in Mali

Barrick Gold says four employees charged and detained pending trial in Mali

TORONTO — Barrick Gold Corp. says four employees at its Loulo-Gounkoto mine in Mali have been charged and detained pending trial. The Canadian gold miner says it refutes the charges, but did not say what they entailed.
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Maine, Justice Department enter settlement to improve services for children with disabilities

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Officials with the U.S. Department of Justice and the state of Maine announced Tuesday they have entered into a settlement that requires the state to increase community-based behavioral health services for children.
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Trump's threat to impose tariffs could raise prices for consumers, colliding with promise for relief

Trump's threat to impose tariffs could raise prices for consumers, colliding with promise for relief

DETROIT (AP) — If Donald Trump makes good on his threat to slap 25% tariffs on everything imported from Mexico and Canada, the price increases that could follow will collide with his campaign promise to give American families a break from inflation.
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Takeaways from AP’s report on a study into extremism in the military that used old data

Takeaways from AP’s report on a study into extremism in the military that used old data

The Associated Press has found that a Pentagon-funded study that looked into extremism in the military relied on old data, included misleading analyses and ignored evidence that could have led to a different conclusion.
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AP finds that a Pentagon-funded study on extremism in the military relied on old data

AP finds that a Pentagon-funded study on extremism in the military relied on old data

Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump's pick to lead the Department of Defense, sat in front of a screen with the headline: “Study Disproves Military Extremism Problem.” It was Jan.
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‘Who profits on hunger?’ Inuit send pleading emails to minister about food costs

‘Who profits on hunger?’ Inuit send pleading emails to minister about food costs

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — People in Nunavut and northern Labrador have been writing to Canadian government officials this year to say grocers were charging exorbitant prices despite receiving a federal subsidy.
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Boissonnault's former company suspended from federal procurement

Boissonnault's former company suspended from federal procurement

OTTAWA — The federal government is barring a company previously co-owned by a Liberal MP and former minister from bidding on contracts with the federal government.
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Canada's financial intelligence agency aiming to provide crucial info in real time

OTTAWA — Canada's financial intelligence agency says it is modernizing with the aim of providing valuable information to police and security officials in real time — or as close to that goal as it can get.
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