Politics

Ethics chairman launches a new bid to expel George Santos after a withering report on his conduct

WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� The chairman of the House Ethics Committee announced Friday he has filed a resolution to force a vote on expelling Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y.

Nov 17, 2023 10:04 AM Read more >

AP Election Brief | What to expect in Utah's special congressional election

WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� Voters in Utah鈥檚 second congressional district will cast ballots Tuesday in a Thanksgiving-week special election to fill the last remaining vacant seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Nov 17, 2023 8:15 AM Read more >

Ron DeSantis picks up 10 麻豆传媒AV Carolina endorsements from former backers of Tim Scott's campaign

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) 鈥� Ron DeSantis has picked up 10 endorsements in 麻豆传媒AV Carolina from former backers of Sen.

Nov 17, 2023 7:17 AM Read more >

Ottawa commits to honouring all-Black battalion that served during First World War

CHERRY BROOK, N.S. 鈥� The federal government announced today $2.25 million in funding to honour the legacy of No. 2 Construction Battalion, Canada鈥檚 only all-Black unit to serve during the First World War.

Nov 17, 2023 7:05 AM Read more >

Canada's Haiti envoy: 'Nothing is moving fast enough' to end country's gang crisis

OTTAWA 鈥� Canada's ambassador to Haiti says he hopes the world will move faster to help the country emerge from a prolonged period of lawlessness that has other Caribbean leaders on edge.

Nov 17, 2023 3:00 AM Read more >

'No-brainer': Alberta panel hears callers urge split from Canada Pension Plan

EDMONTON 鈥� The panel hearing feedback on whether Alberta should quit the Canada Pension Plan heard multiple callers tell them Thursday it鈥檚 time to embrace a 鈥渘o-brainer鈥� provincial program.

Nov 16, 2023 11:28 PM Read more >

China's agreement expected to slow flow of fentanyl into US, but not solve overdose epidemic

Experts say new steps China has agreed to will eventually reduce the flow of the deadly opioid fentanyl into the U.S., but that alone will not stem the overdose crisis killing Americans at a record rate.

Nov 16, 2023 10:28 PM Read more >

At sprawling San Fran APEC summit, Canada opts for more intimate, one-on-one approach

SAN FRANCISCO 鈥� Prime Minister Justin Trudeau embraced a more intimate form of Pacific Rim diplomacy Thursday as he sat down with several world leaders on the margins of a sprawling international summit in California.

Nov 16, 2023 9:46 PM Read more >

New York judge lifts gag order that barred Donald Trump from maligning court staff in fraud trial

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� A gag order that barred Donald Trump from commenting about court personnel after he disparaged a law clerk in his New York civil fraud trial was temporarily lifted Thursday by an appellate judge who raised free speech concerns.

Nov 16, 2023 7:29 PM Read more >

B.C. replaces Surrey Police Board with administrator over troubled transition

VICTORIA 鈥� British Columbia's solicitor general has suspended the Surrey Police Board and replaced it with an administrator to perform all its duties, ousting Mayor Brenda Locke from her role in Surrey's troubled transition from the RCMP to an indepe

Nov 16, 2023 7:06 PM Read more >