Poll suggests Canadians want Carney government focused on affordability in next year

Last spring’s election campaign was dominated by the trade war with the U.S. and centred on who was best positioned to handle the relationship with the mercurial President Donald Trump…

VPD officers haven’t spoken at Myles Gray death hearing. Here’s what the exhibits say

VANCOUVER — None of the seven Vancouver police officers involved in a violent encounter leading up to the death of Myles Gray more than 10 years ago has yet testified…

Carney, Champagne to unveil ‘landmark new initiative’

What’s happening on (and off) Parliament Hill, plus the news you need to start your day. A day before Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne is set to deliver his first-ever midyear…

Poll suggests Canadians want Carney government focused on affordability in next year

OTTAWA — A new poll from the Angus Reid Institute suggests Canadians are giving Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government a passing grade in its first year of international relations, but…

Virginia Supreme Court considers whether to block voter-approved US House map favoring Democrats

The Virginia Supreme Court on Monday will hear arguments in a Republican challenge to the redrawn congressional map that was approved by voters last week and could net Democrats four…

Surgical services minister says Alberta plans to set up a ‘voucher’ system for patients awaiting surgery 

On April 21, “Hospital and Surgical Health Services Minister” Matt Jones got up on his hind legs in the Alberta Legislature and spoke the following words: Alberta Premier Danielle Smith,…

Haitians, Syrians aren’t the only immigrants watching US Supreme Court arguments on temporary status

When the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments on the Trump administration’s plans to stop shielding Haitians and Syrians from deportation, people from more than dozen other countries will pay close…

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Donald Riegle, who represented Michigan in Congress under 7 presidents, dies at 88

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Donald W. Riegle, who represented Michigan in Congress for nearly three decades under seven presidents, has died, his family said Sunday. He was 88. Riegle, who…

Justice Department cites dinner shooting to press preservationists to drop Trump ballroom suit

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s Justice Department is using the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday to try to pressure preservationists to drop their lawsuit over…