Politics

Via Rail CEO calls for right of way over freight trains, passenger bill of rights

MONTREAL — The federal government should move toward giving Via Rail trains formal right of way on the tracks over freight trains, says Via Rail chief executive Mario Péloquin.

Oct 23, 2023 5:58 PM Read more >

Sen. Menendez enters not guilty plea to a new conspiracy charge

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez returned to Manhattan federal court Monday to challenge a new criminal charge alleging that he conspired to act as an agent of the Egyptian government when he chaired the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

Oct 23, 2023 5:09 PM Read more >

Appeals panel questions why 'presidential immunity' argument wasn't pursued years ago in Trump case

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals panel wants to know why lawyers for former President Donald Trump didn’t try years ago to use a claim of absolute presidential immunity to shield him from a defamation lawsuit by a woman who accused him of sexual ass

Oct 23, 2023 4:55 PM Read more >

Cuomo could have run again for NY governor, but declined for family reasons, former top aide writes

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Former New York Gov.

Oct 23, 2023 4:53 PM Read more >

Vic Fischer, last surviving delegate to Alaska constitutional convention, dies at age 99

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Vic Fischer, who was the last surviving delegate to the Alaska constitutional convention in the mid-1950s, has died. He was 99. His death Sunday in Anchorage was confirmed by Schawna Thoma, a family friend.

Oct 23, 2023 4:51 PM Read more >

'Lines have been crossed': Groups condemn protests at Jewish businesses, event

OTTAWA — The leaders of two prominent Canadian Jewish groups are questioning the approach police and Crown prosecutors are using when it comes to protests that have been condemned for targeting a Jewish business in Toronto and an antisemitism confere

Oct 23, 2023 4:47 PM Read more >

Liberals moving ahead on assault-style gun ban with legislation, regulation: LeBlanc

OTTAWA — The Liberal government is moving ahead with efforts to keep assault-style firearms out of the hands of Canadians, Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc said Monday.

Oct 23, 2023 4:45 PM Read more >

Chiefs hopeful court will approve landmark child-welfare settlement this week

OTTAWA — First Nations chiefs and advocates are hopeful the Federal Court will approve a landmark child-welfare settlement this week, years after the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal called the federal government's treatment of First Nations child welf

Oct 23, 2023 3:50 PM Read more >

B.C. Premier Eby says Surrey must talk with province about police transition costs

VICTORIA — B.C. Premier David Eby says it's time for the City of Surrey and the province to talk about the extra money the city says it needs to replace the RCMP with a local police force.

Oct 23, 2023 3:43 PM Read more >

B.C. to remove barriers for internationally trained professionals: premier

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government introduced legislation Monday that's expected to add skilled workers into the labour force more quickly by reducing barriers for internationally trained workers from more than two dozen professions.

Oct 23, 2023 3:39 PM Read more >