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GOP's Jim Jordan is shoring up support and peeling off detractors ahead of a House speaker vote

GOP's Jim Jordan is shoring up support and peeling off detractors ahead of a House speaker vote

WASHINGTON (AP) — With a push by allies of Donald Trump , far-right firebrand Rep. Jim Jordan appeared Monday to be shoring up support to become U.S.
Feds, two Atlantic premiers agree to 'modified' Atlantic Loop project

Feds, two Atlantic premiers agree to 'modified' Atlantic Loop project

OTTAWA — Nova Scotia and New Brunswick scaled back plans for the Atlantic Loop electricity grid Monday to expanding just one existing connection between their two provinces, rather than also building multiple new lines linking their provinces with Qu
Trump, campaigning in Iowa, vows to ban Gaza refugees from US if he wins a second term

Trump, campaigning in Iowa, vows to ban Gaza refugees from US if he wins a second term

CLIVE, Iowa (AP) — Doubling down on the hard-line immigration policies that have long animated his base, former President Donald Trump on Monday vowed to bar refugees from Gaza and immediately expand his first-term Muslim travel ban if he wins a seco
'Harmful': Human rights commissioner resigns over Saskatchewan's pronoun bill

'Harmful': Human rights commissioner resigns over Saskatchewan's pronoun bill

REGINA — Former Saskatchewan human rights commissioner Heather Kuttai says she spoke with her son before she decided to resign on Monday over the province’s proposed pronoun legislation. Her son, who’s transgender, told her not to go quietly.
Tim Scott praises 'restraint' of Israel's Netanyahu, says US should move more firepower to region

Tim Scott praises 'restraint' of Israel's Netanyahu, says US should move more firepower to region

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina on Monday praised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for showing what he called “restraint” after Hamas attacked Israel over a week ago.
B.C. to bring in law forcing Surrey to go with municipal police force

B.C. to bring in law forcing Surrey to go with municipal police force

VICTORIA — British Columbia Solicitor General Mike Farnworth has introduced legislation that will require the City of Surrey to provide policing with a municipal force in the latest jurisdictional salvo over the RCMP and the Surrey Police Service.
Republicans in Nevada are split in dueling contest over 2024 presidential nomination

Republicans in Nevada are split in dueling contest over 2024 presidential nomination

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada's dueling contests of presidential nominees have split the field of Republican contenders, with Florida Gov.
Experts weigh impact from Supreme Court ruling on other federal environmental moves

Experts weigh impact from Supreme Court ruling on other federal environmental moves

Some legal experts say a Supreme Court of Canada ruling that found much of Ottawa's environmental assessment law unconstitutional will have no impact on other federal moves such as clean electricity regulations or oilsands emissions caps.
Manitoba court upholds province's ban on growing non-medical cannabis at home

Manitoba court upholds province's ban on growing non-medical cannabis at home

WINNIPEG — A Manitoba judge has upheld the province's ban on homegrown non-medical cannabis. Justice Shauna McCarthy, of the Court of King's Bench, has rejected a claim that the ban was unconstitutional and an infringement on federal jurisdiction.
Labour relations tribunal wants senators' emails in discrimination case

Labour relations tribunal wants senators' emails in discrimination case

OTTAWA — A federal tribunal is asking senators to divulge emails that it believes are relevant to determining whether an employee was fired on the basis of racial discrimination in a case that pits claims of inequity against the rules governing Parli
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