Politics

$500M fund in B.C. to help non-profits buy rental buildings, keep rent affordable

VICTORIA — A $500-million rental-protection fund that will help non-profit groups purchase rental buildings has opened in British Columbia.

Jun 28, 2023 3:00 PM Read more >

President touts 'Bidenomics' though new poll shows just 34% approve his handling of the economy

CHICAGO (AP) — President Joe Biden made his pitch Wednesday to a skeptical public that the U.S.

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Ottawa offering to pay $200 million to protect key Maritimes land link: minister

FREDERICTON — The federal government is ready to pay up to $200 million to protect a vital land corridor linking Nova Scotia and New Brunswick from climate change-related flooding, a federal minster has confirmed.

Jun 28, 2023 2:48 PM Read more >

President Biden has started using a CPAP machine at night to deal with sleep apnea

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden in recent weeks has started using a continuous positive airway pressure, or CPAP, machine at night to help with sleep apnea, the White House said Wednesday.

Jun 28, 2023 2:47 PM Read more >

Federal minister LeBlanc calls changes to N.B.'s LGBTQ school policy a 'mistake'

FREDERICTON — The recent changes to New Brunswick's policy on sexual orientation and gender identity in schools were a mistake, a federal minister said Wednesday, a day after Premier Blaine Higgs was forced to shuffle his cabinet over the issue.

Jun 28, 2023 2:44 PM Read more >

Two Ontario provincial byelections set for July 27

TORONTO — Two provincial byelections are set to be held at the end of next month. Premier Doug Ford's office says byelections in Kanata-Carleton and Scarborough-Guildwood will be held July 27.

Jun 28, 2023 2:31 PM Read more >

Daniel Paul, historian who wrote painful story of Mi'kmaq people, dies at 84

HALIFAX — Mi'kmaw elder Daniel Paul, who collected the often painful details of his people's history, died Tuesday at the age of 84.

Jun 28, 2023 2:01 PM Read more >

Former Connecticut Gov. Lowell P. Weicker Jr., maverick senator during Watergate, dies at 92

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Lowell P. Weicker Jr., a Republican U.S.

Jun 28, 2023 1:28 PM Read more >

Trudeau announces child-care infrastructure funding to create more spaces

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced plans Wednesday to spend $625 million to help provinces and territories build child-care infrastructure.

Jun 28, 2023 1:27 PM Read more >

Cambodian leader Hun Sen, a huge Facebook fan, says he is jumping ship to Telegram

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen , a devoted and very active user of Facebook — on which he has posted everything from photos of his grandchildren to threats against his political enemies — said Wednesday that he will no l

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