Politics

Biden review of chaotic Afghan withdrawal blames Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden's administration on Thursday laid the blame on his predecessor, President Donald Trump, for the deadly and chaotic 2021 withdrawal of U.S.

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Back on Vancouver's Hastings Street with no tent, no mattress and nowhere to go

VANCOUVER — William James left his tent with his bedroll, his clothes, and his foam mattress on Hastings Street Wednesday morning to visit a friend in Surrey, but when he returned in the afternoon it was all gone.

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Oklahoma AG to drop charges against GOP Rep. and his wife

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Criminal charges against a Republican state lawmaker in Oklahoma that accused him of abusing his power by changing state law so his wife could become a tag agent are being dropped, Attorney General Gentner Drummond said on Thursd

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Justice Thomas reportedly took undisclosed luxury trips

WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has for more than two decades accepted luxury trips nearly every year from Republican megadonor Harlan Crow without reporting them on financial disclosure forms, ProPublica reports.

Apr 6, 2023 4:19 PM Read more >

UN: 3,300 Afghan staff stay home over Taliban ban on women

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations said the 3,330 Afghan men and women it employs stayed home for a second day Thursday to protest the Taliban's ban on U.N.

Apr 6, 2023 3:52 PM Read more >

As resettlement vote ends in Gaultois, N.L., one resident hopes the town will remain

GAULTOIS, N.L. — Residents of a remote former fishing village along the south coast of Newfoundland had until Thursday to vote on whether to abandon their community. The provincial government will pay homeowners in Gaultois, N.L.

Apr 6, 2023 3:49 PM Read more >

Thirty per cent of Defence Department procurement positions vacant: Internal report

OTTAWA — A new internal report by the Department of National Defence is casting a spotlight on a persistent problem undermining efforts to replace Canada's aging military equipment: a critical shortage of procurement experts.

Apr 6, 2023 3:44 PM Read more >

Harris promotes huge community solar deal in Georgia visit

WASHINGTON (AP) — Continuing its efforts to promote renewable energy, the Biden administration on Thursday announced what it says will be the largest community solar effort in U.S.

Apr 6, 2023 3:42 PM Read more >

Biden vetoes bill that sought to toss EPA water protections

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defending his administration's actions on clean water, President Joe Biden on Thursday vetoed a congressional resolution that would have overturned protections for the nation’s waterways that Republicans have criticized as overly in

Apr 6, 2023 3:28 PM Read more >

New details of Johnston mandate emerge as MPs allege obstruction on foreign meddling

OTTAWA — More details have come to public light about the mandate and remuneration for former governor general David Johnston, whom Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appointed to investigate allegations of foreign interference in the last two federal ele

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