Politics

How Trump's foreign policy could shape Canada's approach to aid, trade and intel

OTTAWA — U.S. President Donald Trump's "America First" changes to foreign policy could have drastic consequences for Canada's approach to aid, trade, intelligence and diplomacy.

Jan 31, 2025 2:00 AM Read more >

US aid agency is in upheaval during foreign assistance freeze and staff departures

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump administration changes have upended the U.S.

Jan 30, 2025 10:06 PM Read more >

The DNC's outgoing chair says Democrats should have stuck with Joe Biden in 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — As the Democratic National Committee prepares to elect a new chair, its departing leader says Democrats should have stuck with Joe Biden in the 2024 race.

Jan 30, 2025 10:05 PM Read more >

What to know about the NTSB and the investigation into the DC plane cash

WASHINGTON (AP) — A collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C., that killed 67 people brought renewed focus on the federal agency charged with investigating aviation disasters.

Jan 30, 2025 10:04 PM Read more >

Conspiracies, espionage, an enemies list: Takeaways from a wild day of confirmation hearings

WASHINGTON (AP) — Conspiracy theories about vaccines . Secret meetings with dictators. An enemies list . President Donald Trump’ s most controversial Cabinet nominees — Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Jan 30, 2025 9:22 PM Read more >

Arizona's Democratic governor outlines groundwater proposal that has Republican support

PHOENIX (AP) — Democratic Arizona Gov.

Jan 30, 2025 9:07 PM Read more >

Some hospitals pause gender-affirming care to evaluate Trump's executive order

Hospitals in Colorado, Virginia and the nation's capital said Thursday they have paused gender-affirming care for young people as they evaluate President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at cutting federal support for such care.

Jan 30, 2025 6:39 PM Read more >

Alberta announces flat $15-per-day child-care fee to replace subsidy April 1

EDMONTON — Alberta's government is replacing its child-care subsidy program with a $15-a-day flat rate for children kindergarten age or younger.

Jan 30, 2025 6:38 PM Read more >

Conspiracies, espionage, an enemies list: Takeaways from a wild day of confirmation hearings

WASHINGTON (AP) — Conspiracy theories about vaccines . Secret meetings with dictators. An enemies list . President Donald Trump’ s most controversial Cabinet nominees — Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Jan 30, 2025 5:33 PM Read more >

B.C. fires Victoria School Board over ban on police in schools

VICTORIA — British Columbia's education minister has fired the entire Victoria School Board after a lengthy dispute over its refusal to allow police in schools except in emergencies, in a rare move the ousted chair called "profoundly undemocratic.

Jan 30, 2025 5:32 PM Read more >