Politics

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Sheri Biggs, a nurse practitioner and Air National Guard officer, won the Republican nomination for the U.S.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat George Latimer defeated U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman in New York’s 16th Congressional District on the strength of his showing in vote-rich Westchester County, according to an Associated Press analysis of initial vote results.

VICTORIA — One of the two Green Party members in British Columbia's Legislature has announced he will not seek re-election in this fall's provincial vote.

OTTAWA — After losing a Toronto-area riding the Liberals have held for more than three decades, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday he heard the "concerns and frustrations" of voters.

TORONTO — Layoffs have begun at the Ontario Science Centre. Ontario Public Service Employees Union says more than 50 food service workers will be laid off over the next few days.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee's top election office has sent letters to more than 14,000 registered voters asking them to prove their citizenship, a move that alarmed voting rights advocates as possible intimidation.

TERRACE — The newest draft treaty signed in British Columbia will allow the First Nation to “break free from the shackles of the Indian Act” and take control of their future, the head of the provincial treaty commission said Tuesday.

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is set to attend the Assembly of First Nations' upcoming annual general assembly for the first time since he took the party helm.

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona authorities on Tuesday said they were investigating whether a 27-year-old temporary election worker in the state's largest county had political motivations when he stole a fob that would allow him access to vote tabulators just

OTTAWA — The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations says the organization is about to finalize a deal with Ottawa on child welfare reforms that will top the $20 billion promised as part of a landmark settlement.