Politics

TORONTO — Ontario's public elementary school teachers have voted 95 per cent in favour of a strike, their union announced Wednesday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden's nominee to be ambassador to Israel told senators Wednesday that he would “ensure Israel has what it needs to defend itself” and would work with the U.S. ally to end the attacks by Hamas if he were confirmed.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. on Wednesday imposed sanctions on a group of people and firms based in Iran, China, Hong Kong and Venezuela, tied to the development of Iran's ballistic missile and drone programs.

TORONTO — Ontario's legislature began debate Wednesday on a Progressive Conservative motion that could lead to a New Democrat legislator effectively prevented from speaking in the House unless she apologizes again for a statement she made about the c

HALIFAX — The author of a new report touting Atlantic Canada as a potential offshore wind energy giant says the scaled-down Atlantic Loop electricity grid announced this week is a start but not enough for the region to fully benefit from its producti

OTTAWA — The trial of a former RCMP intelligence official accused of disclosing secrets is on hold until next week while an issue is sorted out.

WINNIPEG — Manitoba's new premier and his cabinet have been sworn in.

Democrat Katrina Christiansen has launched a second bid for one of North Dakota's U.S. Senate seats. Christiansen is an assistant engineering professor at the University of Jamestown. She ran for U.S.

REGINA — A Saskatchewan school division says the education minister never asked about a school guideline that he cited as the "impetus" for the province's proposed pronoun legislation.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A veteran North Carolina trial lawyer has entered the Republican primary campaign for governor, pledging to spend millions in personal funds toward a race that's already full of fellow Republicans who got in months ago.