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Corporate ethics czar investigating Levi Strauss over alleged links to forced labour

Corporate ethics czar investigating Levi Strauss over alleged links to forced labour

OTTAWA — Canada's corporate ethics watchdog has launched an investigation into allegations that Levi Strauss Canada is working with companies that use forced labour in China.
N.B. senator's bill would require Ottawa to pay for Chignecto Isthmus project

N.B. senator's bill would require Ottawa to pay for Chignecto Isthmus project

HALIFAX — A New Brunswick senator has introduced a bill that would declare the narrow land link between his province and Nova Scotia a federal responsibility. Sen.
Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin gets personal in 'An Unfinished Love Story'

Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin gets personal in 'An Unfinished Love Story'

NEW YORK (AP) — Doris Kearns Goodwin's next book is a work of history that's also close to home.
Where the leaders are in the Manitoba election campaign

Where the leaders are in the Manitoba election campaign

Here's where the leaders of Manitoba's political parties will be on Wednesday as they campaign for the Oct.
Most Canadians view about Online News Act is news should be free, survey suggests

Most Canadians view about Online News Act is news should be free, survey suggests

OTTAWA — A new survey suggests that most Canadians feel news should be free and accessible for anyone, while also believing that media will find other ways to make money.
Speaker McCarthy faces an almost impossible task trying to unite House GOP and fund the government

Speaker McCarthy faces an almost impossible task trying to unite House GOP and fund the government

WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing fresh challenges to his leadership, Speaker Kevin McCarthy is trying to accomplish what at times seems impossible — working furiously to convince House Republicans to come together and pass a conservative bill to keep the fed
Democrats retain narrow control of Pennsylvania House after special election

Democrats retain narrow control of Pennsylvania House after special election

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democrats will retain their one-vote majority in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives after voters in Pittsburgh on Tuesday elected former congressional aide Lindsay Powell.
Court hears arguments over injunction for Saskatchewan's school pronoun policy

Court hears arguments over injunction for Saskatchewan's school pronoun policy

REGINA — A Saskatchewan judge heard arguments Tuesday over an injunction application that aims to halt a policy requiring students under 16 to receive parental consent if they want to go by different names or pronouns at school.
B.C. to introduce new disaster management laws to address preparedness, mitigation

B.C. to introduce new disaster management laws to address preparedness, mitigation

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's emergency management minister said the province will be ready to introduce "in the coming weeks" new laws to govern responses to increasingly frequent natural disasters such as wildfires and flooding.

Indiana US Senate candidate files suit challenging law that may keep him off the ballot

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An egg farmer seeking the Republican nomination for Indiana’s open U.S. Senate seat in 2024 filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging the constitutionality of a state law that could prevent him from getting on the ballot.