Politics

House aims to ease air travel delays with more money for air traffic controllers

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration would get more money to hire air traffic controllers and the mandatory retirement age for airline pilots would be raised under a bill approved Thursday by the House.

Jul 21, 2023 2:26 AM Read more >

Biden is building his 2024 reelection bid around an organization Obama shunned

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is staking his reelection bid on the political and financial muscle of the Democratic National Committee . As it prepares for a bruising 2024 contest, his campaign plans to raise and spend around $2 billion.

Jul 21, 2023 2:17 AM Read more >

Five years on, Danforth shooting vivid for those affected, gun control key issue

TORONTO — The passage of time can feel disjointed for Ali Demircan.

Jul 21, 2023 1:00 AM Read more >

B.C. port union local says new tentative deal reached with employers

VANCOUVER — A union local for B.C. port workers says that a tentative agreement has been reached between a union bargaining committee and employers.

Jul 20, 2023 8:40 PM Read more >

Grassley releases full FBI memo with unverified claims about Hunter Biden's work in Ukraine

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen.

Jul 20, 2023 8:28 PM Read more >

Federal judge blocks Arizona law banning transgender athletes from girls' sports teams

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked Arizona from enforcing a law banning transgender girls from playing on girls' school sports teams.

Jul 20, 2023 8:19 PM Read more >

Winnipeg mayor is supportive of landfill search for remains, Indigenous leaders say

WINNIPEG — Mayor Scott Gillingham offered support for a landfill search for human remains, some Indigenous leaders said after a one-hour meeting with him Thursday, adding the Manitoba government remains an obstacle.

Jul 20, 2023 4:40 PM Read more >

Alberta premier worries health system losing focus given diffuse roles, priorities

EDMONTON — Premier Danielle Smith says she's concerned Alberta’s health-care delivery agency is being pulled in too many directions.

Jul 20, 2023 4:24 PM Read more >

Senate committee approves legislation to impose stronger ethics standards on Supreme Court justices

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court would have to abide by stronger ethics standards under legislation approved on Thursday by the Senate Judiciary Committee, a response to recent revelations about donor-funded trips by justices.

Jul 20, 2023 3:53 PM Read more >

Election-year review of disaster relief funds draws rebuke from Kentucky governor

FRANKF ORT, Ky.

Jul 20, 2023 3:47 PM Read more >