Politics

CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Gov. J.B.

OTTAWA — Former colleagues of a long-time Supreme Court justice are remembering Louis LeBel as a strong legal mind who was kind with sharing his insights. The former justice died Thursday at the age of 83.

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith introduced her new cabinet Friday, shuffling familiar faces, keeping former leadership rivals close and welcoming back two exiled political veterans.

WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Sens. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Chris Coons, D-Del. __ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Pre-empted by coverage of the French Open tennis tournament. __ CBS’ “Face the Nation" — Gov. Doug Burgum, R-N.D.

WASHINGTON — The United States is happy to help Canada beat back the fearsome start of its wildfire season, officials say — but they are keeping one eye on the calendar, worried about when those resources might be needed closer to home.

Smoke and flames continue to engulf much of Canada with poor air quality in parts of Ontario and Quebec and the same blanketing much of the west.

Donald Trump's indictment on 37 counts of mishandling classified documents at his Florida estate represents the most serious legal jeopardy so far for Trump, coming less than three months after he was charged in New York with 34 felony counts of fals

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas appeals court on Friday dismissed a billionaire's defamation lawsuit against Democrat Beto O'Rouke that was brought after O'Rourke criticized a $1 million campaign contribution to Republican Gov. Greg Abbott.

HALIFAX — Officials in Nova Scotia have identified thousands of files stolen in a global data breach affecting the personal information of at least 100,000 people in the province.

OTTAWA — The New Brunswick government is facing backlash from Ottawa over a new education policy — including from the prime minister, who is accusing Blaine Higgs's government of targeting transgender kids.