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Health care dominates leaders forum in Manitoba ahead of fall election

Health care dominates leaders forum in Manitoba ahead of fall election

WINNIPEG — Manitoba's three main party leaders promised more money for health care in their first debate leading up to the Oct. 3 provincial election.
Biden offers $450M for clean energy projects at coal mines

Biden offers $450M for clean energy projects at coal mines

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden's administration is making $450 million available for solar farms and other clean energy projects at the site of current or former coal mines, part of his efforts to combat climate change.
Double standard? Tennessee GOP seeks to oust 3 Democrats

Double standard? Tennessee GOP seeks to oust 3 Democrats

NASHVILLE, Tenn.
Lawyers meet with jailed American reporter in Moscow prison

Lawyers meet with jailed American reporter in Moscow prison

Lawyers representing an American reporter arrested in Russia on spying charges met with him in a Moscow prison on Tuesday for the first time since his detention last week and said “his health is good,” according to his employer, The Wall Street Journ
Re-elected P.E.I. premier King promises to seek input from shrunken opposition

Re-elected P.E.I. premier King promises to seek input from shrunken opposition

CHARLOTTETOWN — The Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservatives swept to a majority in the provincial election Monday, but one expert notes they enter a second term carrying baggage.
Relief, but some mixed feelings, as Finland joins NATO

Relief, but some mixed feelings, as Finland joins NATO

HELSINKI (AP) — The selling points of the charming bed-and-breakfast are its century-old buildings, its spacious rooms and its proximity to Russia, a short cross-country ski trip to the east.
Quebec shipyard formally added to federal shipbuilding plan after lobbying, delays

Quebec shipyard formally added to federal shipbuilding plan after lobbying, delays

OTTAWA — The excitement was palpable on Tuesday as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau formally admitted Quebec-based Chantier Davie into the exclusive club of shipyards eligible for billions of dollars in federal work.
Alberta waited a month to declare emergency response to oilsands releases: document

Alberta waited a month to declare emergency response to oilsands releases: document

EDMONTON — The Alberta government waited a month before calling an emergency response to one of the biggest releases of oilsands tailings in the province's history, a leaked document shows.
Experts urge CRTC to take action forcing companies to provide cell service on TTC

Experts urge CRTC to take action forcing companies to provide cell service on TTC

TORONTO — Amid calls for the Big Three telecommunications companies to provide wireless phone service on the TTC following a recent wave of violence, experts say the federal telecommunications regulator should force Rogers, Bell and Telus to use the
Trump's surrender at courthouse creates New York spectacle

Trump's surrender at courthouse creates New York spectacle

NEW YORK (AP) — A small park built on a site that was once a swampy, sewage-filled pond was ground zero for the frenzy surrounding former President Donald Trump's surrender Tuesday at a courthouse in Lower Manhattan.