Politics

OTTAWA — A group representing construction workers wants the federal Competition Bureau to investigate the Ottawa Hospital's agreement with a labour group to build the new $2.8-billion Civic campus.

LONDON (AP) — British energy firm BP reported record annual earnings Tuesday, fueling demands that the U.K. government boost taxes for companies benefiting from the high price of oil and natural gas after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine .

A company that pioneered genetically modified salmon in Canada has stopped production at its Prince Edward Island facility of adult fish for sale, prompting celebrations from industry critics.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Look for new faces and fresh political dynamics as President Joe Biden delivers this year's State of the Union address, coupled with attention to some old problems brought back into painful focus by recent events.

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh is expected to leave the Biden administration to run the National Hockey League Players’ Association, according to two people familiar with his plans.

PARIS (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of French marched in a third round of protests Tuesday against planned pension reforms, while new nationwide strikes disrupted public transport and schools, as well as power, oil and gas supplies.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — For all the fanfare and the legal rigmarole of Illinois' ban on semiautomatic weapons , it might come as a surprise to learn the legislation was titled “Insurance Code-Public Adjusters.

Congress began considering critical aviation legislation on Tuesday in the aftermath of recent close calls involving airline and cargo jets at airports in New York and Texas.

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak shook up his government on Tuesday, moving ministers and merging departments in a bid to assert control amid ethics scandals and sniping from Conservative Party colleagues.

TORONTO — Ontario's economy will be "doom and gloom" before bouncing back next year, the province's fiscal watchdog said Tuesday.