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  • West Virginia governor axes DEI and enacts vaccine exemptions on first full day in office

    CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Republican Gov. Patrick Morrisey issued a slew of aggressive executive orders on his first full day as West Virginia's chief executive Tuesday, including one enabling families to receive religious exemptions from required school vaccinations — a massive departure for a state with one of the strictest vaccine policies in the nation.

  • Quebec got 'what they wanted, when they wanted it' in Churchill Falls MOU, Danny Williams says

    Former Premier Danny Williams is concerned about how the Churchill Falls MOU is being viewed by people in Quebec — which he says shows Newfoundland and Labrador might not be getting the best deal possible. (Mark Quinn/CBC)Former Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams is weighing in on the memorandum of understanding for a new Churchill Falls deal, convinced this province could get a better deal from Quebec."This has to be on our terms and our time," Williams told CBC. "There's, you kno

  • Speaker Johnson orders US Capitol flags raised to full height for Trump's inauguration

    House Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday ordered that flags at the U.S. Capitol be raised to their full height on Inauguration Day, pausing a 30-day flag-lowering order following the death of former President Jimmy Carter.

  • Top Poilievre adviser targets former CPC leader for wishing departing Liberal well

    Some of Canada's most prominent Conservatives are defending Pierre Poilievre adviser Jenni Byrne for criticizing former party leader Erin O'Toole on social media.On Sunday, O'Toole wished Liberal MP and cabinet minister Anita Anand well, following her announcement that she would not run in the next federal election.Anand was a former defence minister, and O'Toole served in the Canadian Armed Forces for 12 years. He was also the leader of the Opposition during her time as minister."I saw the dedi

  • Conservatives call on government to back off capital gains changes due to legislative limbo

    The Conservatives are calling on the government to stop collecting tax on capital gains at the increased inclusion rate the Liberals put forward as part of last year's budget.Conservative finance critic Jasraj Singh Hallan argued the higher inclusion rate shouldn't apply because it was never officially passed into law by Parliament."You are taking money from small businesses without the consent of Parliament and have created a tax-filing nightmare for hard-working Canadians across our country,"

  • Biden moves to lift state sponsor of terrorism designation for Cuba, part of deal to free prisoners

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden notified Congress of his intent to lift the U.S. designation of Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism, the White House announced, as part of a deal facilitated by the Catholic Church to free political prisoners on the island.

  • Olivia Chow's new budget features 6.9% tax hike to pay for bolstered services

    The first version of Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow's budget for this year features a proposed 6.9 per cent tax hike for homeowners to help fund $18.8 billion in operating expenses she says are aimed at improving key city services.That includes a 5.4 per cent property tax increase and the annual 1.5 per cent "city building fund" levy, a tax introduced in 2016 that goes toward major infrastructure projects.The combined increases would amount to an additional $268 annually for the average homeowner in

  • L.A. firefighting deployment demonstrates Canadian sovereignty, close ties: Sajjan

    Canadian crews are being put to use in the battle against wildfires that are devastating parts of Los Angeles, in a deployment that demonstrates Canadian expertise and sovereignty, Emergency Preparedness Minister Harjit Sajjan said.

  • Supreme Court upholds a North Dakota state House district on an American Indian reservation

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday upheld a North Dakota state House district on an American Indian reservation, rejecting a challenge by local Republican officials.

  • Supreme Court declines to hear from oil and gas companies trying to block climate change lawsuits

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Monday it won’t hear an appeal from oil and gas companies trying to block lawsuits seeking to hold the industry liable for billions of dollars in damage linked to climate change.

  • Approval of US leadership among NATO members sinks: Gallup

    Approval of U.S. leadership across NATO member countries was lower in 2024 than during the first three years of President Biden’s term in office, according to a Gallup poll released Monday. In 2024, the median approval of U.S. leadership among adults in NATO member countries was 35 percent, the lowest during Biden’s four years. The…

  • Trump-appointed FEC commissioner to resign on inauguration

    Sean Cooksey, a Trump-appointed commissioner on the Federal Election Commission (FEC), announced Monday that he would be resigning on President-elect Trump’s first day in office. “I am proud of my work on the Commission and the agency’s significant accomplishments during my tenure,” he wrote in a letter to President Biden. “In particular, I am pleased to…

  • Automakers push back on electric vehicle sales mandates as federal incentives halted

    TORONTO — Automakers in Canada are calling for the end of electric vehicle sales mandates because of the sudden pause of federal EV incentives and what they say is the slow build-out of charging infrastructure.

  • LA fires live updates: How the Palisades Village managed to survive the firestorm

    At least 24 people have died and more than a dozen others remain unaccounted for as multiple wildfires, fueled by severe drought conditions and strong winds, rage across the Los Angeles area. Thousands of firefighters are battling wildfires across 45 square miles of densely populated Los Angeles County. Dangerously high winds that could fuel wildfires are impacting the Los Angeles area Tuesday and Wednesday.

  • With clock ticking, future of Liberals' dental and pharmacare programs uncertain

    With a federal election potentially just months away, the future of two of the Liberal government's landmark social programs — dental and pharmacare — is unclear.Two-thirds of the Canadians set to be covered under the new national dental insurance program are still not eligible. The federal government has also yet to sign a single deal with provinces and territories enabling Ottawa to pay for contraceptive and diabetes medications."Nothing is guaranteed. We're in a volatile circumstance," federa

  • What can Trump do through executive orders?

    (Reuters) -Republican President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to reshape U.S. policy with a blizzard of executive orders within hours of taking office next week. Here is a look at what the president can and cannot do by executive order. WHAT IS AN EXECUTIVE ORDER?

  • ICC chief prosecutor wants Israeli objections over Netanyahu warrant to be rejected

    THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor has told judges that Israeli objections to the investigation into the 13-month war in Gaza should be rejected.

  • Who might replace Trudeau as Liberal Party leader?

    Cabinet ministers, a former central banker and a one-time provincial premier are all eyeing the top job.

  • Biden’s Final Attempts at Legacy Polishing Won't Boost His Standing. Here's What Might

    Biden's final acts, including two major speeches, won't improve his public standing. Something else might, writes Philip Elliott

  • Biden's administration proposes new rules on exporting AI chips, provoking an industry pushback

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is proposing a new framework for the exporting of the advanced computer chips used to develop artificial intelligence, an attempt to balance national security concerns about the technology with the economic interests of producers and other countries.