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'Puppet show': Saskatchewan finance minister apologizes for text to Speaker

'Puppet show': Saskatchewan finance minister apologizes for text to Speaker

REGINA — Saskatchewan’s finance minister was ordered to apologize Monday after she sent the Speaker a text accusing him of letting the legislature devolve into an "Opposition puppet show.
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Hochul announces budget outline as lawmakers continue to hash out details

Hochul announces budget outline as lawmakers continue to hash out details

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday announced the framework of a $237 billion budget that includes broad plans to drive new housing construction, address the influx of migrants and crack down on illegal marijuana shops .
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Trump's historic hush money trial gets underway; 1st day ends without any jurors being picked

Trump's historic hush money trial gets underway; 1st day ends without any jurors being picked

NEW YORK (AP) — The historic hush money trial of Donald Trump got underway Monday with the arduous process of selecting a jury to hear the case charging the former president with falsifying business records in order to stifle stories about his sex li
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Tennessee schools would have to out transgender students to parents under bill heading to governor

Tennessee schools would have to out transgender students to parents under bill heading to governor

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee would join the ranks of states where public school employees have to out transgender students to their parents under a bill advancing in the Republican-supermajority Legislature.
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New Orleans shooting that killed 1, injured 11 renews calls for changes to new concealed carry law

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A shooting outside a New Orleans nightclub that left one woman dead and 11 other people wounded prompted renewed calls Monday for changes to a pending Louisiana law allowing concealed carry of a handgun without a permit.
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Canada belatedly lays Sudan sanctions as ex-envoy seeks pathway to end year-long war

Canada belatedly lays Sudan sanctions as ex-envoy seeks pathway to end year-long war

OTTAWA — As the federal government belatedly laid sanctions Monday against those it blames for perpetuating a year-long civil war in Sudan, the country's former ambassador in Ottawa said Canada can help lay the pathway for peace.
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California officials sue Huntington Beach over voter ID law passed at polls

California officials sue Huntington Beach over voter ID law passed at polls

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — California officials on Monday sued Huntington Beach over a new law that lets the city require voters to provide identification to cast ballots at the polls starting in 2026.
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Singh defends NDP carbon price position — without directly supporting a consumer levy

Singh defends NDP carbon price position — without directly supporting a consumer levy

OTTAWA — The federal leader of the New Democrats spent Monday insisting his party's position on carbon pricing remains unchanged.
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Maine joins compact to elect the president by popular vote but it won't come into play this November

Maine joins compact to elect the president by popular vote but it won't come into play this November

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine will become the latest to join a multistate effort to elect the president by popular vote with the Democratic governor's announcement Monday that she's letting the proposal become law without her signature.
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B.C. to add 240 complex-care housing units in communities throughout the province

B.C. to add 240 complex-care housing units in communities throughout the province

KELOWNA, B.C. — British Columbia is planning to add 240 new units to its complex-care housing program, providing homes for people with mental-health and addictions challenges that overlap with other serious conditions.
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