Politics

OTTAWA — The Liberal government is proposing "draconian penalties" in the Criminal Code as part of its sweeping plan to target online hate, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association warns.

LANSING, Michigan (AP) — A protest “uncommitted” vote in Michigan that secured two delegates in the state's Democratic primary on Tuesday was meant as a warning to President Joe Biden's reelection over his support for Israel's war against Hamas in Ga

DEARBORN, Mich.

CHARLESTON, W.Va.

OTTAWA — A New Democrat member of Parliament is resigning his seat for a job with Manitoba's NDP government.

HALIFAX — The City of Halifax says it will cut electricity to two homeless encampments by the end of the week in the latest step in its eviction efforts.

TORONTO — Employees of Public Health Ontario labs are set to receive an additional 5.25 per cent in pay increases to compensate for a provincial wage restraint law that was found unconstitutional and has now been repealed.

MARION, Ohio (AP) — A history-making, record-setting former U.S. treasurer is being celebrated in her Ohio city this week as she marks the 30th anniversary of her swearing-in ceremony.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotians with diabetes will soon have access to government funding for glucose monitoring and greater access to the province's insulin pump program. Premier Tim Houston announced Wednesday the government will set aside $7.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitch McConnell , the longest-serving Senate leader in history who maintained his power in the face of dramatic convulsions in the Republican Party for almost two decades, will step down from that position in November.