Politics

PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S.

OTTAWA — Canadian farmers may have to wait months to find out if they'll owe thousands of dollars for carbon pricing this year, as a bill that would give them a new exemption remains mired in political conflict.

WASHINGTON (AP) — From fears about vaccines containing microchips to election rigging, conspiracy theories are popping up everywhere. But belief in conspiracy theories isn't new and it's quite common, according to decades of surveys.

EDMONTON — An interprovincial wine war is fermenting after Alberta's liquor wholesaler told vintners in British Columbia that it won't stock their products in retail stores unless they stop shipping it directly to consumers.

OTTAWA — The federal government plans to pour $100 million into the film and TV industry. Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge says the money will go to Telefilm Canada over two years.

QUEBEC — The Coalition Avenir Québec says it's prepared to end donations to political parties, after several CAQ members were accused of soliciting $100 donations from mayors hoping to meet with ministers.

OTTAWA — Conservative MP Michael Barrett says what he calls the "status quo" is not working when it comes to the rules that govern gifts to public office holders.

WASHINGTON (AP) — James Biden will appear before House Republicans for a private interview next month as lawmakers seek to regain some momentum in their monthslong impeachment inquiry into his brother, President Joe Biden.

STRATFORD, ONTARIO — Ontario is extending a program that helps long-term care homes provide clinical placements for nursing and personal support worker students.

PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. — Nova Scotia provincial court Judge Paul Scovil makes 25 recommendations in his final report following a public inquiry into why Lionel Desmond, a former soldier, killed three family members and himself in 2017.