Politics

HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia cabinet minister expressed frustration Thursday that some homeless people are turning down spots in a newly opened emergency shelter in Halifax.

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Dawn Ericksen was struggling with an opioid addiction a dozen years ago when she got pregnant and realized she couldn’t keep herself safe, much less a baby.

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's state House and Senate are pursuing separate bills to remove barcodes from most of the state's ballots, part of a continuing Republican pushback against Georgia's voting machines.

Quebec provincial police officers won't face charges for killing a man moments after he had allegedly attacked and killed their colleague in March. Police shot dead Isaac Brouillard Lessard, 35, after Sgt.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Bobbi Barrasso, a former U.S. Senate staffer and the wife of Republican Sen. John Barrasso, has died after a two-year struggle with brain cancer. She was 70.

OTTAWA — Mexico says asylum claims to Canada started dropping last month — a revelation that comes amid mounting pressure on Ottawa to reimpose visas for Mexican citizens.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Josh Shapiro has a new slogan for how he wants to run Pennsylvania — and it's not fit for kids' ears.

Vancouver's city council has approved a high-density development concept for a 36-hectare site on the city's west side, involving13,000 new homes.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s top court Wednesday evening declined to weigh in on whether former President Donald Trump can stay on the state's ballot, keeping intact a judge's decision that the U.S.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Long-suffering California Republicans will see something on the March ballot that might shock them: a U.S. Senate candidate whose name they recognize.