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Prince Edward Island second province to sign health-care funding deal with Ottawa

Prince Edward Island second province to sign health-care funding deal with Ottawa

OTTAWA — Prince Edward Island signed a $94-million deal with the federal government to fund improvements to the province's health-care system. This makes P.E.
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Alberta ethics commissioner says rules followed in firing of ex-public health officer

Alberta ethics commissioner says rules followed in firing of ex-public health officer

EDMONTON — Alberta’s ethics commissioner says no rules were broken when the former chief medical officer of health was hired for — then promptly fired from — a new job with the province.
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Kentucky's Democratic governor refers to Trump's anti-immigrant language as dangerous, dehumanizing

Kentucky's Democratic governor refers to Trump's anti-immigrant language as dangerous, dehumanizing

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Republican Donald Trump's anti-immigrant language in his quest to win back the White House is dangerous and dehumanizing, Democratic Gov.
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Bombardier won't contest Ottawa's sole-source deal on new Boeing military planes

Bombardier won't contest Ottawa's sole-source deal on new Boeing military planes

MONTREAL — Bombardier Inc. will not contest the federal government's decision to replace the military's aging patrol planes with aircraft from U.S. rival Boeing Co., the Quebec jet maker says.
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Lawsuit against former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice dismissed after she turns over records

MADISON, Wis.
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Far from home, Indigenous students face challenges getting education but there's hope

Far from home, Indigenous students face challenges getting education but there's hope

NESKANTAGA FIRST NATION AND THUNDER BAY, ONT. — Charla Moonias lost her friends, her language and the connection to her culture after she left her northern Ontario First Nation at 14 years old to go to school hundreds of kilometres away.
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The Canadian Press Newsmaker of the Year: from 1946 to 2023

The Canadian Press Newsmaker of the Year: from 1946 to 2023

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is The Canadian Press 2023 Newsmaker of the Year.
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Appeals court says Mark Meadows can’t move Georgia election case charges to federal court

Appeals court says Mark Meadows can’t move Georgia election case charges to federal court

ATLANTA (AP) — A federal appeals court on Monday ruled that former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows cannot move charges related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia to federal court.
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Chris Christie's next book, coming in February, asks 'What Would Reagan Do?'

Chris Christie's next book, coming in February, asks 'What Would Reagan Do?'

NEW YORK (AP) — Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie , a candidate for the Republican nomination for president, has a book coming out next year on the legacy of a GOP hero — former President Ronald Reagan .
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Liberals don't want to regulate speech with online harms bill, justice minister says

Liberals don't want to regulate speech with online harms bill, justice minister says

OTTAWA — Canada's justice minister said he hopes to avoid accusations that the Liberal government is trying to regulate or curb speech with its planned bill to protect people from online harms.
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