Politics

BOSTON (AP) — In 1648, Margaret Jones, a midwife, became the first person in Massachusetts — the second in New England — to be executed for witchcraft, decades before the infamous Salem witch trials .

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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon's Democratic U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer announced Monday that he won't be running for reelection next year. Blumenauer has represented Oregon's solidly Democratic 3rd Congressional District since 1996.

WINNIPEG — Workers at Manitoba's Crown-owned auto insurance corporation rejected the latest contract offer Monday and remained on strike.

OTTAWA — The federal government is banning WeChat and Kaspersky applications from its phones over security concerns.

VANCOUVER — British Columbia has plans to make Holocaust education mandatory for high school students with additions to Grade 10 curriculum coming in 2025.

WINNIPEG — Encouraging people to reduce their energy consumption through efficiency measures such as heat pumps is the first priority in ensuring Manitoba has enough capacity in its hydroelectric system, Premier Wab Kinew said Monday.

OTTAWA — Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem says fiscal and monetary policy are rowing in opposite directions, making it harder to bring inflation down.

VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier David Eby says it's unfair that Atlantic Canada is being targeted for federal relief on heating bills that won't apply to B.C., after Ottawa announced a three-year pause on carbon pricing for home fuel oil.

REGINA — Premier Scott Moe says Saskatchewan is to stop collecting the carbon tax on natural gas if Ottawa doesn't offer a break, a move that has received unanimous support in the provincial legislature. Moe said Monday that starting Jan.