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Crown loses bid to have security officials testify in lawsuit behind closed doors

Crown loses bid to have security officials testify in lawsuit behind closed doors

OTTAWA — The Crown has lost a bid to have several current and former security officials testify behind closed doors in the lawsuit of a Montreal man who was detained in Sudan.

Trump says Ukraine is 'dead' and dismisses its defense against Russia's invasion

Former President Donald Trump described Ukraine in bleak and mournful terms Wednesday, referring to its people as “dead” and the country itself as “demolished," and further raising questions about how much the former president would be willing if ele
The Secret Service is investigating a report that an agent groped a Harris staff member

The Secret Service is investigating a report that an agent groped a Harris staff member

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A U.S. Secret Service agent has been accused of groping and sexually harassing a member of Vice President Kamala Harris' official staff during a trip last week, according to three people familiar with the matter.
A Pennsylvania bakery known for its election cookie poll is swamped with orders

A Pennsylvania bakery known for its election cookie poll is swamped with orders

HATBORO, Pa. (AP) — A suburban Philadelphia bakery’s cookie “poll” that started during the 2008 presidential campaign as a joke between the owners and their customers has grown into much more. Lochel's Bakery in Hatboro is swamped with orders.
Overseas voters are the latest target in Trump's false narrative on election fraud

Overseas voters are the latest target in Trump's false narrative on election fraud

Donald Trump this week claimed without evidence that anyone living overseas can get a ballot mailed to them, even if they are not eligible to vote, falsely accusing Democrats of subverting a 1986 law to win in November.
Wisconsin mayor carts away absentee ballot drop box, says he did nothing wrong

Wisconsin mayor carts away absentee ballot drop box, says he did nothing wrong

MADISON, Wis.
Jimmy Carter at 100: A power-playing loner from the farm to the White House and on the global stage

Jimmy Carter at 100: A power-playing loner from the farm to the White House and on the global stage

PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — Successful farmer and businessman, Georgia governor, American president and Noble Peace Prize winner: Jimmy Carter has lived a life that afforded him status and power. Yet the 39th and longest-lived U.S.
Quebec opposition parties denounce $6.5M subsidy to Presidents Cup golf tournament

Quebec opposition parties denounce $6.5M subsidy to Presidents Cup golf tournament

QUÉBEC — François Legault's Coalition Avenir Québec government was forced on Wednesday to defend its $6.
Trump warns he'll expel migrants under key Biden immigration programs

Trump warns he'll expel migrants under key Biden immigration programs

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump, who has made anti-immigration rhetoric a key part of his reelection campaign, warned Wednesday that he would kick out hundreds of thousands of immigrants who have entered the country under two key Bide
Jimmy Carter at 100: A power-playing loner from the farm to the White House and on the global stage

Jimmy Carter at 100: A power-playing loner from the farm to the White House and on the global stage

PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — Barack Obama and his advisers had two living former presidents to consider as they planned the 2008 Democratic National Convention.