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Judge rules out possibility of punitive damages in Smartmatic defamation lawsuit against Newsmax

DOVER, Del.
US to seek attempted assassination charge against man accused of staking out Trump at golf course

US to seek attempted assassination charge against man accused of staking out Trump at golf course

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.
House Speaker Greg Fergus asks MPs to behave better in question period after incident

House Speaker Greg Fergus asks MPs to behave better in question period after incident

OTTAWA — House of Commons Speaker Greg Fergus gave MPs a stern warning on Monday about improving their behaviour as they prepare for a fractious debate about whether the Liberals should continue to govern.
Trudeau meets with Haiti's acting prime minister, calls for humanitarian help

Trudeau meets with Haiti's acting prime minister, calls for humanitarian help

NEW YORK — Justin Trudeau urged global leaders to come together to build a serious and immediate plan to meet the humanitarian needs of Haitians as the Caribbean nation continues to be besieged by gang violence, hunger and political instability.
NDP sees 'opportunity' to push Liberal government on Palestinian statehood

NDP sees 'opportunity' to push Liberal government on Palestinian statehood

OTTAWA — The NDP is urging the Liberals to recognize Palestinian statehood, warning that a Conservative government would not protect international law in the Middle East.

Online overseas ballots for Montana voters briefly didn't include Harris as a candidate

HELENA, Mont.
Alberta doctors association says delayed pay deal will hurt health-care system

Alberta doctors association says delayed pay deal will hurt health-care system

EDMONTON — An Alberta doctors' group says even though a new pay deal with the province is ready to be implemented, the government isn't putting its money where its mouth is. Dr.

Texas jury clears most 'Trump Train’ drivers in civil trial over 2020 Biden-Harris bus encounter

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal jury in Texas on Monday cleared a group of former President Donald Trump supporters and found one driver liable in a civil trial over a so-called “Trump Train” that surrounded a Biden-Harris campaign bus on a busy highw

Man pleads guilty to Michigan killing that stoked anti-immigrant campaign rhetoric

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A Mexican national who is in the U.S. illegally pleaded guilty Monday to killing his girlfriend and dumping her body along a Michigan freeway.
Controversial law designed to free up hospital beds being tested in Ontario court

Controversial law designed to free up hospital beds being tested in Ontario court

TORONTO — A new Charter challenge that got underway Monday will test the constitutionality of a controversial Ontario law that allows hospitals to place discharged patients into long-term care homes not of their choosing or face a $400-per-day charge