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RCMP relaxes recreational cannabis use policy for officers

RCMP relaxes recreational cannabis use policy for officers

OTTAWA — The RCMP has eased its policy on cannabis use by members, saying simply they must be fit for duty when reporting for work.
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Trump card: Liberals say much is at stake as they paint Tories as 'MAGA' politicians

Trump card: Liberals say much is at stake as they paint Tories as 'MAGA' politicians

OTTAWA — As the United States election cycle goes into full swing ahead of a pivotal election later this year, federal Liberals north of the border have been increasingly comparing Canadian Conservatives to Trump Republicans.
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Get kids up-to-date on vaccinations, watch for signs of invasive Strep A: doctors

Get kids up-to-date on vaccinations, watch for signs of invasive Strep A: doctors

The recent deaths of six children in Ontario and four children in British Columbia from a bacterial infection is grabbing parents' attention. Doctors say severe cases of invasive Group A streptococcal infection are extremely rare.
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Donald Trump goes from calm to indignant in newly released deposition video of civil fraud lawsuit

Donald Trump goes from calm to indignant in newly released deposition video of civil fraud lawsuit

NEW YORK (AP) — Months before Donald Trump’s defiant turn as a witness at his New York civil fraud trial , the former president came face-to-face with the state attorney general who is suing him when he sat for a deposition last year at her Manhattan
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Tim Scott endorses Donald Trump ahead of New Hampshire Republican primary

Tim Scott endorses Donald Trump ahead of New Hampshire Republican primary

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina endorsed Donald Trump Friday ahead of next week’s New Hampshire primary, the latest sign the Republican party is rallying around the former president's candidacy after his historic Iowa win.
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B.C. trawlers dump thousands of salmon, depleting orcas' food source: wildlife group

B.C. trawlers dump thousands of salmon, depleting orcas' food source: wildlife group

VICTORIA — A British Columbia wildlife protection group says chinook salmon that form the key diet for endangered orcas are being caught in their thousands by trawlers, only to be dumped or turned into compost.
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Biden and Netanyahu have finally talked, but their visions still clash for ending Israel-Hamas war

Biden and Netanyahu have finally talked, but their visions still clash for ending Israel-Hamas war

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu finally spoke Friday after a glaring, nearly four-week gap in direct communication during which fundamental differences have come into focus over a possible pathway t
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Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Gov. Doug Burgum, R-N.D.; Quentin Fulks, a top member of President Joe Biden's campaign team; Jon Finer, deputy national security adviser. ___ NBC's “Meet the Press” — Florida Gov.
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Ousted Florida Republican chair cleared of rape allegation, but police seek video voyeurism charge

Ousted Florida Republican chair cleared of rape allegation, but police seek video voyeurism charge

Police cleared the ousted chair of the Florida Republican Party of rape allegations on Friday, but said they have asked prosecutors to charge him with illegally video recording the sexual encounter he had with a female acquaintance.
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Trump's attorney renews call for mistrial in defamation case brought by writer in sex-abuse case

Trump's attorney renews call for mistrial in defamation case brought by writer in sex-abuse case

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s lawyer on Friday renewed a mistrial request in a New York defamation case against the former president , saying that an advice columnist who accused him of sexually abusing her in the 1990s spoiled her civil case by del
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