Politics

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Social Security Administration's plan to require in-person identity checks for millions of new and existing recipients while simultaneously closing government offices has sparked a furor among lawmakers, advocacy groups and prog

WASHINGTON (AP) — Moving to fulfill a campaign promise, President Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order Thursday calling for the shutdown of the Education Department , an agency Republicans have talked about closing for decades.

An experimental treatment appears to delay Alzheimer’s symptoms in some people genetically destined to get the disease in their 40s or 50s, according to new findings from ongoing research now caught up in Trump administration funding delays.

REGINA — Saskatchewan’s government says it will ride a strong economy to a projected razor-thin surplus in next year’s budget, but turbulent headwinds of tariffs could ultimately blow a billion-dollar hole in the spending plan.

OTTAWA — The federal Conservatives and NDP won't say how or if they're vetting their candidates' claims to Indigenous identity — even though both parties went after a Liberal MP last year over his shifting statements about his background.

WINNIPEG — A First Nations-led project to redevelop the historic Hudson's Bay Co. building in downtown Winnipeg to advance reconciliation has doubled in cost nearly three years after it started.

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government signalled Wednesday that its new budget will include supports for people affected by tariffs imposed by the United States and new spending to create jobs.

FREDERICTON — The New Brunswick government has introduced a bill to terminate an "unfair" contract for private nursing services.

MONTREAL — The Quebec government says it will allow restaurants to charge people who reserve a table but who don't show up and don't cancel ahead of time, a change welcomed by an industry that says no-shows cost the average eatery almost $50,000 a ye

FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin said it's no secret Democrats don't have their strategy figured out, but insists the “yelling” coming from some progressive Democrats has not stopped President Donald Trump's agenda.