Politics

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has nominated former Treasury secretary Jacob Lew to serve as the next U.S. ambassador to Israel, the White House announced Tuesday.

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. — A former British Columbia residential school site being investigated as a possible location of unmarked graves has been purchased by the Williams Lake First Nation with the help of the provincial government.

OTTAWA — Tamara Lich and Chris Barber are not on trial for their political beliefs against COVID-19 public health orders, but for the means the two "Freedom Convoy" organizers used in trying to end them, a Crown prosecutor argued Tuesday.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton pleaded not guilty Tuesday at the outset of his impeachment trial in the state Senate but then left early, as Republicans confronted whether to oust one of President Donald Trump's biggest defend

ATLANTA (AP) — Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows has pleaded not guilty to charges accusing him of participating in an illegal scheme to try to overturn the results of the 2020 election in Georgia and will not appear in court in Atlanta t

OTTAWA — India's envoy to Canada says he is satisfied the federal government is adequately protecting his country's diplomats, after New Delhi raised concerns for their safety earlier this year.

GRANBY, Que. — A new player has entered Quebec's electric vehicle battery sector, with a South Korean firm announcing it will open a copper foil factory in the province by 2026.

MONTREAL — Quebec author Kevin Lambert is in the running for the prestigious Prix Goncourt for his latest novel, "Que notre joie demeure." In a phone interview, the Saguenay, Que.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio voting-rights groups moved to dismiss their lawsuit against Ohio's unconstitutional congressional map on Tuesday, arguing that prolonging the legal wrangling over where to draw district boundaries isn't in the best interest

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Former President Donald Trump plans to attend Saturday's football game between Iowa State University and the University of Iowa, his campaign said.