Politics

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson is encouraging Republican lawmakers to skip town halls that have been filled with protesters decrying the Trump administration's slashing of federal government, echoing the president's claims that the demo

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s auditor general says the provincial government is not properly keeping track of the billions of dollars it is sending to universities. In a new report today, Kim Adair says Nova Scotia’s 10 universities have received $2.

OTTAWA — The federal union that represents Canada’s front-line customs and immigration officers says it’s worried about staffing levels at the Canada Border Services Agency as the country responds to U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff threats.

MONTREAL — The Quebec government is grappling with a controversy that could be the biggest political scandal in the province since the Charbonneau commission, which found deep corruption in the construction industry, observers say.

VICTORIA — One day before delivering her first budget, British Columbia's finance minister said she knows that everyone is wondering how it can be done in the face of unprecedented tariffs from the United States.

EDMONTON — Hockey legend Wayne Gretzky might be in the penalty box in the minds of many Canadians right now, but one Alberta-based superfan says his admiration for the Great One remains intact.

President Donald Trump said Friday he wants an “immediate” ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine and warned Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to make peace or lose American support.

CALGARY — Premier Danielle Smith defended on Friday the massive income-tax break in Alberta’s proposed 2025 budget, as critics accused her of giving with one hand while taking with the other.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — An appointee of Texas Gov.

NEW YORK (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union is seeking to represent two restaurant workers in a gender identity discrimination lawsuit after a U.S.