Politics

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

As a devastating wildfire burned through a Maui town, killing more than 100 people, emergency management employees traded dozens of text messages, creating a record that would later help investigators piece together the government's response to the 2

WINNIPEG — The two men vying for the leadership of Manitoba's Progressive Conservative party squared off Wednesday night in a debate that touched on crime, health care, taxes and other issues.

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.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A jury has convicted a failed political candidate of numerous federal charges in connection with a series of drive-by shootings at the homes of state and local lawmakers in Albuquerque in the aftermath of the 2020 election.

The Education Department concluded Wednesday that Maine’s education office violated Title IX antidiscrimination law by allowing transgender girls to play on girls’ sports teams and use girls’ sports facilities.

OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said Wednesday that China has executed four Canadians in recent months.

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford named a new cabinet Wednesday with many familiar faces to tackle the challenges that a trade war with the United States will bring, though he did shuffle his housing, education and environment ministers.

VANCOUVER — The University of British Columbia has banned Chinese AI tool DeepSeek's applications from being used or installed on university-owned devices and networks, citing "a high degree of privacy and security risk.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Democratic Gov.