Politics

Trial by social media: Court struggles under weight of 'Freedom Convoy' evidence

OTTAWA — As thousands of demonstrators clogged the streets around Parliament Hill in early 2022, many of them had phones in hand, taking video of the different scenes around them for almost three weeks.

Sep 16, 2023 10:11 AM Read more >

Republican presidential candidates mostly overlook New Hampshire in an effort to blunt Trump in Iowa

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Once upon a time, the moderates, the mavericks and the underdogs in presidential politics had a chance to break through in New Hampshire . Former Sen.

Sep 16, 2023 8:59 AM Read more >

Winemakers, NDP call for removal of Ontario retail winery tax

TORONTO — Jakub Lipinski recounts a long-running joke in Ontario's Niagara Region: if you want to make a small fortune in wine, you start with a big fortune.

Sep 16, 2023 8:27 AM Read more >

UAW strike exposes tensions between Biden's goals of tackling climate change and supporting unions

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two of President Joe Biden 's top goals — fighting climate change and expanding the middle class by supporting unions — are colliding in the key battleground state of Michigan as the United Auto Workers go on strike against the coun

Sep 16, 2023 8:07 AM Read more >

Special UN summit, protests, week of talk turn up heat on fossil fuels and global warming

The heat is about to be turned up on fossil fuels, the United States and President Joe Biden.

Sep 16, 2023 7:29 AM Read more >

Montreal's Mount Royal Park is getting a makeover. What would architect Olmsted say?

Montreal plans to fundamentally alter its lush, mountain playground.

Sep 16, 2023 5:00 AM Read more >

Louisiana governor candidates face off in debate highlighting abortion ban and police brutality

BATON ROUGE, La.

Sep 15, 2023 11:22 PM Read more >

Uncertain and afraid: Florida’s immigrants grapple with a disrupted reality under new law

MIAMI (AP) — For many in Florida’s vast immigrant community, daily life in recent months has become one governed entirely by fear. Some try to drive as little as possible and make fewer trips to the supermarket.

Sep 15, 2023 10:19 PM Read more >

Prosecutors seek narrow gag order on Trump in federal election case after ‘inflammatory’ comments

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors are seeking an order that would prevent Donald Trump from making “inflammatory” and “intimidating” comments about witnesses, lawyers and other people involved in the criminal case charging the former president wi

Sep 15, 2023 8:41 PM Read more >

Donald Trump isn't backing a national abortion ban. That's not hurting him in the GOP primary

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Donald Trump is dominating the early stages of the Republican presidential primary even as he's refused to endorse a federal ban on abortion , allowing some top rivals to get to the right of him on an issue that animates many

Sep 15, 2023 8:17 PM Read more >