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B.C. primary care review underway, part of NDP's confidence deal with Greens

B.C. primary care review underway, part of NDP's confidence deal with Greens

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government has launched a review of its primary health care system, in accordance with the ruling New Democrats' confidence agreement with the Green Party.
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Liberals pressed to reveal how much revenue U.S. tariff response has raised

Liberals pressed to reveal how much revenue U.S. tariff response has raised

OTTAWA — The Conservatives pushed the federal government on Monday to disclose how much revenue its counter-tariffs have generated so far — and accused the Liberals of putting their "elbows down" as U.S.
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Romanian man pleads guilty to 'swatting' plot that targeted an ex-US president and lawmakers

Romanian man pleads guilty to 'swatting' plot that targeted an ex-US president and lawmakers

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Romanian citizen pleaded guilty on Monday to engaging in a plot to use “swatting” calls and bomb threats to intimidate and threaten dozens of people with bogus police emergencies, including a former U.S.
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Texas is poised to become the latest GOP state to exert control over university curriculum

Texas is poised to become the latest GOP state to exert control over university curriculum

The gubernatorially appointed boards that oversee Texas universities soon could have new powers to control the curriculum required of students and eliminate degree programs. The legislation sent Monday to Texas Gov.
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First Nations infrastructure critical but not nation-building: minister

First Nations infrastructure critical but not nation-building: minister

OTTAWA — The new Crown-Indigenous relations minister says there's a "critical" need to build up First Nations infrastructure — but that work won't qualify for the federal government's push to fast-track what it calls "nation-building" projects.
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Here are some facts about the proposed cull of hundreds of ostriches at B.C. farm

Here are some facts about the proposed cull of hundreds of ostriches at B.C. farm

Protesters have been gathered for weeks at an ostrich farm in Edgewood, B.C., where an outbreak of avian flu killed 69 of the birds in December and January. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency wants the remaining 400 or so birds killed.
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Judge blocks administration from revoking protected status for small subset of Venezuelans

Judge blocks administration from revoking protected status for small subset of Venezuelans

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An estimated 5,000 Venezuelans granted temporary protected status can continue to work and live in the U.S. despite a Supreme Court ruling revoking protections while their lawsuit against the Trump administration is pending. U.S.
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Trump asks the Supreme Court to clear the way for federal downsizing plans

Trump asks the Supreme Court to clear the way for federal downsizing plans

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday renewed its request for the Supreme Court to clear the way for plans to downsize the federal workforce , while a lawsuit filed by labor unions and cities proceeds.
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Shopify wins court battle against Canada Revenue Agency in merchant-data case

Shopify wins court battle against Canada Revenue Agency in merchant-data case

Shopify Inc. has come out on top of a battle with the Canada Revenue Agency.
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Ontario inks trade deals with Saskatchewan and Alberta ahead of meeting with Carney

Ontario inks trade deals with Saskatchewan and Alberta ahead of meeting with Carney

SASKATOON — Alberta and Saskatchewan signed agreements with Ontario on Sunday to remove trade barriers ahead of a meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney to hash out a plan they hope will supercharge the economy.
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