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Canada pledges $30M in Gaza aid, $10M for Palestinian Authority work toward statehood

Canada pledges $30M in Gaza aid, $10M for Palestinian Authority work toward statehood

OTTAWA — While Canada is not joining France in recognizing a Palestinian state, it is funding the Palestinian Authority's preparations to lead a globally recognized country that includes Gaza and the West Bank.
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Voters in Alberta byelection to use adapted ballots due to high number of candidates

Voters in Alberta byelection to use adapted ballots due to high number of candidates

CAMROSE — Elections Canada says voters in the upcoming Battle River-Crowfoot byelection will be required to write out the name of their preferred candidate given the unusually high number of people running and past challenges with long ballots.
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Carney says trade talks in 'intense phase' after Trump scores win with European Union

Carney says trade talks in 'intense phase' after Trump scores win with European Union

WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Mark Carney said Monday that Canada's negotiations with the United States are in an "intense phase" after President Donald Trump achieved a critical agreement with the European Union days away from his tariff deadline.
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MAGA singer's rights violated in Canada, say free speech experts, religious group

MAGA singer's rights violated in Canada, say free speech experts, religious group

MONTREAL — Sean Feucht, a Christian singer and rising star in the MAGA movement, has been censored and mistreated during his Eastern Canadian tour, say civil liberties experts and a religious group.
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Advocates question fairness as federal government backs away from pharmacare program

Advocates question fairness as federal government backs away from pharmacare program

OTTAWA — Reproductive health advocates say the federal government's failure to commit to funding pharmacare in all provinces and territories is leaving people with a lot of uncertainty, and could create inequality across the country.
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Former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper will run for the US Senate in North Carolina in 2026

Former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper will run for the US Senate in North Carolina in 2026

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper will run for the U.S. Senate in North Carolina, giving Democrats a proven statewide winner in an open-seat race that is expected to be one of the most competitive 2026 contests.
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Attorneys: 'Alligator Alcatraz' detainees held without charges, barred from legal access

Attorneys: 'Alligator Alcatraz' detainees held without charges, barred from legal access

Civil rights lawyers seeking a temporary restraining order against an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades say that “Alligator Alcatraz” detainees have been barred from meeting attorneys, are being held without any charges and that
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Harper says Carney team sought his trade advice, suggests looking outside U.S.

Harper says Carney team sought his trade advice, suggests looking outside U.S.

OTTAWA — Former prime minister Stephen Harper said Monday he's urging Ottawa to find new trading partners outside the United States.
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Ottawa, B.C. provide $77M to bring high-speed internet to nearly 7,000 households

Ottawa, B.C. provide $77M to bring high-speed internet to nearly 7,000 households

ARMSTRONG, B.C. — The federal and B.C. governments are providing more than $77 million in combined funding to bring high-speed internet to more than 6,900 homes in the province.
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Lack of action on Gaza erodes Muslims' sense of belonging in Canada: envoy

Lack of action on Gaza erodes Muslims' sense of belonging in Canada: envoy

OTTAWA — Ottawa's approach to the war in Gaza is eroding many Muslim-Canadians' "sense of belonging" in this country, says the federal special representative on combating Islamophobia.
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