Politics

WINNIPEG — Manitoba Opposition leader Obby Khan stripped a Progressive Conservative caucus member of his critic duties Thursday, as questions continued to swirl about the former government’s actions related to a proposed silica sand mine.

OTTAWA — Five U.S. senators will be in Ottawa Friday for meetings with the Liberal government, including Prime Minister Mark Carney.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Thursday said President Donald Trump likely has the authority to fire independent agency board members, endorsing a robust view of presidential power.

The Trump administration revoked Harvard University’s ability to enroll international students in its escalating battle with the Ivy League school, saying thousands of current students must transfer to other schools or leave the country.

Two tribal nations filed a lawsuit Thursday saying that the federal government used the trust fund money of tribes to pay for boarding schools where generations of Native children were systematically abused. In the lawsuit filed in the U.S.

OTTAWA — If Prime Minister Mark Carney signs on to U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed "Golden Dome" missile defence shield, he could be committing Canada to a project with a ballooning price tag, an anti-weapons proliferation group said Thursday.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former Los Angeles deputy mayor will plead guilty to reporting a bomb had been placed in city hall last year to law enforcement, federal prosecutors said Thursday. Brian K.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville , who entered politics after retiring as a college football coach, plans to run for governor of Alabama in 2026, according to people familiar with his plans.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Between a barrage of executive orders, foreign trips and norm-shattering proclamations, Donald Trump has also been busy raking in cash.