Politics

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Abortion rights supporters in Maryland launched a campaign on Monday — the 51st anniversary of Roe v. Wade — to enshrine the right for women to end their pregnancies in the Maryland Constitution in November.

REGINA — Thousands of Saskatchewan teachers were out Monday on another one-day strike with the aim of getting the province to negotiate on classroom sizes and supports for students with high needs.

OTTAWA — Immigration Minister Marc Miller says the Trudeau government is holding diplomatic talks with Mexico to deal with an increase in asylum claims from that country.

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the province is opening up funding for housing-enabling infrastructure to more municipalities. Municipalities had asked the province to change criteria for its $1.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A former North Dakota lawmaker is running for the state's only seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. Republican Rick Becker, a plastic surgeon in Bismarck, announced his campaign on Monday.

OTTAWA — Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne says federal corporations are now required to file beneficial ownership information with Corporations Canada and that some of this information will be made available publicly.

HALIFAX — The long-delayed inquiry report into an Afghanistan war veteran's decision to kill his family and himself in Nova Scotia will be released Jan. 31.

BOSTON (AP) — No technology since nuclear fission will shape our collective future quite like artificial intelligence, so it’s paramount AI systems are safe, secure, trustworthy and socially responsible.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Republican running for the U.S.

ATLANTA (AP) — With a runup in home values sparking higher property taxes for many Georgia homeowners, there is a groundswell among state lawmakers in this election year to provide relief.