Politics

DENVER (AP) — U.S. Rep.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A man who was a Princeton University student when he stormed the U.S. Capitol was sentenced on Wednesday to two months of incarceration for interfering with police officers trying to hold off a mob of Donald Trump supporters.

TORONTO — Voters in Kitchener Centre will head to the polls later this month in a provincial byelection. Premier Doug Ford called the byelection Wednesday for Nov.

EDMONTON — The Alberta government is promising reforms to reduce high auto insurances costs, but the Official Opposition says the changes are so soft and cosmetic they do little for drivers getting walloped by high premiums.

TORONTO — Ontario is planning to expand mandatory Holocaust education in Grade 10, including to add learning about contemporary impacts of rising antisemitism. Education Minister Stephen Lecce said Wednesday it will help to combat a rise in hate.

CALGARY — The Calgary Real Estate Board says the city saw 2,171 home sales in October, marking a 17 per cent increase compared with the same month last year and among the highest levels it has ever reported for October.

OTTAWA — The federal Conservatives continue to hold a sizable fundraising advantage over the Liberals, collecting twice as much money from donors as the governing party did in this year's third quarter.

WASHINGTON — Canadian and U.S. officials are expected to meet next week with Indigenous leaders as they work on cleaning up toxic mining run-off that's polluting waters on both sides of the border.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that former British Columbia premier John Horgan has been appointed as Canada's next ambassador to Germany.

HALIFAX — A new mobile phone application in Nova Scotia is aimed at giving people easier access to health services and information, Premier Tim Houston announced Wednesday.