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Pat Carney, former MP, senator, remembered as kind, 'wise leader'

Pat Carney, former MP, senator, remembered as kind, 'wise leader'

VANCOUVER — Pat Carney is being remembered as a problem-solver, a groundbreaker, a feminist, a mentor and a friend. The former member of Parliament, senator and trailblazer died late Tuesday at the age of 88.
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Renovations to Montreal's famed Olympic Stadium just got more complicated

Renovations to Montreal's famed Olympic Stadium just got more complicated

MONTREAL — Repairs to the roof of Montreal's problem-plagued Olympic Stadium have become significantly more complicated.
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Court-appointed manager of Mississippi capital water system gets task of fixing sewage problems

Court-appointed manager of Mississippi capital water system gets task of fixing sewage problems

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The independent manager working to fix the long-troubled water system in Mississippi's capital city will also be assigned to oversee repairs to the city’s deteriorating sewer system, under an order filed Wednesday.
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What's next for Hunter Biden in court and Congress after his plea deal derails

What's next for Hunter Biden in court and Congress after his plea deal derails

WASHINGTON (AP) — The unraveling of Hunter Biden's plea agreement has thrust his criminal case into uncertain waters and given new fodder to Republican critics in Congress as they push ahead with investigations into the president's youngest son.
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Alaska asks US Supreme Court to strike down the rejection of a proposed copper, gold mine

Alaska asks US Supreme Court to strike down the rejection of a proposed copper, gold mine

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The state of Alaska wants the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down a federal agency's rejection of a proposed copper and gold mine in southwest Alaska's Bristol Bay region. The U.S.
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Aging infrastructure struggling to keep up with storms, wildfires, changing climate

Aging infrastructure struggling to keep up with storms, wildfires, changing climate

FREDERICTON — The torrential rain that washed out roads, bridges and a key rail link in Nova Scotia on the weekend is is being described as another sign that engineers cannot rely on past weather patterns to design infrastructure able to withstand ri
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Republican senator calls out Canada's 'feeble commitment' on NATO spending

Republican senator calls out Canada's 'feeble commitment' on NATO spending

WASHINGTON — A Republican senator welcomed Canada's new defence minister to the portfolio Wednesday with a pointed critique of what he called a "feeble commitment" to defence spending by America's northern neighbour. Sen.
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Sweden's prime minister is concerned about a new wave of applications to burn religious books

Sweden's prime minister is concerned about a new wave of applications to burn religious books

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden’s prime minister said Thursday that police have received several permit applications for the burning of religious texts in the country next week, and that he fears this may escalate tensions further with the Muslim world.
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DeSantis is defending new slavery teachings. Civil rights leaders see a pattern of 'policy violence'

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Civil rights activists cheered when Ron DeSantis pardoned four Black men wrongfully convicted of rape as one of his first actions as Florida’s new governor.
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Poland's ruling party leader vows to protect the EU border with Russia's ally Belarus

Poland's ruling party leader vows to protect the EU border with Russia's ally Belarus

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The European Union's border with Russian ally Belarus has become more dangerous because of Russia’s military presence there, and securing the frontier is the Polish government’s top priority, Poland's ruling party leader said Th
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