Politics

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is responding to federal calls for the province to help fund commitments Canada made to automaker Stellantis by saying he is "disappointed" with how Ottawa has handled the issue.

OTTAWA — Experts say a Liberal bail reform bill introduced this week could be subject to a Charter challenge and see limited results.

HALIFAX — No penalties or compliance measures will be imposed on the operator of a Cape Breton coal mine where an underground fire broke out last month, a provincial official said Wednesday.

The elections board in Georgia's most populous county, a Democratic stronghold targeted by former President Donald Trump after his narrow 2020 loss in the state, will soon have new leadership.

WINNIPEG — Six homes connected to suspected criminal activity could soon become affordable housing under a new approach by the Manitoba government to the seizure and sale of criminal assets.

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CHARLOTTETOWN — A report on Prince Edward Island's ailing health-care system says the province needs about 1,200 additional workers over the next 10 years.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's fire marshal faced tough questions Wednesday about a recent report that found his office was putting the public at risk by failing to properly manage fire safety inspections.

Democrat Cherelle Parker turned back challenges from the left Tuesday to win Philadelphia’s mayoral primary, a contest that serves as the nation’s latest barometer of the mood of big cities in dealing with issues such as crime, poverty and inequality

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A U.S. Navy commander said Wednesday there is “no significant change” in the conduct of Russian aircraft and warships toward Western naval and air assets in the eastern Mediterranean as Moscow’s war in Ukraine grinds on. Cmdr.