Politics

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration's initiative to spur prevention and treatment of cancer got a dose of celebrity support Monday when singer Mary J.

EDMONTON — Health-care unions say an overhaul of Alberta Health Services could further destabilize a system already in crisis.

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian authorities tried to dampen public fears over Russia's use of Iranian drones by claiming increasing success Monday in shooting them down, while the Kremlin's talk of a possible “dirty bomb” attack added another worrying

RENO, Nev. (AP) — A rural Nevada county’s plan to hand-count all paper ballots for the midterm elections is coming under renewed scrutiny just days before the tally is set to begin.

MONTREAL — A coroner's inquest began Monday into the death of a man during a Montreal police intervention five years ago, but the man's parents are refusing to take part.

ATLANTA (AP) — Early voting is going gangbusters in Georgia in the opening days of midterm balloting , fueling a new round of partisan jousting over Republicans’ overhaul of election procedures after Democrats’ 2020 victories in the state.

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s company went on trial Monday in a criminal tax case and the first task facing the court was a big one: picking a jury of New Yorkers who didn't have a strong opinion about the former president.

GATINEAU, Que. — Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin's sexual assault trial is slated to continue for a fourth day after closing arguments in the case began on Monday afternoon. Prosecutor Diane Legault told a Gatineau, Que.

OTTAWA — Canada's relations with Britain, and negotiations for a new free trade deal, should get some stability with news that former U.K. finance minister Rishi Sunak will become prime minister, one expert on the file said Monday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service is honoring the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg as “an icon of American culture” with a stamp in the new year.