Politics

VANCOUVER — Federal Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre says the Conservatives will put forward legislation that would forbid Ottawa from "ever" granting provinces exemptions to allow illicit drug use in hospitals.

TORONTO — Canadians who applied to be part of a class action lawsuit against LifeLabs Inc. are now receiving cheques and e-transfers.

MONTREAL — Ceremonies marking Israel's national day took on many forms in Canada, from a party-like demonstration in Montreal that drew hundreds of supporters of the Jewish state to a flag-raising in Ottawa held in secret because of undisclosed threa

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to promote Canada's trade relationship with the United States in a speech to one of the biggest unions in North America next week.

WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew is touring an area in the province's northwest today that has been hit by a large wildfire. Hundreds of people were told to leave Cranberry Portage on the weekend as winds drove the fire close to the community.

BALTIMORE (AP) — The 2024 Baltimore mayor’s race includes familiar faces and corruption allegations — two common themes in the city’s long history of political scandals.

Toronto's mayor says she decided to not attend a City Hall ceremony marking Israel's national day because an Israeli flag-raising ceremony is currently "divisive.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Across the country, the story for families is virtually the same: Child care is unaffordable for many, hard to find for those who can pay, and financially precarious for day care operators and their employees.

TORONTO — Ontario says it will suspend driver's licences for at least 10 years for those who have been convicted of stealing a car.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Impassioned supporters and opponents of a far-reaching Equal Rights Amendment to the Minnesota Constitution flocked to the State Capitol ahead of crucial votes aimed at putting it on the 2026 ballot.