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Stricter bail a 'balancing act' with overrepresented groups: police chiefs

Stricter bail a 'balancing act' with overrepresented groups: police chiefs

OTTAWA — Toughening up the bail system without putting more people of colour behind bars is a balancing act, the leader of Canada's police chiefs said Tuesday.
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First Nation in N.B. under state of emergency to install gates to keep out drugs

First Nation in N.B. under state of emergency to install gates to keep out drugs

FREDERICTON — A First Nations community in New Brunswick will soon be surrounded by security gates in an effort to curb illegal drug activity.
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Texas Supreme Court denies request to delay new election law despite lawsuit challenging it

HOUSTON (AP) — A new Republican-backed Texas law that dictates how elections will be run in the Democratic stronghold of Houston and its surrounding county will take effect as scheduled next month despite a lawsuit seeking to overturn it, the state S
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Patients in B.C. long-term care homes and N.W.T. hospitals displaced by wildfires

Patients in B.C. long-term care homes and N.W.T. hospitals displaced by wildfires

Nearly 900 seniors have been forced out of care facilities in a wildfire-ravaged region of British Columbia while the province has joined Alberta in receiving medical evacuees from the Northwest Territories, where thousands of residents have escaped
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Canada to seek judicial review of latest U.S. decision on softwood lumber duties

Canada to seek judicial review of latest U.S. decision on softwood lumber duties

WASHINGTON — The federal government in Ottawa is pushing back against the latest U.S. decision to keep imposing duties on Canadian softwood lumber.
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Company redesigns proposed Ontario Place waterpark and spa; adds more public space

Company redesigns proposed Ontario Place waterpark and spa; adds more public space

TORONTO — The European company planning a spa and waterpark at Ontario Place has completed a redesign to create more public space and give the building a smaller footprint in response to feedback, but its staunchest critics remain opposed.
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Liberals look to sitting judges to lead foreign interference inquiry: LeBlanc

Liberals look to sitting judges to lead foreign interference inquiry: LeBlanc

CHARLOTTETOWN — It is taking longer than expected to find someone to lead a public inquiry into foreign interference because the government is in talks with sitting judges, Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc said Tuesday, which means following sp
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Ottawa Food Bank forced to turn down volunteers due to donation shortfall

Ottawa Food Bank forced to turn down volunteers due to donation shortfall

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Food Bank says it was forced to cut shifts for volunteers due to a shortage of donated food. It attributes the scarcity in donations to high food prices, which the organization says "are understandably impacting donor habits.
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Want to tune in for the first GOP presidential debate? Here's how to watch

Want to tune in for the first GOP presidential debate? Here's how to watch

It's almost time for the first debate among Republicans competing for their party's 2024 presidential nomination. Here's all of the information on how to watch: TUNING IN The two-hour debate will start at 9 p.m. ET on Wednesday.
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Biden names a new White House counsel as he seeks reelection and faces congressional probes

Biden names a new White House counsel as he seeks reelection and faces congressional probes

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday that the new White House counsel will be Ed Siskel, a former Obama administration attorney who helped craft the response to the congressional investigations into the 2012 Benghazi attack that
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