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Aid groups ask Canada to prevent child soldiers by rallying G7 heads around education

Aid groups ask Canada to prevent child soldiers by rallying G7 heads around education

OTTAWA — Some of Canada's aid sector is rallying around a call for Ottawa to prioritize education initiatives abroad as a way of bolstering security at home, as the U.S.
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Fourth federal judge blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship order

BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge in Boston on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order that would end birthright citizenship for the children of parents who are in the U.S. illegally, becoming the fourth judge to do so.
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Judge sides with gun advocates and pauses Maine gun law enacted in wake of Lewiston mass shooting

Judge sides with gun advocates and pauses Maine gun law enacted in wake of Lewiston mass shooting

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday put a hold on a new three-day waiting period for gun purchases in Maine after reviewing a lawsuit filed against the rule by gun rights groups.
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Conservative strategists say Trump comparisons no reason for Poilievre to change gear

Conservative strategists say Trump comparisons no reason for Poilievre to change gear

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's pledge to boost Arctic security through a "massive" cut to Canada's foreign aid budget has led to renewed attacks from his political opponents, who are accusing him of borrowing policy from U.S.
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Nova Scotia capital plan: New public housing units to nearly double across province

Nova Scotia capital plan: New public housing units to nearly double across province

HALIFAX — The number of new public housing units planned in Nova Scotia is set to double under the province's capital plan for the 2025-26 fiscal year, as thousands of people crowd the province's affordable housing wait-list.
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Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith won't run in 2026. Fellow Democrat Gov. Tim Walz and others eye the seat

Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith won't run in 2026. Fellow Democrat Gov. Tim Walz and others eye the seat

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Tina Smith of Minnesota said Thursday she won't seek reelection in 2026, a decision that has set off a scramble by potential candidates in both major political parties to fill her open seat.
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Power to call for parliamentary pause 'not absolute,' challengers tell Federal Court

Power to call for parliamentary pause 'not absolute,' challengers tell Federal Court

OTTAWA — Two Nova Scotia men are asking the Federal Court to declare the current suspension of Parliament illegal because there must be a "reasonable justification" for hitting the pause button.
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A running list of Ontario election promises in campaign for snap Feb. 27 vote

A running list of Ontario election promises in campaign for snap Feb. 27 vote

TORONTO — A running list of election promises announced by the Ontario Progressive Conservatives, NDP, Liberals and Greens in the province's snap election campaign. The vote is set for Feb. 27. Progressive Conservatives Feb.
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Trump wants denuclearization talks with Russia and China, hopes for defense spending cuts

Trump wants denuclearization talks with Russia and China, hopes for defense spending cuts

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he wants to restart nuclear arms control talks with Russia and China and that eventually he hopes all three countries could agree to cut their massive defense budgets in half.
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Carney touts modular homes while Freeland promises to repatriate doctors from U.S.

Carney touts modular homes while Freeland promises to repatriate doctors from U.S.

OTTAWA — Rival Liberal leadership candidates Mark Carney and Chrystia Freeland issued duelling policy pledges on Thursday, with one candidate vowing to speeding up home building and the other promising to bring doctors back to Canada.
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