Tag Archives: Politics

OTTAWA - Canada has announced new sanctions against Belarusian officials and entities in response to the politically motivated arrests of journalist Raman Pratasevich and his companion Sofia Sapega. I...

WINNIPEG - A large brick building that stands on a hill overlooking a small community in southwestern Manitoba casts an immense shadow. The Birtle Indian Residential school reminds survivors and their...

OTTAWA - As many settler Canadians gain greater awareness of the dark and disturbing truths about the country's mistreatment of Indigenous populations, political leaders struck conciliatory tones in r...

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 6:55 p.m. Yukon is reporting 30 new cases of COVID-19 since Saturday afternoon. The territory says in a statement that there are...

WASHINGTON (AP) - In a ruling that could help push changes in college athletics, the Supreme Court on Monday unanimously ruled that the NCAA can't enforce certain rules limiting the education-related ...

TOKYO (AP) - A sharply limited number of fans will be allowed to attend the Tokyo Olympics, organizers announced Monday as they tried to save some of the spirit of the Games where even cheering has be...

AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - A former top adviser to King Abdullah II and a relative of the monarch pleaded not guilty Monday to sedition and incitement charges linked to an unprecedented public rift in Jorda...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran's president-elect staked out a hard-line position Monday in his first remarks since his landslide election victory, rejecting the possibility of meeting with Pr...

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Prime Minister Pedro Snchez said Monday that the Spanish Cabinet will approve pardons for nine separatist Catalan politicians and activists imprisoned for their roles in the 20...

STOCKHOLM (AP) - Stefan Lofven, Sweden's Social Democratic prime minister since 2014, lost a confidence vote in parliament on Monday, making him the first Swedish government leader ever to lose such a...