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Wisconsin Supreme Court orders election officials to put Phillips on presidential primary ballot

Wisconsin Supreme Court orders election officials to put Phillips on presidential primary ballot

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court ordered state elections officials Friday to include U.S.
N.B. minister quits cabinet, another says he won't run in next provincial election

N.B. minister quits cabinet, another says he won't run in next provincial election

FREDERICTON — Blaine Higgs lost one cabinet minister Friday and another said he won't run in the upcoming general election, but the New Brunswick premier painted the departures as an opportunity for his Progressive Conservatives.
Catherine Tait says CBC needs new financial model, not new mandate

Catherine Tait says CBC needs new financial model, not new mandate

OTTAWA — As Canada's public broadcaster projects a budget shortfall, and with Conservatives threatening to defund it if they win the next election, its top executive says the way it's funded needs to dramatically change.
Mélanie Joly in Kyiv to launch global push to get Russia to return Ukrainian children

Mélanie Joly in Kyiv to launch global push to get Russia to return Ukrainian children

OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly paid a surprise visit to Ukraine on Friday to launch what she hopes will be a global effort to secure the return of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia.
Biden is left with few choices as immigration takes center stage in American politics

Biden is left with few choices as immigration takes center stage in American politics

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Politics trumped legal advice in decision not to revoke citizenship of Nazi in 1960s

Politics trumped legal advice in decision not to revoke citizenship of Nazi in 1960s

OTTAWA — Newly declassified pages from a 40-year-old report on Canada's handling of Nazi war criminals suggest both the author and Canadian bureaucrats felt politics, and not legal arguments, were driving decisions around a man convicted of Nazi war

Group will appeal court ruling that Georgia voter challenges don't violate federal law

ATLANTA (AP) — A group trying to stop voter challenges in Georgia says it will appeal a trial court ruling that such challenges don't violate federal voting rights law. Fair Fight Action on Friday filed notice that it would ask the 11th U.S.
Federal judge in DC postpones Trump's March trial on charges of plotting to overturn 2020 election

Federal judge in DC postpones Trump's March trial on charges of plotting to overturn 2020 election

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge in Washington formally postponed Donald Trump's March trial on charges of plotting to overturn the 2020 election as a key legal appeal from the former president remains unresolved in the courts. U.S.
Wisconsin Supreme Court agrees to hear governor's lawsuit against GOP-controlled Legislature

Wisconsin Supreme Court agrees to hear governor's lawsuit against GOP-controlled Legislature

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' lawsuit against the Republican-controlled Legislature arguing that it is obstructing basic government functions.
Group says shots fired at B.C. home of Sikh activist, an associate of slain Nijjar

Group says shots fired at B.C. home of Sikh activist, an associate of slain Nijjar

SURREY, B.C. — The spokesman for a group advocating Sikh independence says its supporters are frustrated with the lack of action to protect them after a Metro Vancouver home belonging to an associate was hit by gunfire. RCMP in Surrey, B.C.