Politics

OTTAWA — Turning Rideau Cottage into the permanent residence of the prime minister would have to include creating staff offices and other "residential infrastructure," an internal government document says.

Toronto is getting $143 million from the federal government to help shelter asylum seekers in the city.

Ottawa launched a new pay transparency website Friday to better illustrate how women, visible minorities, people with disabilities and Indigenous Peoples are represented and paid at federally regulated private sector employers.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio's high court has given Republican Attorney General Dave Yost until Monday to respond to the legal claims of a coalition of civil rights organizations that is challenging his rejection of a package of voter protections they

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — For months, the underdog in the presidential primary refused to concede defeat. He fought hard in state after state, even as the front-runner amassed a delegate advantage that would be virtually impossible to overcome.

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Lee Hoffman’s job is challenging in the best of circumstances.

Election day will be Feb. 3, and votes can be cast from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.

OTTAWA — Amid a chill in relations with both of Asia's heavyweights, regional experts say it's time Ottawa warms up to Southeast Asia, arguing Canada has an edge as a middle power with large institutional investors.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Four years after South Carolina removed the Confederate battle flag from its Statehouse grounds, Nikki Haley offered two separate explanations of the flag's meaning in less than a week.

FORT LAWN, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina state Sen. Mike Fanning likes to talk to people. He will talk about anything, but if the Democrat from Great Falls is able to steer the conversation, he's not likely to say much about Washington.