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Federal Fisheries Department ponders new regulations ahead of 2024 elver season

Federal Fisheries Department ponders new regulations ahead of 2024 elver season

HALIFAX — New regulations aimed at disrupting illegal fishing and ending violence in the East Coast baby eel fishery are under consideration for the 2024 season.
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Matthew Boswell's mandate as competition commissioner renewed for another two years

Matthew Boswell's mandate as competition commissioner renewed for another two years

OTTAWA — The federal government is reappointing Matthew Boswell as the commissioner of competition for a two-year term. Boswell, who was first appointed as commissioner in 2019, was slated to finish his term at the end of February.
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Locked out of local government: Residents decry increased secrecy among towns, counties, schools

Locked out of local government: Residents decry increased secrecy among towns, counties, schools

Cheryl Geidner figured council members in Volant, a tiny borough north of Pittsburgh, would adopt a preliminary year-end budget despite no discussions at public meetings on the proposed financials.
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Man accused of texting death threats to Ramaswamy faces similar charges involving 2 more candidates

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire man who was released from jail after he was accused of sending text messages threatening to kill a presidential candidate now faces two more charges that he threatened the lives of different candidates.
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B.C. Green Leader Furstenau looks to push 'reality' politics in 2024 election year

B.C. Green Leader Furstenau looks to push 'reality' politics in 2024 election year

VICTORIA — The approaching 2024 election in British Columbia is an opportunity for the Green Party to put forward issues that raise the bar for the province without worrying about wins and losses, Green Leader Sonia Furstenau says.
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Two county officials in Arizona plead not guilty to charges for delaying 2022 election certification

PHOENIX (AP) — Two officials from a rural Arizona county pleaded not guilty Thursday to felony charges for delaying the certification of their county’s 2022 midterm election results.
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Federal government to give $471 million to Toronto in housing deal

Federal government to give $471 million to Toronto in housing deal

Toronto will receive nearly half a billion dollars in housing funding from the federal government as part of an agreement announced Thursday that would see the city fast-track the construction of close to 12,000 additional units over the next three y
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Harris to kick off 2024 with stops in Nevada, South Carolina, home to some of Democrats' first votes

Harris to kick off 2024 with stops in Nevada, South Carolina, home to some of Democrats' first votes

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is visiting Nevada and South Carolina next month, two of the earliest states on the Democratic presidential calendar, where she'll court voters she and President Joe Biden hope to win over.
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Doctors, nurses call for reforms to prevent overcrowding in Canada's emergency rooms

Overcrowded emergency rooms are frustrating patients and staff in parts of the country as respiratory illness season exacerbates long waits for care.
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Biden should keep expanding approach to Black voters, group of Democratic strategists says

Biden should keep expanding approach to Black voters, group of Democratic strategists says

ATLANTA (AP) — Some top Democrats are worried that a dip in Black voter turnout, along with other challenges, could doom President Joe Biden and his party in 2024.
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