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Manitoba changes property tax rebates but can't yet fulfil promise on billionaires

Manitoba changes property tax rebates but can't yet fulfil promise on billionaires

WINNIPEG — Manitoba's NDP government is following through on one property-tax promise from its election campaign, but is not ready to act on a pledge to stop issuing rebates to billionaires.
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Israeli military veteran tapped as GOP candidate in special election to replace George Santos

Israeli military veteran tapped as GOP candidate in special election to replace George Santos

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Republicans have picked a little-known county lawmaker who once served in the Israeli military as their candidate in a special election to replace ousted New York congressman George Santos , party officials said Thursday.
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A new judge is appointed in the case of a Memphis judge indicted on coercion, harassment charges

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Supreme Court on Thursday appointed a new judge to preside over the case of another judge who has been indicted on charges of coercion of a witness and harassment in Memphis.
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Ex-FBI counterintelligence official gets over 4 years in prison for aiding Russian oligarch

NEW YORK (AP) — A former top FBI counterintelligence official was ordered Thursday to spend over four years in prison for violating sanctions on Russia by going to work for a Russian oligarch seeking dirt on a wealthy rival after he finished his gove
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McGill calls tuition hike, new French rules 'targeted attack' on English universities

McGill calls tuition hike, new French rules 'targeted attack' on English universities

MONTREAL — Quebec says it will raise tuition by 30 per cent for out-of-province Canadians and force universities to ensure most of those students are proficient in French when they graduate, a decision the head of McGill University says is "devastati
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North Carolina Rep. Nickel won't seek reelection due to remapping, points to 2026 Senate bid

North Carolina Rep. Nickel won't seek reelection due to remapping, points to 2026 Senate bid

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep.
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Ottawa should set deadline to clear immigration backlogs: House of Commons committee

Ottawa should set deadline to clear immigration backlogs: House of Commons committee

OTTAWA — Members of the House of Commons immigration committee say the government should set a deadline to clear immigration application backlogs and appoint an ombudsperson to hold the department accountable.
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Beer, wine coming to Ontario corner stores by 2026, premier announces

Beer, wine coming to Ontario corner stores by 2026, premier announces

TORONTO — Sales of beer, wine, cider and ready-to-drink cocktails will be allowed in convenience stores and all grocery stores in Ontario by 2026, eight years after Premier Doug Ford first promised the expansion and just ahead of the next provincial
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Ohio clinics want abortion ban permanently struck down in wake of constitutional amendment passage

Ohio clinics want abortion ban permanently struck down in wake of constitutional amendment passage

Abortion clinics in Ohio are pushing for a court to strike down abortion restrictions now that voters have enshrined abortion rights into the state Constitution, arguing that even the state’s Republican attorney general says the amendment invalidates
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NDP and Liberals set new deadline for introduction of pharmacare bill

NDP and Liberals set new deadline for introduction of pharmacare bill

OTTAWA — The NDP and Liberals have agreed to a new March 1 deadline for the federal government to introduce pharmacare legislation in the House of Commons, as part of the parties' deal to keep the minority government in power.
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