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Judge grants preliminary injunction to protect collective bargaining agreement for TSA workers

Judge grants preliminary injunction to protect collective bargaining agreement for TSA workers

SEATTLE (AP) — A federal judge on Monday granted a preliminary injunction to stop Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem from killing a collective bargaining agreement for Transportation Safety Administration workers. U.S.
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New York governor's No. 2 is challenging her in next year's election

New York governor's No. 2 is challenging her in next year's election

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado announced Monday that he will challenge his boss, Gov. Kathy Hochul, in the governor's race next year, months after a feud between the two Democrats erupted into public view.
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Vancouver mayor, city councillors to meet with federal officials in Ottawa

Vancouver mayor, city councillors to meet with federal officials in Ottawa

VANCOUVER — Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim says a planned trip to Ottawa this week to meet with senior federal officials aims to strengthen ties with a newly elected government.
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Former national chief calls for list of demands as PM, premiers talk infrastructure

Former national chief calls for list of demands as PM, premiers talk infrastructure

OTTAWA — The former national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is calling for an emergency meeting of chiefs to come up with demands for Canada's governments as they look to fast-track projects they see as in the "national interest.
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Trump pardons 2 divers who freed 19 sharks off the coast of Florida

Trump pardons 2 divers who freed 19 sharks off the coast of Florida

MIAMI (AP) — Two South Florida shark divers convicted of theft for freeing 19 sharks and a giant grouper from a fisherman's longline several miles from shore have been pardoned by President Donald Trump. Pardons for Tanner Mansell and John Moore Jr.
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Olympic champion kayaker Adam van Koeverden steps to helm of Canadian sport

Olympic champion kayaker Adam van Koeverden steps to helm of Canadian sport

Olympic champion paddler Adam van Koeverden is the latest politician to step into the leadership of sport in Canada.
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Hundreds of First Nations members protest Ontario mining bill at Queen's Park

Hundreds of First Nations members protest Ontario mining bill at Queen's Park

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government is pushing through a controversial mining bill despite the protests of several hundred First Nations members who came from the far north to the front lawn of Queen's Park on Monday.
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Iowa state lawmaker enters US Senate race after Ernst retort on Medicaid cuts

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa state Rep. J.D. Scholten, a Democrat, announced a run for U.S. Senate on Monday, a decision he says he made after U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst made a retort about Medicaid cuts that prompted swift backlash.
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Supreme Court to hear private prison company appeal in suit over immigration detainee $1-a-day wages

Supreme Court to hear private prison company appeal in suit over immigration detainee $1-a-day wages

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear an appeal from a private prison company facing a lawsuit claiming immigration detainees were forced to work and paid a $1 a day in Colorado.
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Joly commits to prioritizing Canadian steel, aluminum for defence, infrastructure

Joly commits to prioritizing Canadian steel, aluminum for defence, infrastructure

OTTAWA — Ottawa is committed to using Canadian steel and aluminum in national infrastructure and defence projects as U.S. President Donald Trump threatens to impose more tariffs, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly said Sunday.
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