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McConnell falls and sprains wrist after GOP luncheon, colleague says he is 'fine'

McConnell falls and sprains wrist after GOP luncheon, colleague says he is 'fine'

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell fell and sprained his wrist while walking out of a GOP luncheon on Tuesday, the latest in a series of medical incidents for him in recent years.
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Premiers to meet with Trudeau Wednesday about trade and tariffs, Ford says

Premiers to meet with Trudeau Wednesday about trade and tariffs, Ford says

TORONTO — Canada's premiers are meeting virtually Wednesday with the prime minister to discuss the threat of U.S. tariffs on Canadian imports, and Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he hopes to talk about the country's approach to negotiations.
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Ontario First Nation police force to become essential service and double in size

Ontario First Nation police force to become essential service and double in size

TORONTO — A First Nation police force in northern Ontario will become an essential service as it opts into provincial legislation governing police boards.
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LinkedIn pauses training AI models on Canadian user data: privacy commissioner

LinkedIn pauses training AI models on Canadian user data: privacy commissioner

Canada's privacy commissioner says LinkedIn has paused training its artificial intelligence models on data from Canadian users.
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Florida lawmaker's party switch increases Republican supermajority in the House

Florida lawmaker's party switch increases Republican supermajority in the House

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — If last month's election wasn't painful enough for Florida Democrats, they're losing another state House seat after one of their members announced Monday that she's switching parties. State Rep.
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Poll suggests 13% of Canadians think Canada should become the 51st American state

Poll suggests 13% of Canadians think Canada should become the 51st American state

OTTAWA — President-elect Donald Trump mockingly referred to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as the governor of the "Great State of Canada" on his social media account early Tuesday.
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AFN says it's not prepared to implement chiefs' child welfare direction

AFN says it's not prepared to implement chiefs' child welfare direction

OTTAWA — The Assembly of First Nations is warning it's not equipped to implement the direction it received from chiefs at two recent assemblies on child welfare reforms, while a leading child welfare advocate is questioning its authority on the issue
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Biden issues veto threat on bill expanding federal judiciary as partisan split emerges

Biden issues veto threat on bill expanding federal judiciary as partisan split emerges

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans teed up a vote this week on bipartisan legislation to gradually expand by 66 the number of federal judgeships across the country.
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McConnell falls and scratches face after party luncheon, colleague says he is 'fine'

McConnell falls and scratches face after party luncheon, colleague says he is 'fine'

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell fell and scratched his face after a party lunch on Tuesday but is “fine” after returning to his office, according to a senator who was with him when it happened. Wyoming Sen.
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Justice Department ignored some policies when seizing reporters' phone records, watchdog finds

Justice Department ignored some policies when seizing reporters' phone records, watchdog finds

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors sidestepped some Justice Department rules when they seized the phone records or emails of reporters as part of media leak investigations during the Trump administration, according to a new watchdog report being r
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