Politics

LYTTON, B.C. — Mounties say their investigation into the devastating fire that destroyed most of the village of Lytton, B.C., two years ago remains "active and ongoing." Staff Sgt. Kris Clark of the B.C.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Supreme Court ruled Friday that the state's abortion ban doesn't violate the state constitution, removing a major hurdle to enforcing the ban Republicans approved last summer ahead of a wave of restrictions by conserva

An Army combat veteran with extensive cybersecurity and counterterrorism experience is taking over as one of the nation’s top election security officials, the director of the U.S. Cybersecurity Infrastructure Security Agency announced Friday.

TORONTO — Most Ontario landlords will be able to increase rent by up to 2.5 per cent next year.

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government is running an advertising campaign against the federal carbon charge, which takes effect Saturday in the province.

VANCOUVER — When the Chinese Exclusion Act came into effect in 1923, it didn't just effectively halt Chinese immigration to Canada — it extinguished the family lines of thousands of labourers already here.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Employers who hire immigrants in the country illegally will face tough punishments and gun owners will have more freedoms when more than 200 new Florida laws take effect Saturday, many of which Gov.

OTTAWA — A woman who was barred from driving for almost two years while awaiting sentencing would face "a kind of double punishment" if she were now handed an additional, mandatory one-year prohibition, Canada's top court has ruled.

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia is offering a new bargain to some adults without health insurance beginning Saturday: Go to work or school and the state will cover you.

HALIFAX — A new method for counting homeless people is offering a clearer look at the magnitude of the social issue, with preliminary results indicating the country's homeless population could be three times higher than current estimates.