Politics

OTTAWA — Canada’s foreign affairs minister ended a two-day visit to Ukraine on Thursday with praise for President Volodymyr Zelensky’s recent crackdown on government corruption alongside a promise of money to help strengthen accountability in the cou

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs says his government will align the province's carbon pricing plan with Ottawa's so-called backstop program.

The federal government supports calls from the premiers to establish a five-year review of health-care funding, Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos said in a letter to his Ontario counterpart.

Toronto shifted its attention to a transition of power in the city's top office Thursday, with the deputy mayor saying she was focused on stability in the interim and wouldn't be running to replace John Tory.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court says it will not hear arguments as planned March 1 in a case involving a Trump-era immigration policy used several millions of times over the past three years to quickly turn away migrants at the border.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge has again dismissed a lawsuit challenging a Florida law critics have dubbed “Don't Say Gay” that restricts teaching about gender identity and sexual orientation in schools. U.S.

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia has switched its aerial strike tactics to fool Ukraine’s air defenses, using decoy missiles without explosive warheads and deploying balloons, a senior Ukrainian official said Thursday.

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The leaders of Greece and Bulgaria have announced plans to expand natural gas cooperation with a deal that could help other countries in the region lower their dependence on Russian energy.

WASHINGTON (AP) — As the war rages on in Ukraine , the United States is doing more than supporting an ally. It's learning lessons — with an eye toward a possible future clash with China . No one knows what the next U.S.

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Abortion access in Kentucky remained virtually shut off Thursday after the state's highest court refused to halt a near-total ban that has largely been in place since Roe v. Wade was overturned.