Premiers wrapping up Council of the Federation meeting in Halifax
Canada’s premiers are wrapping up the summer meeting of the Council of the Federation today.
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After Ottawa committed to keeping contract policing, premiers ask: where are the Mounties?
As the federal government's vision for the future of the RCMP comes into focus, premiers are urging Ottawa to pay more attention to the Mounties' staffing crisis.
The stepped-up security around Trump is apparent, with agents walling him off from RNC crowds
MILWAUKEE (AP) — On the floor of the Republican National Convention Tuesday evening, vice presidential candidate JD Vance greeted and shook hands with excited delegates as he walked toward his seat.
Canada's premiers anxious to maintain trade links with U.S. — no matter who wins the presidency
Canada's premiers won't say publicly if they'd prefer U.S. President Joe Biden or former president Donald Trump to return to the White House, but they are cheering for one outcome this November — the survival of the Canada-U.S. trading relationship.
Organizers expect enough signatures to ask Nebraska voters to repeal private school funding law
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Public school advocates believe they have enough signatures to ask Nebraska voters in November to repeal a law that provides taxpayer money for private school tuition, marking the latest twist in a long-running fight with state lawmakers who have repeatedly opposed efforts to let voters weigh in on the public funding plan.
At Moms for Liberty Event, Ron DeSantis Was a Throwback to an Earlier Time
When Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida took the stage on Tuesday afternoon for the first time during the Republican National Convention, at an ornate old theater down the street from the arena where the convention was unfolding, it was possible to glimpse a moment he had imagined a year ago when he started what became his failed presidential campaign.
Babydog, a Plump Bulldog Who Is Apparently a Republican, Charms the R.N.C.
The crowd gathered on the second night of the Republican National Convention was promised a 60-pound bulldog. And when Gov. Jim Justice of West Virginia walked on to the stage without one on Tuesday night, they began shouting the dog’s name in annoyance.
Latino Republicans and Independents Back Trump’s Deportation Plan, to a Point
Anthony Gavic recalls hearing his grandmother describe her migration to the United States from Mexico in the early part of the last century, and how she settled in Texas at a time when white Americans used the racist slur “wetback” to refer to Mexicans.