Politics

OTTAWA — The union that represents front-line Mounties is urging the federal government to make the RCMP the police force of jurisdiction for Parliament Hill to bolster security.

MONTREAL — A Superior Court judge has denied a request from Montreal's Roman Catholic archdiocese for an exemption to a Quebec law requiring all palliative care centres in the province to provide medical assistance in dying.

TORONTO — Marineland has been found guilty under Ontario's animal cruelty laws of three charges related to its care of three black bears, which lived in cramped quarters with little access to water for months. The Niagara Falls, Ont.

With Tinseltown set to hand out the Academy Awards on Sunday, the question for some in Alberta is whether to take the long-shot bet on "Barbie" or put the smart money down on "Oppenheimer.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pushing back on the notion that Canada's willingness to help two citizens who were detained in China is an acknowledgement they engaged in espionage on Ottawa's behalf.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Much of President Joe Biden’s State of the Union on Thursday night will focus on comparing his vision for America with that of the Republican Party, setting up an election-year contrast that Biden hopes will pay dividends in Novembe

ST. PAUL, Minn.

Environmental groups are asking Ottawa to enforce its rules on an Alberta coal site that has started building an underground test mine without fisheries permits that officials have said are required.

REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says his government will put up millions of dollars in new education funding to help resolve a bargaining impasse with teachers.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau won't say if Canada intends to restore funding to a UN relief agency operating in the Gaza Strip. "We're not making any announcements today.