Politics

TORONTO — Ontario is offering faith-based and cultural groups an additional $20.5 million this year to help address incidents of hate, with priority being given to Jewish and Muslim groups. The funding is on top of $12.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A survivor and family members of those killed in the deadliest mass shooting in Maine history went to Capitol Hill on Thursday to press for an inspector general to obtain answers from the Army about the mental health and hospit

OTTAWA — The oil and gas industry will have to cut emissions by more than one-third within seven years or buy offset credits under a new federal policy.

WASHINGTON (AP) — House members voted again Thursday to punish one of their own, targeting Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman for triggering a fire alarm in a U.S. Capitol office building when the chamber was in session.

YELLOWKNIFE — Newly elected members of the Northwest Territories legislature have chosen their next premier. R.J. Simpson, the legislature member for Hay River North, won on the second round of voting Thursday.

A second-term Democratic congresswoman will not seek reelection to the U.S. House under the North Carolina General Assembly's new redistricting maps . U.S. Rep.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has appointed Manon Jeannotte as the new lieutenant-governor of Quebec.

Federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay wouldn't rule out the possibility of provincial or federal government intervention if the grocery code of conduct doesn't have every major retailer on board.

ATLANTA (AP) — For Georgia Democrats who didn’t get what they want out of a special legislative session to redraw voting districts, their retort Thursday was simple: “We’ll see you in court.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's information and privacy commissioner has launched an investigation into the theft of personal information from a file-transfer system used by the provincial government.