Politics

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — This year's midterms are playing out against the backdrop of former President Donald Trump's persistent falsehoods about losing the 2020 election, a relentless campaign that will have implications for voters across the country a

HALIFAX — Two advocates for people with disabilities are calling for a provincewide registry of vulnerable persons in Nova Scotia to be included in proposed changes to legislation governing emergency management and 911 service.

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada will look at whether a law banning publication of certain proceedings in criminal matters applies before the selection of a jury.

MADRID (AP) — The leaders of France, Portugal and Spain said Thursday they have agreed to substitute a proposed gas pipeline connection between Iberia and France with an undersea “green energy corridor” that would eventually transport hydrogen.

LONDON (AP) — Liz Truss will go down in history as Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister , a leader whose grasp on power was so tenuous in recent days it spawned a jokey online contest to see whether she would outlast a head of lettuce.

Isaiah Bryant likens campaigning for city council in Mississauga, Ont., to preparing for his upcoming G2 road test – the longer the 20-year-old does it, the more confident he feels.

GENEVA (AP) — The International Committee of the Red Cross has conducted at least five visits to Ukrainian prisoners of war since Russia invaded Ukraine, a Russian diplomat said Thursday while insisting that “practical arrangements” were holding up a

WASHINGTON (AP) — With several billion dollars in federal money secured for drought-stricken western states, managers and officials on the Rio Grande are hopeful some will reach their communities and bring attention to the challenges facing one of No

OTTAWA — Parliamentary budget officer Yves Giroux says Ottawa's proposed dental benefit for children under the age of 12 would cost $703 million over the next three fiscal years.

BERLIN (AP) — Germany on Thursday hosted a meeting with representatives of the European Union and several European countries — including from the western Balkans — in an effort to curb migration via the so-called Balkan route.