Politics

BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts secretary of state's office has ordered an overhaul of Boston’s elections practices after some city precincts didn't initially have enough printed ballots on Election Day.

Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford highlighted the renewed threat of U.S. tariffs Tuesday to hammer home the central message of his campaign in the final days of the snap election.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston has followed through on his promise to introduce a bill aimed at reducing interprovincial trade barriers, in an effort to boost the economy amid tariff threats by the U.S. president.

PARIS (AP) — The meeting between French President Emmanuel Macron and U.S. President Donald Trump was a spectacle of thigh-patting, prolonged hand-holding and other touch-heavy displays that have become a signature of their public appearances.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's freedom of information commissioner is calling on the governing party to withdraw legislation that she says weakens the public's right to access government records and documents.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge agreed Tuesday to continue blocking President Donald Trump's administration from freezing grants and loans potentially totaling trillions of dollars. U.S. District Judge Loren AliKhan in Washington, D.C.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The aspirations of Florida’s first lady Casey DeSantis have long been a topic of discussion in the state capital of Tallahassee. This week, her husband Gov.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — As Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis approaches the end of his second term in office, he’s talking up one potential heir to succeed him in 2026: his wife, Casey DeSantis .

More than 20 civil service employees resigned Tuesday from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency , saying they refused to use their technical expertise to “dismantle critical public services.

OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister David McGuinty is headed to Washington to discuss the latest efforts by Canada and the United States to fight deadly fentanyl.