Politics

LCBO has bright future, Premier Ford says as two-week-long strike comes to an end

TORONTO — Ontario's main liquor retailer has a bright future, Premier Doug Ford said Monday as thousands of employees returned to work after a two-week strike. The Liquor Control Board of Ontario said its stores will be open for business on Tuesday.

Jul 22, 2024 11:55 AM Read more >

Canadian killed near Gaza border after threatening forces with knife: Israeli police

OTTAWA — Israeli police say a Canadian citizen was killed Monday after threatening local security officials with a knife near the border with the Gaza Strip.

Jul 22, 2024 11:07 AM Read more >

Harris could become the first female president after years of breaking racial and gender barriers

WASHINGTON (AP) — She's already broken barriers, and now Kamala Harris could shatter several more after President Joe Biden abruptly ended his reelection bid and endorsed her.

Jul 22, 2024 10:55 AM Read more >

Democrats promise an 'orderly process' to replace Biden. Harris is favored, but questions remain

WASHINGTON (AP) — Shortly after President Joe Biden announced that he would drop his reelection campaign , Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison had a message: There would be no automatic coronation for his replacement.

Jul 22, 2024 9:03 AM Read more >

Nashville-area GOP House race and Senate primaries top Tennessee's primary ballot

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A first-term Tennessee congressman backed by former President Donald Trump will face a Republican challenger who calls the lawmaker ineffective, a contest that is among the top races in the state's August primary election.

Jul 22, 2024 8:58 AM Read more >

Hollywood reacts to Joe Biden exiting the presidential race

Hollywood was quick to react to the news that President Joe Biden was ending his bid for reelection and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris.

Jul 22, 2024 8:14 AM Read more >

Harris gets a chance to press reset on the 2024 race against Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — For the past year, the presidential campaign seemed destined to be a monotonous slog featuring two candidates, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, who voters didn’t really want .

Jul 22, 2024 6:20 AM Read more >

Biden's legacy: Far-reaching accomplishments that didn't translate into political support

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sitting in the Oval Office behind the iconic Resolute desk in 2022, an animated President Joe Biden described the challenge of leading a psychologically traumatized nation. The United States had endured a life-altering pandemic.

Jul 22, 2024 4:34 AM Read more >

Israel's Netanyahu walks political tightrope on Washington trip following Biden's exit from race

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left for Washington on Monday, leaving behind a brutal war to make a politically precarious speech before the U.S.

Jul 22, 2024 3:29 AM Read more >

Mom wants quicker reform on disaster preparations, one year after flood took son

HALIFAX — The mother of a boy who died a year ago in a Nova Scotia flood says her grief returns daily, along with frustration over what she considers the province's slow pace in reforming its preparations for climate disasters.

Jul 22, 2024 2:00 AM Read more >