Politics

HALIFAX — In order to reduce the burden on ratepayers, the Nova Scotia government intends to take on $117 million of the provincial power utility’s fuel costs.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has made some strong claims over the past few days about shutting down the U.S.-Mexico border as he tries to salvage a border deal in Congress that would also unlock money for Ukraine .

OTTAWA — Post-secondary institutions will be able to apply for low-interest loans to build student housing starting this fall, Housing Minister Sean Fraser says.

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia House members passed a bill Monday to revive a commission with powers to discipline and remove prosecutors , a move Democrats warn is aimed at disrupting Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ prosecution of former Presid

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A Maine legislative committee considered an emergency request on Monday to grant powers to a panel investigating last year's Lewiston mass shooting that the state's governor said are critical to unraveling how the killings unfo

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court should declare that Donald Trump is ineligible to be president again because he spearheaded the violent attack on the U.S.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A potato farmer and former state senator has announced his campaign for North Dakota's sole seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, after initially eyeing a run for governor.

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump could potentially have his real estate empire ordered “dissolved” for repeated misrepresentations on financial statements to lenders in violation of New York’s powerful anti-fraud law.

Quebec researchers say organ donation appears to be increasing among people who received an assisted death but they're calling for greater collaboration to support those who choose to give, along with respect for their autonomy and dignity.

OTTAWA — Toronto entrepreneur Mohammad Al Zaibak is the latest addition to Canada's Senate.