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With foreign meddling inquiry to release first report Friday, what do we know so far?

With foreign meddling inquiry to release first report Friday, what do we know so far?

OTTAWA — On Friday, Canadians may get long-awaited answers about the integrity of the country's last two elections, which was thrown into question last year as reports of attempted foreign interference came to light.
Vets Affairs 'March holidays' post: 'In trying to be apolitical we became political'

Vets Affairs 'March holidays' post: 'In trying to be apolitical we became political'

OTTAWA — Veterans Affairs staff found themselves working over the Easter weekend, trying to explain why one of the department's social media posts didn't actually mention the holiday.
Ottawa will appoint commissioner to oversee treaties with Indigenous Peoples: Trudeau

Ottawa will appoint commissioner to oversee treaties with Indigenous Peoples: Trudeau

GATINEAU, Que. — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government is planning to create a new agent of Parliament to oversee modern treaty implementation.
Landmark Google antitrust case ready to conclude

Landmark Google antitrust case ready to conclude

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for both the Department of Justice and Google will present arguments Thursday and Friday to conclude the biggest antitrust case in a quarter century . In closing arguments of a Washington, D.C.
Campus protests: Israeli academics say their universities are 'best chance' for peace

Campus protests: Israeli academics say their universities are 'best chance' for peace

MONTREAL — One of the demands of pro-Palestinian activists who have set up protest encampments on university campuses in Canada and the United States is a severing of ties with Israeli universities.
Provincial byelections being held in two Ontario ridings, one race quite competitive

Provincial byelections being held in two Ontario ridings, one race quite competitive

It's byelection day in two Ontario ridings and one of the races appears to be quite competitive.
Critics question if longtime Democratic congressman from Georgia is too old for reelection

Critics question if longtime Democratic congressman from Georgia is too old for reelection

CONYERS, Ga. (AP) — U.S. Rep. David Scott faces multiple Democratic primary opponents in his quest for a 12th congressional term in a sharply reconfigured suburban Atlanta district.
Arizona will repeal its 1864 abortion ban. Democrats are still planning to use it against Trump

Arizona will repeal its 1864 abortion ban. Democrats are still planning to use it against Trump

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s 1864 abortion ban will soon be gone from the state's law books, but not from the campaign trail.
Abortion is still consuming US politics and courts 2 years after a Supreme Court draft was leaked

Abortion is still consuming US politics and courts 2 years after a Supreme Court draft was leaked

Two years after a leaked draft of a U.S.
Hakeem Jeffries isn't speaker yet, but the Democrat may be the most powerful person in Congress

Hakeem Jeffries isn't speaker yet, but the Democrat may be the most powerful person in Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) — Without wielding the gavel or holding a formal job laid out in the Constitution, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries might very well be the most powerful person in Congress right now.
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