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Eby underscores 'fundamental' disagreement with B.C. chief coroner on safe supply

Eby underscores 'fundamental' disagreement with B.C. chief coroner on safe supply

VANCOUVER — B.C. Premier David Eby has rebuffed the province's retiring chief coroner's swansong pleas for non-prescription safe supply of drugs, calling it a "fundamental issue" of disagreement on how to curb the toxic drug crisis.
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Republican lawmakers in Pennsylvania challenge state, federal actions to boost voter registration

HARRISBURG, Pa.
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Trudeau accuses Poilievre of voting against Ukraine free trade to appease Putin

Trudeau accuses Poilievre of voting against Ukraine free trade to appease Putin

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sharpened his attack on his chief rival Thursday as he tried to rally his caucus for the upcoming parliamentary sitting.
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Manitoba, Saskatchewan raise concerns about expanding eligibility for assisted dying

Manitoba, Saskatchewan raise concerns about expanding eligibility for assisted dying

OTTAWA — Canada's Health Minister Mark Holland says some provinces will stand opposed to expanding medical assistance in dying for ideological reasons, but the government wants to ensure a majority feel ready.
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Senate deal on border and Ukraine at risk of collapse as Trump calls it 'meaningless'

Senate deal on border and Ukraine at risk of collapse as Trump calls it 'meaningless'

WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan Senate deal to pair border enforcement measures and Ukraine aid faced potential collapse Thursday as Senate Republicans grew increasingly wary of an election-year compromise that Donald Trump, the likely Republican pres
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NDP leader says working with Liberals on pharmacare like wrestling with 'slimy' eels

NDP leader says working with Liberals on pharmacare like wrestling with 'slimy' eels

EDMONTON — Working with the Liberals on pharmacare legislation has been like wrestling eels covered in oil, as NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh describes it.
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Donald Trump testifies for less than 3 minutes in defamation trial and is rebuked by judge

Donald Trump testifies for less than 3 minutes in defamation trial and is rebuked by judge

NEW YORK (AP) — He testified for under three minutes. But former President Donald Trump still broke a judge's rules on what he could tell a jury about writer E.
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Minnesota lawmakers kick off debate on joining other states that permit physician-assisted suicide

Minnesota lawmakers kick off debate on joining other states that permit physician-assisted suicide

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Legislature kicked off debate Thursday on whether the state should join the list of those that allow physician-assisted suicide.
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U.K. suspends trade negotiations with Canada, each accuses the other of not budging

U.K. suspends trade negotiations with Canada, each accuses the other of not budging

OTTAWA — The United Kingdom is hitting the brakes on trade talks with Canada after Ottawa decided not to extend temporary measures put in place after Brexit.
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Former justice minister David Lametti resigns as Montreal MP to join law firm

Former justice minister David Lametti resigns as Montreal MP to join law firm

OTTAWA — Being ejected from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet last year took a heavy personal toll, former justice minister David Lametti conceded Thursday as he announced his decision to leave public office.
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