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DeSantis says Florida helped send weapons to Israel - a move that could boost him in the GOP primary

DeSantis says Florida helped send weapons to Israel - a move that could boost him in the GOP primary

MIAMI (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday he's arranged to send drones, weapons and ammunition to Israel as it prepares for an incursion of Gaza in response to Hamas' attack.
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Erin O'Toole says CSIS told him he would remain target of China 'into the future'

Erin O'Toole says CSIS told him he would remain target of China 'into the future'

OTTAWA — Former Conservative leader Erin O'Toole said Thursday that Canada's spy agency told him he would be a target of the Chinese government "into the future" for "an undetermined time.
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Man arrested after trespassing twice in one day at Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s home in Los Angeles

Man arrested after trespassing twice in one day at Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s home in Los Angeles

A man was arrested after trespassing twice in one day at the Los Angeles home of presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. , police confirmed Thursday. Police first responded to a call about the 28-year-old man trespassing at about 9:30 a.m.
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Canadians must 'see themselves' in justice system, says top court nominee Mary Moreau

Canadians must 'see themselves' in justice system, says top court nominee Mary Moreau

OTTAWA — All Canadians must be able to see themselves in the justice system to have faith in how it works, says the veteran Alberta judge selected to fill a seat on the country's top court.
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Self-reported paid sick leave coverage has increased 'moderately' since 1995: StatCan

Self-reported paid sick leave coverage has increased 'moderately' since 1995: StatCan

OTTAWA — A new report from Statistics Canada says self-reported paid sick leave coverage has increased moderately since 1995, but coverage for front-line workers is still far from universal.
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Judge in Trump's NY civil fraud case stands by $10,000 fine despite fresh objections from lawyers

Judge in Trump's NY civil fraud case stands by $10,000 fine despite fresh objections from lawyers

NEW YORK (AP) — A judge on Thursday reaffirmed Donald Trump's $10,000 fine for an out-of-court comment during his New York civil business fraud trial, a penalty the former president's lawyers argued was unfair and unconstitutional.
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Defence to argue for more information in 'Freedom Convoy' organizers' trial

Defence to argue for more information in 'Freedom Convoy' organizers' trial

OTTAWA — The criminal trial of two "Freedom Convoy" organizers resumed Thursday with legal sparring as the defence attempts to gain access to internal police communications.
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Federal justice minister orders review of Quebec man's 2002 sex assault conviction

Federal justice minister orders review of Quebec man's 2002 sex assault conviction

OTTAWA — The federal justice minister has ordered the Quebec Court of Appeal to review the conviction of a man found guilty of sexual assault more than two decades ago.
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Judge says Georgia's congressional and legislative districts are discriminatory and must be redrawn

Judge says Georgia's congressional and legislative districts are discriminatory and must be redrawn

ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge ruled Thursday that some of Georgia's congressional, state Senate and state House districts were drawn in a racially discriminatory manner, ordering the state to draw an additional Black-majority congressional district.
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Dentists decry being left in the dark about federal dental insurance plan

Dentists decry being left in the dark about federal dental insurance plan

OTTAWA — Canadian dentists are demanding details on Ottawa's soon-to-be announced federal dental insurance plan and how the federal government plans to preserve existing provincial and private coverage.
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