Politics

OTTAWA — The global rise in misinformation threatens national institutions and processes that underpin democracy, warns Canada's chief justice.

MONTREAL — Several Quebec communities were told to prepare to evacuate their homes on Wednesday, as the province's forests minister warned that firefighters were on the verge of losing control of dozens of fires that were previously contained.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau raised a flag on Parliament Hill Wednesday morning to honour Indigenous people who were forced to attend residential schools.

A group of New Brunswick Progressive Conservative constituency presidents is pushing for the ouster of Premier Blaine Higgs, saying his leadership has divided the party.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A California man who drove a stun gun into a police officer's neck during one of the most violent clashes of the U.S. Capitol riot was sentenced on Wednesday to more than 12 years in prison. Daniel “D.J.

WINNIPEG — A new opinion poll suggests Manitoba's governing Progressive Conservatives have closed a bit of the gap in public support ahead of the election slated for Oct. 3.

NEW YORK (AP) — Outside a Harlem subway station, Yusef Salaam, a candidate for New York City Council, hurriedly greeted voters streaming out along Malcolm X Boulevard. For some, no introductions were necessary.

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Russian authorities on Wednesday declared the World Wide Fund for Nature to be an undesirable organization, effectively banning it from operating in the country, in the latest move to stifle dissent.

OTTAWA — New Democrats are calling on the federal government to increase the tax credit for volunteer firefighters as they combat wildfires raging across the country.

OTTAWA — A group of technology and human rights organizations are calling on the federal government to take immediate action to address concerns around artificial intelligence and facial recognition technology.