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Biden got a root canal and it upended his schedule for the day

Biden got a root canal and it upended his schedule for the day

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden got a root canal Monday and it left something of a cavity in his daily schedule, forcing him to bow out of a public event with college athletes and postpone his meeting with NATO's general secretary by a day.
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Chilliwack gets Indigenous Justice Centre to help break incarceration cycle, says Eby

Chilliwack gets Indigenous Justice Centre to help break incarceration cycle, says Eby

CHILLIWACK, B.C. — The over-representation of Indigenous people in British Columbia's jails is a destructive cycle that must be broken, said Premier David Eby as he officially opened a First Nations justice centre in the Fraser Valley.
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2 active-duty Marines plead guilty to Capitol riot charges

2 active-duty Marines plead guilty to Capitol riot charges

Two men who were active-duty members of the Marines Corps when they stormed the U.S. Capitol pleaded guilty on Monday to riot-related criminal charges. Joshua Abate and Dodge Dale Hellonen are scheduled to be sentenced in September by U.S.
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Wildfire roundup: What you need to know about blazes burning across Canada

Wildfire roundup: What you need to know about blazes burning across Canada

Quebecers are returning home as the province goes on the offensive against a record wildfire season, but gusty winds and hot temperatures are fuelling fires in the West.
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Vancouver family who lost son to fentanyl donates $20 million to new treatment model

Vancouver family who lost son to fentanyl donates $20 million to new treatment model

VANCOUVER — Jill Diamond says when her brother Steven was struggling with substance addiction the system meant to support him was messy and filled with delays, disappointments and waitlists.
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'Worst wildfire season:' Quebec makes progress as wind fuels flames out West

'Worst wildfire season:' Quebec makes progress as wind fuels flames out West

Quebec was on the offensive in its battle against a record wildfire season as gusting winds fuelled growing blazes out West, and the federal government said it would provide free travel documents and visa extensions for people affected across the cou
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'First of its kind' Illinois law will penalize libraries that ban books

'First of its kind' Illinois law will penalize libraries that ban books

CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday signed into law a bill that he says will make Illinois the first state in the nation to outlaw book bans.
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Scott rolls out dozens of South Carolina lawmakers and local leaders endorsing his presidential bid

Scott rolls out dozens of South Carolina lawmakers and local leaders endorsing his presidential bid

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Sen. Tim Scott is rolling out endorsements from more than 140 current and former elected officials from his home state of South Carolina, aiming to make a show of force in the first-in-the-South presidential primary state.
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Opposition leaders yet to meet about setting terms of possible public inquiry: Singh

Opposition leaders yet to meet about setting terms of possible public inquiry: Singh

OTTAWA — Opposition leaders have yet to meet to discuss terms of reference for a possible public inquiry into foreign interference, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said Monday, with one national security expert saying their proposal will likely be a stickin
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Maine considers ranked choice voting for governor races

Maine considers ranked choice voting for governor races

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine is advancing a proposal that would make it the second state to elect its governor using ranked choice voting, and it is expected for a vote in the state Legislature in the coming weeks after receiving a key committee appr
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