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By Rachel Aiello Click here for updates on this story OTTAWA (CTV Network) — As Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre puts the prime minister on notice that his party plans to force “multiple votes” on the planned April 1 carbon tax increase, Justin Trudeau is standing by his policy. “Putting a price on carbon emissions just
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to announce a running mate for his independent presidential campaign on March 26 in Oakland, California. Kennedy’s campaign announced the plans Tuesday but did not say whom he will pick. Kennedy told The New York Times this week that NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers and
Continue ReadingTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is ordering more than 250 law enforcement officers and soldiers to the Florida Keys to help stop what he anticipates to be an increase in Haitian migrants fleeing violence in their country. The governor said Wednesday he is sending a mix of Florida Department of Law Enforcement
Continue ReadingBy RUTH ALONGA Associated Press GOMA, Congo (AP) — A senior United Nations official says intensifying violence in Congo’s eastern region has pushed a humanitarian crisis in the region to “unprecedented” levels. Ramesh Rajasingham, the director of coordination in the U.N. humanitarian office, told The Associated Press on Wednesday during a visit to the city
Continue ReadingBy PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The U.K. government says it will back legislation banning foreign state ownership of British newspapers and magazines, a move that could upend a planned takeover by a United Arab Emirates consortium of the Telegraph Media Group. The development comes after numerous lawmakers from across the political divide
Continue ReadingBy Megan DeLaire Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — It should have reassured the public that she was all right, but the release by the Royal Family of a photo featuring the Princess of Wales and her children has done the opposite this week. The Mother’s Day photo became the
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story SAN JOSE, California (KPIX) — A man who shot an unarmed college student in San Jose in 2022 has been convicted of assault with a deadly weapon and other charges, the Santa Clara District Attorney’s Office said Tuesday. Mark Waters, 68, is a retired mechanical
Continue ReadingBy Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Some lower-income Americans are rejecting McDonald’s and opting to cook at home instead, the fast food chain’s chief financial officer said at an investor conference on Wednesday. “It’s a challenging consumer environment,” said Ian Borden, McDonald’s CFO, noting that many consumers are trying to manage inflation, higher
Continue ReadingMOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The European Union’s maritime security force says it is tracking a Bangladesh-flagged cargo vessel that was boarded by pirates this week off the Somali coast. The EU force, known as Operation ATALANTA, says that the MV Abdullah’s 23 crew members have been taken hostage but that they are safe. It says
Continue ReadingBy Riley Moser Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (WCCO) — A 53-year-old man is accused of stabbing a teen at a Minneapolis recreation center because of his swearing, according to Hennepin County court documents filed Friday. James Sweet was charged with second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon for the incident that
Continue ReadingBy Cole Premo Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A brewery in northeast Minneapolis says a bomb threat targeted its drag queen storytime event over the weekend. Broken Clock Brewing Cooperative posted on social media that a bomb threat was sent to the founder’s email on Sunday “explicitly targeting” the event
Continue ReadingBy OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Ohlone people and others rejoiced Wednesday over the return of sacred Native land dating back thousands of years, saying the move rights a historic wrong and restores the people who were first on land now called Berkeley, California, to their rightful place
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Christine Bish advances to the general election for U.S. House in California’s 6th Congressional District.
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer The Los Angeles Chargers released wide receiver Mike Williams on Wednesday, a move that will free up $20 million in salary cap space. Williams, the seventh overall pick by the Bolts in the 2017 draft, was going into the final year of a 2022 contract extension worth $60 million
Continue ReadingBy Julia Falcon Click here for updates on this story DALLAS, Texas (KTVT) — Paul Alexander, a North Texas man who lived in an iron lung for most of his life, has died. According to his obituary, he died on March 11. He was 78. Alexander quickly rose to fame on social media, telling stories
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL RUBINKAM and MARC LEVY Associated Press SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is unveiling a plan to fight climate change. Shapiro announced Wednesday that he’ll back legislation to make power plant owners in the state pay for their greenhouse gas emissions. The plan also would require utilities to buy more electricity
Continue ReadingBy STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey says she’ll issue pardons for tens of thousands of people convicted of misdemeanor marijuana charges going back decades in the latest example of a state ambitiously seeking to forgive low-level drug offenders. The Democrat and former state attorney general said that potentially hundreds
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the 2008 military conflict between Russia and Georgia. Facts The conflict centered on South Ossetia and Abkhazia, two “breakaway provinces” in Georgia. They are officially part of Georgia, but have separate governments unrecognized by most countries. Abkhazia and South Ossetia are supported by Russia. During the
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Robotaxis will begin cruising the streets of Los Angeles on Thursday when Google spinoff Waymo starts offering free rides to some of the roughly 50,000 people who have signed up for its driverless ride-hailing service. Waymo is expanding into Los Angeles, the second largest U.S. city, seven months after California regulators
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Robotaxis will begin cruising the streets of Los Angeles on Thursday when Google spinoff Waymo starts offering free rides to some of the roughly 50,000 people who have signed up for its driverless ride-hailing service. Waymo is expanding into Los Angeles, the second largest U.S. city, seven months after California regulators
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