Politics

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Election officials in Memphis decided Tuesday to leave three gun control questions off the November ballot after top Republican state leaders threatened to withhold tens of millions of dollars in state funding.

MONTREAL — The Quebec government says it wants to put an end to illegal dumping in the Mohawk community of Kanesatake northwest of Montreal, following months of media coverage and calls from local leaders for authorities to take action.

OTTAWA — Canada's consul general in New York has been given a second opportunity to testify before a House of Commons committee about his official residence, which the government recently purchased for $9 million.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris has a new advertising push to draw attention to her plan to build 3 million new homes over four years, a move designed to contain inflationary pressures that also draws a sharp contrast to Republican Don

ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia Senate committee kicked off a new push by Republicans in the state to ban transgender women from participating in women’s sports, hearing testimony on Tuesday from five former college swimmers who are suing the NCAA and Georg

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is ending its rebate program for security systems, as the program's budget was quickly eaten up.

HALIFAX — China slammed Canada's decision to impose a 100 per cent import tariff on Chinese electric vehicles Tuesday, accusing it of politicizing trade and vowing to retaliate.

TORONTO — Toronto is developing criteria to determine which sites would be acceptable for commercial dog walkers to use across the city, as a ban on the walkers at an off-leash area in one park has brought the issue under the spotlight.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Jack Smith on Tuesday filed a new indictment against Donald Trump that keeps the same criminal charges but narrows the allegations against him following a Supreme Court opinion conferring broad immunity on former pre

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Kentucky man who was the first rioter to enter the U.S. Capitol during a mob's attack on the building was sentenced on Tuesday to more than four years in prison.