Politics

WILMINGTON, Del.

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government tabled a bill Tuesday aimed at making life easier for medical professionals by reducing some licensing fees and limiting when employers can require sick notes from their workers.

OTTAWA — Russia has summoned Canada's top envoy to Moscow over Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly's musings about "regime change.

LINCOLN, Neb.

EDMONTON — Premier Danielle Smith says laggardly public notification of Imperial Oil oilsands wastewater spills has illuminated the need for Alberta to ensure future alarms are sounded quicker.

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government has agreed to pay $17 million and apologize in the legislature to settle a lawsuit filed on behalf of former residents who say they were abused at a centre for people with intellectual disabilities.

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick Finance Minister Ernie Steeves tabled a $12.2-billion budget for 2023-24 on Tuesday. Here are some highlights: — A projected surplus of $40.3-million surplus on total revenues of $12.19 billion and expenditures of $12.

ATLANTA (AP) — A bill banning most gender-affirming surgeries and hormone replacement therapies in Georgia for transgender people under 18 is headed to Gov. Brian Kemp's desk after senators gave it final passage on Tuesday.

Toronto's mayoral race intensified Tuesday as two prominent civic leaders announced their bids to fill the seat left vacant by John Tory.

Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard presented his fifth budget on Tuesday, for the province's 2023-24 fiscal year.