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Bipartisan support emerges for Senate railroad safety bill

Bipartisan support emerges for Senate railroad safety bill

WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan consensus that Congress should act to toughen regulations on railroads emerged Wednesday as senators heard fresh testimony on the fiery hazardous train derailment last month on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border.
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Oil exec held for 5 years in Venezuela sues Citgo for $100M

Oil exec held for 5 years in Venezuela sues Citgo for $100M

HOUSTON (AP) — One of the Citgo oil executives who was held for nearly five years in Venezuela has sued his company for $100 million, alleging it conspired in his detention and then abandoned him and his family as he wasted away in horrific prison co
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Manitoba to raise minimum wage to $15.30 in October under inflation-tied formula

Manitoba to raise minimum wage to $15.30 in October under inflation-tied formula

WINNIPEG — Manitoba's minimum wage is to rise to $15.30 an hour on Oct. 1 to help low-income earners deal with the rising cost of living, the provincial government announced Wednesday.
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2 employees of town near planned Ford truck plant indicted

2 employees of town near planned Ford truck plant indicted

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Two employees of a rural Tennessee town that resisted a takeover attempt by the state after Ford Motor Co.
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Nova Scotia keeping rent cap until end of 2025, but higher increases to be allowed

Nova Scotia keeping rent cap until end of 2025, but higher increases to be allowed

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government will extend a cap on rent hikes, but it plans to ease the restriction at the end of the year to allow increases of up to five per cent.
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Liberal MP Gary Anandasangaree calls Sri Lanka a 'failed and bankrupt state'

Liberal MP Gary Anandasangaree calls Sri Lanka a 'failed and bankrupt state'

OTTAWA — A government MP and parliamentary secretary to a cabinet minister is calling Sri Lanka "a failed and bankrupt state" as the country receives another international bailout.
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Canada extends emergency visa applications for Ukrainians fleeing war until July

Canada extends emergency visa applications for Ukrainians fleeing war until July

OTTAWA — Ukrainians seeking refuge in Canada from war will have another few months to apply for temporary safe haven, Immigration Minister Sean Fraser announced Wednesday.
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Paying down debt, money for health care: Highlights from the Saskatchewan budget

Paying down debt, money for health care: Highlights from the Saskatchewan budget

REGINA — Saskatchewan Finance Minister Donna Harpauer tabled the province's 2023-24 budget on Wednesday. Here are some of the highlights: -- Forecast surplus of nearly $1 billion, with almost all going to pay down debt.
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Macron wants French pension plan implemented by end of year

Macron wants French pension plan implemented by end of year

PARIS (AP) — President Emmanuel Macron is stubbornly resisting growing discontent on the streets of France, saying on Wednesday that the pension bill he pushed through without a vote in parliament to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 must be imp
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Michigan GOP slammed for comparing gun reform to Holocaust

Michigan GOP slammed for comparing gun reform to Holocaust

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Republican Party has received backlash from political leaders on both sides of the aisle for posts on social media Wednesday that compared the Holocaust to gun safety measures being considered in the state.
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