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With expansion of phone app, Nova Scotia patients can access a suite of health info

With expansion of phone app, Nova Scotia patients can access a suite of health info

HALIFAX — Information on hospital visits and other medical records is now available for Nova Scotians through the province’s mobile phone application called YourHealthNS.
Harris tries to hold the line for Biden as some Democrats panic over election

Harris tries to hold the line for Biden as some Democrats panic over election

WASHINGTON (AP) — By the time Vice President Kamala Harris stepped into her third fundraiser since President Joe Biden's disastrous debate last week, she had her routine down.
Virginia lawmakers strike deal to repeal restrictions on military tuition program

Virginia lawmakers strike deal to repeal restrictions on military tuition program

RICHMOND, Va.
B.C. municipalities get $1.6 billion in federal infrastructure funds over five years

B.C. municipalities get $1.6 billion in federal infrastructure funds over five years

VICTORIA — Three levels of government say they've finalized a deal that will provide more than $1.6 billion in federal funding over the next five years to communities in British Columbia, to build and maintain "critical infrastructure.
Georgia election workers who won $148M judgment against Giuliani want his bankruptcy case thrown out

Georgia election workers who won $148M judgment against Giuliani want his bankruptcy case thrown out

Rudy Giuliani's creditors, including two former Georgia election workers who won a $148 million defamation judgment against him, are opposing his attempt to convert his bankruptcy into a liquidation, saying they'll likely ask that the case be thrown
Some Mississippi legislative districts dilute Black voting power and must be redrawn, judges say

Some Mississippi legislative districts dilute Black voting power and must be redrawn, judges say

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Three federal judges are telling Mississippi to redraw some of its legislative districts , saying the current ones dilute the power of Black voters in three parts of the state.
Ontario alone in locking down inmates due to staff shortages: lawsuits

Ontario alone in locking down inmates due to staff shortages: lawsuits

TORONTO — Ontario is the only province where inmates are regularly locked down due to staff shortages, according to expert evidence in a pair of class-action lawsuits.
Ontario to boost advertising dollars to news publishers

Ontario to boost advertising dollars to news publishers

TORONTO — Ontario plans to help the province's beleaguered news industry with a change in advertising rules. The province has directed its four largest agencies to spend 25 per cent of its advertising dollars on Ontario publishers.
Supreme Court opinion conferring broad immunity could embolden Trump as he seeks to return to power

Supreme Court opinion conferring broad immunity could embolden Trump as he seeks to return to power

WASHINGTON (AP) — In her dissent from a Supreme Court opinion that afforded former President Donald Trump broad immunity, Justice Sonia Sotomayor pondered the potential doomsday consequences : A president could pocket a bribe for a pardon, stage a mi
Nova Scotia municipalities urged to get creative to find new revenue streams: report

Nova Scotia municipalities urged to get creative to find new revenue streams: report

HALIFAX — The tax base for municipalities across Nova Scotia isn't keeping up with the cost of services and programs, and local governments need to get creative in finding new revenue, including by asking Ottawa for a cut of personal income taxes.
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