Category Archives: Politics
Federal lawyers move to shield alleged secrets in civil court case of ex-Saudi spy
OTTAWA — The Canadian government is seeking a court injunction to prevent a former Saudi intelligence official from disclosing allegedly sensitive security information in a civil proceeding against him. In an application to the Federal Court, governmen...
Belgian king expresses ‘deepest regrets’ to Congolese
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Belgium's King Philippe expressed his “deepest regrets” for his nation's abuses in its former colony Congo, telling lawmakers Wednesday on his first official trip to the country that Belgian colonial rule was unjustifiable and ra...
Russia cracks down on critics of military actions in Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian authorities kept up their crackdown against citizens who speak out about the fighting in Ukraine, extending a critic’s detention on Wednesday, confirming charges against two others and prompting Moscow’s chief rabbi to flee the co...
Alaska tribe nominates Pribilof Islands area for sanctuary
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska Native tribe has nominated for consideration as a national marine sanctuary an area around the Pribilof Islands that supports Stellar sea lions, northern fur seals and other marine life.
Canada target of Russian disinformation, with tweets linked to foreign powers
OTTAWA — An analysis of over six million tweets and retweets — and where they originate from — has found that Canada is being targeted by Russia to influence public opinion here. The study by the University of Calgary’s School of
Wrong-sized ballots delay results in Montana US House race
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Ballot printing errors have delayed election results for Montana’s new congressional seat, forcing a small northwestern county to count votes by hand in the unexpectedly close Republican primary race between former Interior Secreta...
Federal ministers say they’re working on measures to end delays at airports
OTTAWA — Transport Minister Omar Alghabra says the federal government is working on new measures to help ease delays at major airports, adding that a "similar phenomenon" is happening worldwide. Speaking with reporters on his way to a weekly Liberal ca...
Canada Child Benefit would have cost $1.1B more without pandemic supports: PBO
OTTAWA — The parliamentary budget office estimates the Canada Child Benefit program would cost $1.1 billion more over the 2021-2024 fiscal years if pandemic supports had not been paid out to families and the employment insurance program had not been
B.C., StatCan partner on fire prevention pilot as deaths increase in province
VICTORIA — Firefighters in British Columbia will soon have access to information to help identify neighbourhoods where the risk of home fires is greatest in an effort to prevent more needless deaths, says the province's fire commissioner. The commiss...
US accused of stalling on deal to free Guantanamo prisoner
WASHINGTON (AP) — A former Maryland man held at the Guantanamo Bay detention center has languished in custody months after his scheduled release despite cooperating with authorities as part of a plea deal, according to a federal suit that seeks