Category Archives: Politics
Germany: 6 men held in alleged plan to sabotage power lines
BERLIN (AP) — Authorities in Germany said Thursday they have detained six men on suspicion of planning to sabotage overhead power lines in order to disrupt the country's electricity supply.
Germany: 6 men held in alleged plan to sabotage power lines
BERLIN (AP) — Authorities in Germany said Thursday they have detained six men on suspicion of planning to sabotage overhead power lines in order to disrupt the country's electricity supply.
Afghan interpreters demand Ottawa keep promise to help endangered family members
OTTAWA — Dozens of Afghan interpreters who worked with Canada's military gathered on Parliament Hill to demand the federal government help their family members. The government introduced a special immigration stream in December to bring the families of...
Graham says he’ll vote ‘no’ on Jackson for Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham said Thursday he won’t vote for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, expressing concerns about her record despite supporting her confirmation as an appeals court judge last year.
U.S. using Defense Production Act to kick-start domestic critical minerals production
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden brandished one of the biggest weapons in his economic arsenal Thursday in hopes of turning the United States into a leading producer of electric-vehicle batteries and the minerals used to make them. Biden issued an ord...
Starting Friday, vaccinated travellers to Canada don’t need a COVID-19 test
OTTAWA — The eye-watering sensation of a swab up the nose will no longer be a cost of admission to Canada for vaccinated travellers as of Friday. The government announced it would do away with the requirement for COVID-19 tests for
Ethiopia’s Supreme Court upholds bail for journalist
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Ethiopia’s Supreme Court has upheld the order to release on bail journalist Amir Aman Kiyaro, who has been imprisoned for four months without charges, rejecting a police effort to block his bail.
Pentagon links leadership failures to violence at bases
WASHINGTON (AP) — Military bases with a high risk for sexual assault, harassment and other harmful behaviors often have leaders who don't understand violence prevention, don't make it a priority and focus more on their mission than on their people,
CIA director tests positive for COVID-19, has mild symptoms
WASHINGTON (AP) — CIA Director William Burns has tested positive for COVID-19, according to an agency statement Thursday. The statement said Burns is experiencing mild symptoms and
Third federal loan guarantee finalized for N.L.’s troubled Muskrat Falls project
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Financing has been secured for Ottawa's third loan guarantee propping up a delay-plagued hydro project in Newfoundland and Labrador. The province's Crown energy corporation says CIBC has underwritten a $1-billion loan guaranteed by t...
