Latest exit from Fed’s board gives Biden three slots to fill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Randal Quarles announced Monday that he will resign from the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors at the end of the year after completing a four-year term as its top bank regulator, opening up another vacancy on the
Europe bolsters pioneering tech rules with help from Haugen
LONDON (AP) — European lawmakers have pioneered efforts to rein in big technology companies and are working to strengthen those rules, putting them ahead of the United States and other parts of world that have been slower to regulate Facebook
Quebec reports 531 new COVID-19 cases, four more deaths linked to virus
MONTREAL — Quebec is reporting 531 new cases of COVID-19 today and four more deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus. Health officials say COVID-19-related hospitalizations dropped by two, to 225, and there were 48 people in intensive care, a drop o...
Quebec seniors minister ill, won’t appear at inquest into COVID long-term care deaths
MONTREAL — Quebec's seniors minister will not appear before a coroner's inquest investigating deaths in the long-term care system during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Marguerite Blais is on medical leave and will be replaced at the hearings ...
COVID-19 infections rising again in Ontario, but experts say no need to panic
TORONTO — COVID-19 cases are on the rise again in Ontario in a trend experts attribute to cooling temperatures, lifting capacity limits and less stringent precautions among the public. "We're definitely out of the honeymoon phase and back in the
Bangladesh ruling party set to win vote boycotted by rivals
SREENAGAR, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh's ruling party is set to win a series of local elections to choose representatives at the village level amid a boycott by the country’s largest opposition party, after widespread allegations of misconduct in the ...
Ottawa to protect habitat of endangered western chorus frog in Montreal suburb
MONTREAL — The federal government will intervene to preserve the habitat of an endangered frog south of Montreal, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said Monday. Guilbeault said in a statement on Twitter that he will recommend an emergency order to...
Federal leaders remember sacrifices, injustices endured by Indigenous veterans
OTTAWA — Federal leaders marked the sacrifices of Indigenous veterans on Monday, as well as the discrimination they faced after returning from war. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says all flags on federal government buildings, including the Peace Tower ...
France flexes muscle, puts warship in eastern Mediterranean
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — France showcased its military muscle Monday with a tour of its new frigate Auvergne in the eastern Mediterranean, seeking to underscore what the ship's captain said was the importance that Paris attaches to ensuring security and
US charges 2 suspected major ransomware operators
WASHINGTON (AP) — A suspected Ukrainian hacker has been arrested and charged in the United States in connection with a string of costly ransomware attacks, including one that snarled businesses around the globe on the Fourth of July weekend, U.S.