US: Couple accused in submarine espionage case indicted
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Maryland couple arrested earlier this month on charges of trying to sell information about nuclear-powered warships to a foreign country have been indicted, the Justice Department said Tuesday.
Next Edmonton mayor hopes for positive results with Alberta premier, UCP government
Edmonton’s next mayor says his goal with Premier Jason Kenney will be to keep it respectful and get things done. “We haven’t always agreed on some policy proposals, but I have always been very respectful,” Amarjeet Sohi said Tuesday following his
Saskatchewan’s chief medical health officer was sent threatening emails: government
REGINA — The Saskatchewan government says the province's chief medical health officer is the second person to receive threatening messages through email. On Monday, Regina police said a man was charged with uttering threats from a fake account to two p...
Trudeau, Blanchet talk vaccination, provincial health summit ahead of Nov. 22 return
OTTAWA — A month before returning to the House of Commons, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet agree on one at least one thing: those present will need to be fully vaccinated. Following a conversation describe...
Black Democratic chair gets lynching threat over Trump essay
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The first Black chair of Iowa’s Democratic Party says he received a series of racist messages, including a lynching threat, after writing an opinion piece in a local newspaper criticizing former President Donald Trump and
Former Calif. regulator tapped to run highway safety agency
DETROIT (AP) — A former California pollution regulator is being nominated to run the nation's highway safety agency. President Joe
Coal report on Albertans’ views to be delayed one month, says panel chairman
EDMONTON — A report detailing how Albertans feel about open-pit coal mining in the Rockies will be delayed by a month, says the head of the committee preparing the document. Ron Wallace said the report, the first of two his panel
Ex-GOP senator leaving party, challenging Oklahoma governor
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The first GOP candidate to challenge Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt said Tuesday he’s leaving the party and will run against Stitt as an independent, making him the second elected Oklahoma Republican in recent weeks to leave
Retired Rep. Bill Zeliff, who probed Waco siege, dies at 85
Former U.S. Rep. Bill Zeliff, a three-term Republican best known for helping lead the congressional investigation of the government's disastrous siege of the Branch Davidian compound near Waco, Texas, has died. He was 85.
Businesses nervously await fine print of vax-or-test rule
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than six weeks after promising a new vaccination-or-testing rule covering the millions of Americans at companies with 100 or more workers, President Joe Biden’s most aggressive move yet to combat the COVID-19 pandemic is almost r...