Facebook expands harassment policy to protect public figures
MENLO PARK, Calif. — Facebook will expand its policies on harassment to remove more harmful content, the company said Wednesday in its latest change following congressional testimony from a whistleblower who faulted the social media giant for not doing...
Chicago police union head urges cops to defy vaccine mandate
CHICAGO (AP) — The head of the Chicago police officers union has called on its members to defy the city's requirement to report their COVID-19 vaccination status by Friday or be placed on unpaid leave.
Two more N.S. Mi’kmaq communities strike deals with Ottawa to set lobster traps
HALIFAX — Two Mi'kmaq First Nations have negotiated lobster fishing arrangements with Ottawa that authorize them to set a total of 3,500 traps during federally regulated fishing seasons off southwestern Nova Scotia. Ottawa said today in a news release ...
Ex-Michigan Rep. Dale Kildee dies; was in Congress 36 years
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Former Michigan Rep. Dale Kildee, who represented his hometown of Flint and the surrounding area in Congress for 36 years, died Wednesday. He was 92.
Dems consider new immigration plan for domestic policy bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats may propose that the government exercise its existing parole power to let migrants stay temporarily in the United States, aides and advocates said Wednesday, in the party’s latest attempt to use its expansive domestic...
Incoming army commander under investigation for ‘historical allegations’
OTTAWA — Incoming Canadian Army commander Lt.-Gen. Trevor Cadieu is denying any wrongdoing after the Canadian Forces National Investigation Service revealed Wednesday the senior officer is under investigation for alleged sexual misconduct. Cadieu was r...
2nd driver killed by air bag inflator from Tennessee’s ARC
DETROIT (AP) — A second person has been killed by an exploding air bag inflator made by a Tennessee company that has been under investigation by a federal agency for more than six years without any resolution.
Governor: Lt. governor’s LGBTQ comments don’t speak for NC
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper said Wednesday that Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson “does not speak for North Carolina,” a reference to comments that Robinson made about sex education in public schools that critics say plainly dispara...
O’Toole grapples with thorny question of mandatory vaccination for his MPs
OTTAWA — One of the challenges for Erin O'Toole, in staying on as Conservative leader, will be deciding whether his MPs must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to enter the House of Commons. Mandatory immunization has been called for by the
Appeals court rules Manitoba had the right to impose wage freeze on public sector
WINNIPEG — A court ruling that struck down the Manitoba government's public-sector wage freeze as a violation of collective bargaining rights was overturned by a higher court Wednesday. The provincial Court of Appeal ruled the government was within its...