Leak of billionaires’ tax data draws GOP outcry over privacy
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans in Congress are alarmed by the leak of confidential IRS data to the investigative news organization ProPublica, enabling it to reveal that famous billionaires including Warren Buffett, Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg paid l...
Systemic review of B.C. government supports for Indigenous children required: report
VICTORIA — The circumstances surrounding the overdose death of a 17-year-old on her birthday are related to the alienating experiences of thousands of Indigenous children forced to attend Canada's residential schools, says British Columbia's children's...
The Latest: CFL clears hurdle in bid to return this year
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___
Iran still lying about crash, leaving air travel in country unsafe, Goodale says
OTTAWA — The prime minister's special adviser on the downing of flight PS752 says as long as Iran refuses to tell the whole truth about the crash, the country's airspace remains unsafe. "Canada should, in my view, be raising this issue
Northern New England reps urge US-Canadian border reopening
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The U.S. representatives from Northern New England are urging the Department of Homeland Security to safely reopen the U.S.-Canadian border, noting that Canadian tourists are vital contributors to the region's economy.
California appeals court ruling upending assault weapons ban
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's governor denounced in starkly personal terms a federal judge's upending of the state's restrictions on assault weapons as officials announced the filing Thursday of a formal notice that they will appeal the decisi...
Senators eye $579B in new infrastructure spending, $1T plan
WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of senators is eyeing an infrastructure deal with $579 billion in new spending as negotiators try to strike a nearly $1 trillion deal on President Joe Biden's top priority, according to those briefed
NDP motion to see Commons recognize residential schools as genocide fails
OTTAWA — An NDP motion calling on the federal government to recognize the residential schools policy pursued by Canada for over a century as genocide against Indigenous Peoples was unsuccessful. NDP MP Leah Gazan asked fellow lawmakers to unanimously a...
Iran sends warships to Atlantic amid Venezuela concerns
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Iranian destroyer and support vessel are now sailing in the Atlantic Ocean in a rare mission far from the Islamic Republic, Iran's state TV reported on Thursday, without offering the vessels’ final destination.
Indiana court nixes Land Rover seizure over $400 drug deal
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana man whose $35,000 Land Rover was seized after his arrest for selling $400 in heroin will get to keep the vehicle, the Indiana Supreme Court ruled Thursday, more than two years after the U.S. Supreme