Oregon lawmaker faces expulsion in assault on state Capitol
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A Republican state lawmaker faces being expelled from office after a video emerged apparently showing him choreographing how he would let far-right protesters into the closed Oregon Capitol days before he did so in December.
Florida moves against foreign theft of intellectual property
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law Monday a pair of bills focused on “nefarious foreign influence and corporate espionage” — particularly singling out China, which he accused of stealing intellectual property and infiltr...
Italian police dismantle antisemitic, racist online group
ROME (AP) — Italian police have dismantled an online group dedicated to antisemitic and racist propaganda that incited young people to carry out extreme actions, authorities said Monday.
Revisions to Broadcasting Act won’t cover online porn, heritage minister says
OTTAWA — Sweeping updates to the Broadcasting Act will not cover pornography or sexually exploitive content online, the federal heritage minister says. Steven Guilbeault told the House of Commons ethics committee Monday that a new regulator will handle...
Anchorage police release draft proposal for body camera use
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Anchorage Police Department is proposing that uniformed officers wear body cameras at all times while on duty and record all calls for service or when initiating encounters with the public "unless it is unsafe, impossible
Cities are adapting to a heat wave in a pandemic that has closed many cool places
Cities in Eastern Canada are adapting their heat wave-response plans, as pandemic restrictions have closed many places where people normally go to beat the heat. In Ottawa, where a heat warning was issued on Saturday, the city has opened four emergenc...
New Brunswick fails to meet vaccination target, delays first phase of reopening plan
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's chief medical officer confirmed Monday the province had failed in its bid to have 75 per cent of the population, age 12 and over, receive a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine by the end of the
Schumer recommending 2 voting rights lawyers to be judges
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate’s top Democrat is recommending President Joe Biden nominate two prominent voting rights attorneys to serve as judges on the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and on the federal bench in Manhattan.
Britt files paperwork to run for US Senate in Alabama
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A longtime aide to retiring U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby is entering the race to replace him in what's shaping up to be a GOP primary slugfest at a time when the national Republican Party is trying
Nova Scotia’s top doctor recommends Pfizer or Moderna vaccines for booster shots
HALIFAX — People who received a single dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine should opt for one of the other vaccines as a booster shot, Nova Scotia's chief medical officer of health said Monday. Dr. Robert Strang cited research indicating a second