Feds: Seattle man arrested trying to join ISIS terror group
SEATTLE (AP) — A 20-year-old Seattle man is facing a terrorism-related charge after being arrested while trying to board a flight to join the Islamic State group, the U.S. Justice Department said Tuesday.
Judge rules national civil liberties group can challenge New Brunswick abortion law
FREDERICTON — A New Brunswick judge on Tuesday authorized a national civil liberties group to mount a legal challenge to the province's abortion law, which bans government funding for abortions conducted outside three approved hospitals. Court of Queen...
Philly police officer fired over Facebook posts reinstated
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia police department has reinstated an officer fired in 2019 over Facebook posts saying among other things that refugees should “starve to death."
Six Nations asks Prime Minister Trudeau for help searching residential school grounds
SIX NATIONS OF THE GRAND RIVER, ONTARIO — Canada's largest First Nations territory is asking the federal government to help it search the grounds of a former residential school for unmarked graves. Six Nations of the Grand River issued an open
Six Nations asks Prime Minister Trudeau for help searching residential school grounds
SIX NATIONS OF THE GRAND RIVER, ONTARIO — Canada's largest First Nations territory is asking the federal government to help it search the grounds of a former residential school for unmarked graves. Six Nations of the Grand River issued an open
Ryerson University to rename journalism school publications ahead of new school year
TORONTO — Ryerson University's school of journalism says it will rename two of its publications ahead of the new school year, dropping any reference to the man the school is named after. The department says in a statement it will change
US seizes 2 domain names used in cyberespionage campaign
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department said Tuesday that it has seized two domain names used in a cyberespionage campaign that targeted U.S. and foreign government agencies, think tanks and humanitarian groups.
Ex-banker convicted in massive German tax evasion scheme
BERLIN (AP) — A court in Germany convicted a former private banker of five counts of tax evasion Tuesday in a case linked to a far-reaching scheme involving hundreds of suspects.
Biden suspends oil leases in Alaska’s Arctic refuge
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Tuesday suspended oil and gas leases in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, reversing a drilling program approved by the Trump administration and reviving a political fight over a remote region that i...
Canadian military-goods exports dropped last year as sales to Saudi Arabia fell
OTTAWA — The federal government reported Tuesday the value of Canadian military-goods exports fell last year as its sales to Saudi Arabia dropped. Canada's annual report on exports of military equipment says in 2020 it sold approximately $1.966 billion...