Justice minister invokes cabinet secrecy around use of Emergencies Act
OTTAWA — Justice Minister David Lametti repeatedly invoked cabinet confidentiality in his appearance before a special committee tasked with investigating the government’s use of the Emergencies Act. Lametti was asked pointed questions Tuesday evening ...
Harris positive for COVID-19, Biden not a ‘close contact’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, the White House announced, underscoring the persistence of the highly contagious virus even as the U.S. eases restrictions in a bid to return to pre-pandemic normal...
Access-to-info system at Library and Archives Canada in ‘bleak state’: watchdog
OTTAWA — Library and Archives Canada is frequently failing to answer formal requests for historical records in a timely way, says a new report from the federal information watchdog that calls on the Liberal government to make fundamental changes. The s...
Wisconsin’s GOP-ordered election investigation will continue
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican-ordered investigation into the 2020 election in Wisconsin that was supposed to wrap up this week will continue just as Donald Trump urged, but with no more taxpayer money to pay for it, the state's
UK: Concerns raised over Chinese surveillance camera firm
LONDON (AP) — An independent monitor of Britain's use of surveillance cameras has asked for the government to clarify its positions on buying equipment from a Chinese technology company accused of involvement in human rights abuses.
Carbon pricing too hard on Indigenous groups, small biz, too weak on industry: audit
OTTAWA — Canada's carbon pricing system is disproportionately hard on Indigenous communities and small businesses and not hard enough on the biggest emitters, the federal environment commissioner said Tuesday in a new audit. The carbon pricing audit wa...
Second B.C. farm positive for avian flu as virus found in backyard flock in Kelowna
KELOWNA, B.C. — A small backyard poultry flock in Kelowna, B.C., has tested positive for avian flu, the second known outbreak of the disease among flocks in British Columbia. The highly infectious H5N1 strain of the illness was confirmed earlier this
Winner of Slovenia vote hopes to form government by mid-June
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — The winner of Slovenia's weekend parliamentary election says he hopes to have a new government formed by mid-June. Robert Golob, the leader of
Top EU court sends a warning to nations renewing ID checks
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s top court handed down a ruling Tuesday that could force countries to regularly justify why they are conducting ID checks on people who should be able to move freely within Europe’s passport-free travel area.
EXPLAINER: How is Trans-Dniester related to war in Ukraine?
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Among the sites of the former Soviet Union's “frozen conflicts,” a long and narrow strip of land in Moldova has been the most stable for three decades. Trans-Dniester hasn't seen fighting since the end of a