3rd figure in NJ murder-for-hire plot due for plea hearing
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — An aging ex-convict from Connecticut is due back in court for a plea hearing this week in one of New Jersey's most intriguing political mysteries — the murder of a Democratic operative by one of his
Alberta MLA says he felt obligated to hack government website, used premier’s info
EDMONTON — An Alberta opposition legislature member under RCMP investigation after admittedly hacking into a government health website using some of Premier Jason Kenney's personal information says he felt a professional responsibility to do it. Thomas...
Judge Jackson grilled on Guantanamo detainee representation
WASHINGTON (AP) — Four men once held at the Guantanamo Bay detention center — men Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson never met — were central to some of the questions she fielded Tuesday during her Supreme Court confirmation hearing.
Feds mum on next step in fighter jet competition
OTTAWA — Federal procurement officials won’t say when Canada will take the next step in the years-long process of selecting a new fighter jet. The federal government announced in December that it had narrowed its search for a replacement of the
Alaska announces elections timeline for vacant US House seat
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — State election officials on Tuesday announced plans for a June 11 special primary and an Aug. 16 special election to fill the U.S. House seat left vacant with last week's death of U.S. Rep. Don Young.
Alberta auditor general gives qualified thumbs-up to oil well cleanup spending
EDMONTON — The Alberta government is getting mostly check marks from the province's auditor general over how it handled the billion dollars it got from Ottawa to clean up abandoned oil and gas wells and get service contractors back to
FBI sees growing Russian hacker interest in US energy firms
WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI is warning that it has seen increased interest by Russian hackers in energy companies since the start of Russia's war against Ukraine, though it is offering no indication that a specific cyberattack is planned.
Judge wants names behind bribes in Ohio statehouse scandal
AKRON, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday ordered attorneys for investors in utility giant FirstEnergy Corp. to reveal who from the company paid bribes in an alleged $60 million scheme to win a legislative bailout for two
Manitoba hydro rate increases could be capped, hearings reduced under new bill
WINNIPEG — Manitoba's Progressive Conservative government is making another attempt to control hydroelectric rates but it may yet again run into resistance from the Opposition New Democrats. A bill introduced in the legislature Tuesday would allow the ...
Student demonstration marks decade since Quebec’s so-called ‘Maple Spring’ protests
MONTREAL — Several hundred students took to the streets of Montreal today, marking a decade since their peers did the same during the so-called "Maple Spring" of 2012. It was one of several demonstrations planned across the province this week until
