Canada sets ambitious immigration targets for post-pandemic recovery
OTTAWA — The federal government plans to keep ramping up the record number of new permanent residents in Canada over the next three years as it works through a massive backlog of applications that have piled up during the COVID-19
Judge to dismiss Palin’s libel suit against New York Times
NEW YORK (AP) — A judge said Monday he’ll dismiss a libel lawsuit that former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin filed against The New York Times, claiming the newspaper damaged her reputation with an editorial falsely linking her campaign rhetoric to
Feds move up timeline to repay benefit clawbacks for low-income seniors
OTTAWA — The federal government says it plans to hand out millions in benefits in April to low-income seniors who saw their income top-ups reduced because they received emergency pandemic aid. The government has set aside $742.4 million to help some
WHO gets supplies to Ethiopia’s Tigray but distribution lags
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. health agency says it has been granted access to send medical supplies to Ethiopia's embattled Tigray region for the first time in six months, but fuel shortages are hampering distribution.
Navy engineer pleads guilty to selling submarine secrets
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Navy nuclear engineer pleaded guilty Monday to passing information about American nuclear-powered warships to someone he thought was a representative of a foreign government but who was actually an undercover FBI agent.
Son of Turkmenistan’s leader to run in an early election
ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (AP) — The son of Turkmenistan's authoritarian leader will run in an early presidential election next month, a move that lays the foundation for a political dynasty in the gas-rich Central Asian republic.
Raffensperger endorses overlapping election investigators
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is for the first time endorsing a separate agency hiring election investigators, a plan that will overlap what the Republican says is his own underfunded investigation unit.
Former Speaker of B.C. legislature didn’t consider conflict of interest: trial hears
VANCOUVER — A former Speaker of the B.C. legislature says he doesn't recall being worried about a conflict of interest after he took guidance from the same lawyer who gave a former clerk advice about a retirement payment that's at
Kemp: Let parents opt kids out of masks through June 2023
ATLANTA (AP) — Gov. Brian Kemp's plan to let Georgia parents opt their children out of public school mask mandates would only run through June 30, 2023, and he took repeated shots at Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams as he
Ban on school mask mandates passed by Virginia House
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — The Virginia House of Delegates banned school mask mandates Monday, handing a victory to Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin after his effort to impose the ban by executive order stalled in court.
