GOP Arizona Rep. Schweikert fined in campaign spending case
PHOENIX (AP) — Republican Arizona Rep. David Schweikert's campaign committee has been hit with a $125,000 fine by the Federal Elections Commission for misreporting spending and diverting some campaign funds for personal use.
Connecticut judge seals Greenwich woman’s voyeurism case
STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — A judge has sealed the criminal case file of a wealthy Connecticut woman who secretly recorded three people, including a child, in a manner involving sexual desire — a move called unusual by open government advocates
Nevada’s first execution in nearly 16 years on hold again
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada’s first execution in nearly 16 years is on hold again after the state’s lawyers told a federal judge on Monday they couldn’t possibly satisfy the legal requirements necessary to put Zane Michael Floyd to death
What is the Emergencies Act? A primer on the law invoked by Trudeau to quell protests
OTTAWA — The federal move to invoke the Emergencies Act could allow authorities to forbid more large trucks from rolling into the gridlocked area around Parliament Hill. The Liberal government's decision Monday to use the law for the first time also
Texas AG sues Facebook parent Meta over facial recognition
The Texas Attorney General is suing Facebook parent Meta, saying the company has unlawfully collected biometric data on Texans for commercial purposes, without their informed consent.
Hospitalizations down, but two more COVID-19-related deaths in New Brunswick
FREDERICTON — There are 112 people hospitalized in New Brunswick as a result of COVID-19 — a drop of four from Sunday. Health officials said today 13 patients are in intensive care, two fewer than the day before, and seven people
Ottawa invests $672,000 in vaccine outreach in Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada
HALIFAX — Ottawa is investing $672,000 into Nova Scotian organizations to boost COVID-19 vaccine uptake in undervaccinated communities throughout the province and the Atlantic region. Liberal MP for Halifax Andy Fillmore announced today the money would...
Investigated Colorado clerk wants to run state’s elections
DENVER (AP) — A Colorado official who repeats former President Donald Trump's lies about the 2020 presidential contest and is under investigation for alleged election security breaches announced Monday she is running to be her state's top elections off...
Feds, N.L. say Muskrat Falls financing terms are signed, as Innu Nation cries foul
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Ottawa and the Newfoundland and Labrador government have signed terms for two key pieces of a $5.2-billion financing agreement aimed at staving off a spike in provincewide electricity rates due to the beleaguered Muskrat Falls hydroe...
‘Had to act’: RCMP arrest 13, seize weapons near Alberta-U.S. border crossing
COUTTS, Alta. — RCMP arrested 13 people near the main United States border crossing in southern Alberta on Monday after becoming aware of a cache of firearms and ammunition. RCMP Supt. Roberta McKale said 11 of the arrests were made in
