Feds oppose immediate release of voting machine report
ATLANTA (AP) — A federal cybersecurity agency is reviewing a report that alleges security vulnerabilities in voting machines used by Georgia and other states and says the document shouldn't be made public until the agency has had time to assess
Changes to COVID-19 border measures to be announced next week
OTTAWA — The federal government will announce changes to pandemic measures at Canada's borders next week, Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos signalled Friday, while Canada's chief public health officer said the country is looking to more sustainable plan...
NDP’s Black caucus translating community needs into the language of the legislature
Laura Mae Lindo is reminded of the challenges of advocating for the Black community from within a system that has often trampled its rights whenever she steps inside Ontario's legislative chamber. "When I look at the speaker and above his head
Manitoba to lift mask mandates, COVID-19 vaccine passports in March
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government plans to lift its COVID-19 restrictions by mid-March, easing them in stages starting next week, Premier Heather Stefanson said Friday. The current 50 per cent capacity limits in restaurants, concert venues, cinemas, h...
Dave Chappelle says he didn’t oppose affordable housing
YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio (AP) — Comedian Dave Chappelle said his threat to pull the plug on his plans to open a comedy club near his hometown in Ohio wasn't because he opposed a proposal for affordable housing in a nearby
Final evacuation orders lifted in Old Fort, B.C., years after landslides
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — Final evacuation orders have been lifted for an area of northeastern British Columbia affected by slow-moving landslides that began more than three years ago. A notice on the Peace River Regional District website says the orders
Native American statue’s placement in Atlanta reconsidered
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta’s leaders are rethinking plans to install a statue representing a Native American man lauded as a “co-founder of Georgia" following a report on the project by The Associated Press.
Injunction granted to prevent protesters from blocking Ambassador Bridge
Protesters blocking one of Canada's busiest border crossings were dealt a one-two punch Friday, as a court granted an injunction banning their blockade and Ontario's premier declared a state of emergency that would subject them to major fines. Flag-wav...
New Mexico seeks to protect judges from threats, doxxing
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico legislators are considering new criminal penalties aimed at protecting state and local judges and their immediate families from threats and the malicious sharing of personal information such as home addresses.
Landlords finding ways to evict after getting rental aid
A day before she was due to be evicted in November from her Atlanta home, Shanelle King heard that she had been awarded about $15,000 in rental assistance. She could breathe again.
