Montana court rules against media in closed meeting case

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The chairman of a legislative committee who convened a meeting of a majority of the Republican members of the committee — but not a majority of the committee itself — did not violate Montana's open meeting

Personal info about military sex misconduct claimants inadvertently released

OTTAWA — The company administering the federal government's $900-million settlement deal with Armed Forces members and veterans who experienced sexual misconduct while in uniform has inadvertently released private information about dozens of claimants....

British envoy in Moscow to try to ease Ukraine crisis

MOSCOW (AP) — Britain’s top diplomat flew Wednesday to Moscow, seeking to defuse tensions raised by Russia's military buildup near Ukraine and warning that an invasion would bring “massive consequences for all involved.”

Manitoba hints at different approach to COVID-19 rules than other Prairie provinces

WINNIPEG — A top Manitoba health official says the province will not rush to loosen its COVID-19 restrictions simply because some other provinces are doing so. Dr. Jazz Atwal, the deputy chief public health officer, says Manitoba will look mainly at

Italian prosecutors seek political funding trial for Renzi

ROME (AP) — Prosecutors in Florence on Wednesday requested trial indictment for former Italian Premier Matteo Renzi for alleged illegal political party funding. Renzi denied any

Legal experts baffled by sentence for registering to vote

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Some legal experts view as excessive and baffling the six-year prison sentence given to a Tennessee activist convicted of illegally registering to vote while on probation.

Interior B.C. library adds radon detector kits to its borrowing options

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Residents in parts of British Columbia's southern Interior will only need a valid library card if they want access to a tool that could help make their homes safer. The Thompson-Nicola Regional Library says radon detector kits are

Feds declined offer from privacy commissioner for advice on collection of phone data

OTTAWA — The federal privacy commissioner says his offer to advise the government on the implications of collecting data from millions of mobile phones during the COVID-19 pandemic was rebuffed. Daniel Therrien told a House of Commons committee this we...

Ex-EU commissioner pleads innocent in Malta to bribery

VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — A former European Union health commissioner pleaded innocent in a Maltese courtroom on Wednesday to charges of bribery and influence trading bribery charges.

Teachers’ union, Edmonton school board, worried about Alberta lifting COVID mask rule

EDMONTON — The president of the Alberta Teachers' Association says it is exploring legal options after the province announced it will lift the mask mandate in classrooms and take away power from school boards that disagree with the decision to

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