Twitter, Meta among tech giants subpoenaed by Jan. 6 panel
WASHINGTON (AP) — Months after requesting documents from more than a dozen social platforms, the House committee investigating the Capitol insurrection has issued subpoenas targeting Twitter, Meta, Reddit and YouTube after lawmakers said the companies'...
Guard may help staffing shortages at New Mexico schools
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s governor said Thursday she’s considering seeking help from the National Guard to address COVID-19 staffing shortages at public schools, a move that could mark a first in the nation.
Supreme Court of Canada to review decision on B.C. school trustee’s defamation case
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada will look at whether a defamation lawsuit by a school trustee in Chilliwack, B.C., should proceed against the former president of a teachers union. Trustee Barry Neufeld made negative comments in 2017 about how
Ethics committee summons Duclos, Tam on mobile-phone data collection during pandemic
OTTAWA — The House of Commons ethics committee is calling on the health minister to explain the Public Health Agency of Canada’s collection of data from millions of mobile phones to understand travel patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic. Opposition MP...
Human Rights Watch report criticizes Canada on Indigenous, climate issues
OTTAWA — An international watchdog is taking Canada to task in a new report over what it says are serious domestic and foreign policy challenges on human rights. The annual report of the New York-based Human Rights Watch says that while
What is seditious conspiracy? Rare, but now part of Jan. 6
Sedition, conspiracy. Those big words are now being used in Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection criminal cases after prosecutors charged 11 people Thursday. But what do
Canadian oil can be part of transition if it gets cleaner, IEA head says
OTTAWA — The executive director of the International Energy Agency says Canadian oil and gas can be part of the transition to a clean-energy future if the industry can cut its carbon footprint. A new IEA report on Canada's energy industries
Olympic athletes heading to Beijing warned about Chinese cyber spies
OTTAWA — Athletes representing Canada in the Beijing Winter Olympics next month are being told to take extra precautions against Chinese cyber surveillance, including the danger of electronic devices being infected with spyware. Sports Minister Pascal...
B.C. Liberals launch review of new memberships ahead of Feb. 5 party leadership vote
VICTORIA — A British Columbia Liberal leadership candidate says he called for an audit of party memberships before the Feb. 5 leadership vote after reviewing data that raised questions about new members. Val Litwin said he sent a letter to the
Indigenous inmates face high rates of COVID-19 in federal prisons
OTTAWA — Indigenous federal inmates are infected with COVID-19 at disproportionately high rates. Correctional Service Canada said Wednesday that as of Jan. 10, there are 207 active COVID-19 cases among inmates in federal penitentiaries. Of those cases...
