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Garland formally prohibits seizure of reporters' records
WASHINGTON (AP) - Attorney General Merrick Garland on Monday formally prohibited federal prosecutors from seizing the records of journalists in leak investigations, with limited exceptions, reversing ...
Jul 19, 2021
Green party confirms non-confidence vote against leader Annamie Paul cancelled
OTTAWA - The Green party has confirmed a planned non-confidence vote against leader Annamie Paul is off the table until at least the next general meeting of members. In a short statement posted to the...
Jul 19, 2021
New this week: 'Zola,' 'Ted Lasso' and a Felicity Jones film
Here's a collection curated by The Associated Press' entertainment journalists of what's arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. MOVIES - It's the last day on Earth in Los An...
Jul 19, 2021
Official: Haiti's interim prime minister to step down
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Haiti's designated Prime Minister Ariel Henry will replace the country's interim prime minister to honor the wishes of the country's slain president, an official told The ...
Jul 19, 2021
Canada joins allies in blaming China for massive attack on email servers
OTTAWA - Canada is joining the United States and other allies in blaming China for a massive cyber attack that compromised tens of thousands of computers around the world earlier this year. The attack...
Jul 19, 2021
Basketball's Ayim, rugby sevens' Hirayama named opening ceremony flag-bearers
TOKYO - Women's basketball player Miranda Ayim and men's rugby sevens player Nathan Hirayama have been named Canada's flag-bearers for the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics. The reveal of who wou...
Jul 19, 2021
Basketball's Ayim, rugby sevens' Hirayama named opening ceremony flag-bearers
TOKYO - Women's basketball player Miranda Ayim and men's rugby sevens player Nathan Hirayama have been named Canada's flag-bearers for the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics. The reveal of who wou...
Jul 19, 2021
TransAlta completes second of three planned Alberta plant conversions to natural gas
CALGARY - TransAlta Corp. has taken another step in its goal of becoming carbon neutral by converting the second of three planned coal-to-gas conversions at its Alberta Thermal power generation facili...
Jul 19, 2021
Microsoft Exchange email hack was caused by China, US says
WASHINGTON - The Biden administration on Monday blamed China for a hack of Microsoft Exchange email server software that compromised tens of thousands of computers around the world earlier this year. ...
Jul 19, 2021
Biden transfers 1st Guantanamo detainee to home country
WASHINGTON - The Biden administration on Monday transferred a detainee out of the Guantnamo Bay detention facility for the first time, sending a Moroccan man back home years after he was recommended f...
Jul 19, 2021