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Interior secretary hires Native American as policy adviser

Interior secretary hires Native American as policy adviser

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A Native American attorney who oversaw New Mexico’s Indian Affairs Department has been tapped to serve as a top policy adviser to U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland.
Latest downed objects could well be 'benign,' US says

Latest downed objects could well be 'benign,' US says

WASHINGTON (AP) — The three still-unidentified aerial objects shot down by the U.S.
Ex-SNC-Lavalin executive Sami Bebawi loses appeal, must report to prison

Ex-SNC-Lavalin executive Sami Bebawi loses appeal, must report to prison

MONTREAL — A former SNC-Lavalin vice-president found guilty of bribing foreign officials — including the son of late Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi — and pocketing millions of dollars lost his appeal on Monday and was given 48 hours to report to pri
Liberal MP Greg Fergus breached Conflict of Interest Act with letter, watchdog rules

Liberal MP Greg Fergus breached Conflict of Interest Act with letter, watchdog rules

OTTAWA — Liberal MP Greg Fergus breached the Conflict of Interest Act by writing a letter in support of a television channel's application for mandatory carriage, the federal ethics commissioner has found.
Quebec premier demands explanation from junior hockey league about 'disgusting' abuse

Quebec premier demands explanation from junior hockey league about 'disgusting' abuse

QUEBEC — Premier François Legault is calling on the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League to provide a public explanation after disturbing revelations in a recent Ontario court decision of sexual assault and torture suffered by teenage players.
Vermont advances nonresident medically assisted suicide bill

Vermont advances nonresident medically assisted suicide bill

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — A bill that would make Vermont the second state in the country to allow terminally ill nonresidents to seek medically assisted suicide was approved by a state legislative committee on Tuesday.
Court nixes Fox News' bid to end voting tech firm's suit

Court nixes Fox News' bid to end voting tech firm's suit

NEW YORK (AP) — Fox News lost an attempt Tuesday to shut down a multibillion-dollar defamation lawsuit that accuses the network of spreading lies that a voting-technology company helped “steal” the 2020 election from then-U.S. President Donald Trump.
Alberta Justice official: 'never appropriate' for politicians to reach out to Crowns

Alberta Justice official: 'never appropriate' for politicians to reach out to Crowns

EDMONTON — The top civil servant at Alberta Justice says there are no formal rules stopping politicians from directly interfering in court prosecutions, but says his department relies on Crown lawyers knowing the boundaries and pushing back if it hap
Biden names Fed vice chair Brainard to head Economic Council

Biden names Fed vice chair Brainard to head Economic Council

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday named Federal Reserve Vice Chair Lael Brainard as the new director of his National Economic Council, making the Ph.D.
MPs seek transparency in Canada's sanctions regime, accountability for Russia's war

MPs seek transparency in Canada's sanctions regime, accountability for Russia's war

OTTAWA — The House of Commons foreign affairs committee wants the Trudeau government to report to Parliament on a regular basis about whether its sanctions regime is actually working.
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