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Chinese foreign interference: Retired Mountie William Majcher granted bail in Quebec

Chinese foreign interference: Retired Mountie William Majcher granted bail in Quebec

LONGUEUIL, Que. — A former RCMP officer charged with helping China conduct foreign interference was granted bail on Tuesday with conditions that forbid him from leaving the country.
Head of US cybersecurity agency sees progress on election security, with more work needed for 2024

Head of US cybersecurity agency sees progress on election security, with more work needed for 2024

CHARLESTON, S.C.
B.C. port workers mull contract offer as expert warns of more labour strife

B.C. port workers mull contract offer as expert warns of more labour strife

VANCOUVER — More large-scale disputes like the industrial action at British Columbia's ports may be on the horizon, a labour movement researcher is warning, as longshore workers gathered to consider a possible agreement with employers.
Transgender patients sue the hospital that provided their records to Tennessee's attorney general

Transgender patients sue the hospital that provided their records to Tennessee's attorney general

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Vanderbilt University Medical Center is being sued by its transgender clinic patients, who accuse the hospital of violating their privacy by turning their records over to Tennessee's attorney general .
Rhode Island Ethics Commission opens investigation into Gov. Dan McKee's lunch with lobbyist

Rhode Island Ethics Commission opens investigation into Gov. Dan McKee's lunch with lobbyist

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island Democratic Gov. Dan McKee will be investigated by the state Ethics Commission in order to establish whether or not a free lunch violated state campaign finance laws.
Oklahoma attorney general joins lawsuit over tribal gambling agreements, criticizes GOP governor

Oklahoma attorney general joins lawsuit over tribal gambling agreements, criticizes GOP governor

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma’s new Republican attorney general accused Gov. Kevin Stitt on Tuesday of failing to follow state law and said he’s stepping into a long running legal dispute over tribal gambling agreements Stitt signed in 2020.
Ottawa buying nine Airbus planes to replace Polaris fleet, including PM's plane

Ottawa buying nine Airbus planes to replace Polaris fleet, including PM's plane

OTTAWA — The federal government has signed a $3.
Jill Biden marks US reentry into UNESCO with a flag-raising ceremony in Paris

Jill Biden marks US reentry into UNESCO with a flag-raising ceremony in Paris

PARIS (AP) — U.S. first lady Jill Biden attended a flag-raising ceremony at UNESCO in Paris on Tuesday, marking Washington's official reentry into the U.N. agency after a controversial five-year hiatus.
Core of Montreal's Chinatown district receives Quebec heritage status

Core of Montreal's Chinatown district receives Quebec heritage status

MONTREAL — Quebec has designated Montreal's Chinatown neighbourhood a provincial heritage site, protecting nine buildings in the district from demolition or significant alteration without permission.
Block on Iowa's strict abortion law can be appealed, state Supreme Court says

Block on Iowa's strict abortion law can be appealed, state Supreme Court says

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Gov. Kim Reynolds can proceed with an appeal on a temporary block on the state’s new, restrictive abortion law, the Iowa Supreme Court said Tuesday.