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Slovakia’s parliament approves plan to dismantle whistleblower protection office
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s parliament approved on Tuesday a government plan to dismantle an independent office that protects those who report corruption and other criminal activities. A total of 78 lawmakers representing the coalition government led by populist Prime Minister Robert Fico voted in favor of the move in the 150-seat parliament, despite critical…
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Judge wants whistleblower to testify in contempt probe of Trump official over planes to El Salvador
A federal judge investigating whether Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should face a contempt charge over flights carrying migrants to El Salvador said Monday he wants to hear from a whistleblower and top Justice Department official. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg in Washington ordered the government to make Deputy Assistant Attorney General Drew Ensign available…
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Texas AG Ken Paxton launches Senate primary challenge against Republican Sen. John Cornyn
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is running for the U.S. Senate in a primary challenge against Republican Sen. John Cornyn, setting up what is likely to become one of the GOP’s most contentious and expensive contests of 2026. Paxton, a close ally of President Donald Trump, made the announcement Tuesday after…
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Leaders take their campaigns to Western Canada as federal election nears midpoint
The leaders of the top three federal parties were campaigning Tuesday in Western Canada, where Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre promised to crack down on offshore tax loopholes by appointing a tax task force. The Conservatives said the task force would make the rules more fair and simple and ensure large companies can’t “stash their money…
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As a future of US foreign aid cuts comes into focus, so do efforts to respond
With most programs funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development cut and the agency’s remaining staff told their jobs will end by September, the reality of the Trump administration’s sudden halt to more than 60 years of international development work has sunk in. Billionaire presidential advisor Elon Musk, who led the charge to dismantle…
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Lawyer says Prince Harry was unfairly ‘singled out’ when stripped of UK security detail
LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry was treated unfairly when he was stripped of his British security detail, his attorney told appeals court judges Tuesday as he sought to win back his government-funded protection. Harry, whose rare appearance in court indicated the case’s importance to him, lost his police bodyguards in February 2020 after he stepped…
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Appeals court restores DOGE access to sensitive information at US agencies
BALTIMORE (AP) — An appeals court on Monday cleared the way for billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to once again access people’s private data at three federal agencies, a win for the Trump administration as the underlying lawsuit plays out. In a split ruling, the three-judge panel blocked a lower court decision that…
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17 government inspectors, 170 companies and more than 9,000 potential infractions: inside B.C.’s oversight of the oil and gas sector
This investigation is a collaboration between The Narwhal and the Investigative Journalism Foundation. Fewer than two dozen BC Energy Regulator inspectors are responsible for monitoring nearly 200 fossil fuel companies operating 6,594 — and counting — active oil and gas wells, pipelines, processing plants and other related infrastructure in British Columbia. During inspections conducted between…
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First court saga between Grand Erie District School Board and longtime trustee Carol Ann Sloat reaches an end
An ongoing legal battle between Grand Erie District School Board and barred trustee Carol Ann Sloat has reached a conclusion — or at least one chapter of it has. In November, a panel of justices overturned four decisions the board made that prevented the longtime trustee from participating in — and, in some cases, even…
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Peel’s supervised consumption site will close as several others across the province transition to HART hubs
Peel’s supervised consumption site is no longer offering harm reduction services as of Tuesday despite an injunction granted by the Superior Court of Justice last week that would allow similar facilities to continue operating for the time being. “Peel’s supervised consumption will NOT be providing safe consumption services or drug checking services past March 31,…