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Speaker Johnson faces tough choices on partial government shutdown and debate over ICE
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson faces tough days ahead trying to muscle a federal funding package to passage and prevent a prolonged partial government shutdown as debate intensifies over the Trump administration’s sweeping immigration enforcement operations. Johnson signaled he is relying on help from President Donald Trump to ensure passage. Trump struck a…
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Johnson says no quick House vote to end partial shutdown and blames Democrats for their ICE demands
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson said Sunday it will be a few days before a government funding package comes up for a vote, all but ensuring the partial federal shutdown will drag into the week as Democrats and Republicans debate reining in the Trump administration’s sweeping immigration enforcement operations. Johnson signaled he is…
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Immigration agent who shot man in Chicago-area traffic stop says injuries were ‘nothing major’
CHICAGO (AP) — Police body camera footage released Tuesday shows a federal immigration agent who fatally shot a Mexican immigrant describing his own injuries during a vehicle pursuit as “nothing major,” a contrast from the Trump administration’s characterization of events in suburban Chicago earlier this month. The Department of Homeland Security has said the officer…
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N.S. wants to limit access to SINs, prohibit protests on logging roads
Limits on the collection of Nova Scotians’ social insurance numbers are part of a sweeping bill tabled on Tuesday by the provincial government as the legislature opened for its fall sitting. The bill includes one new piece of legislation and amends seven other acts dealing with issues as diverse as domestic violence and protests that…
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N.S. legislature opens: Opposition vows to pressure government on power bills
Nova Scotia’s official Opposition says it will pressure the government to address affordability during the fall legislature sitting, starting by introducing legislation to lower power bills. NDP Leader Claudia Chender told reporters Tuesday morning her party’s bill would issue a rebate to residents that would lower Nova Scotia Power bills by 10 per cent. “Since…
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Privacy watchdogs say TikTok’s efforts to protect kids were ‘inadequate’
Federal and provincial privacy authorities say TikTok’s efforts to keep children off the platform and prevent the collection and use of their sensitive personal information were “inadequate.” The privacy watchdogs released the results of their joint investigation into TikTok today. They say that while the platform isn’t meant for kids under 13, they found hundreds…
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Lax gun laws in Brazil and US help arm Brazil’s organized crime, study finds
SAO PAULO (AP) — Gunmen in a car opened fire last November at Sao Paulo’s airport and killed a cryptocurrency entrepreneur in a daytime hit that was one of Brazil’s most shocking recent crimes. Police at the scene recovered three semiautomatic rifles that are restricted for civilian use. The case highlighted a growing trend: Restricted-use,…
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Billions in federal buildings, roads and other assets at risk from climate change
Canada’s auditor general wants to know whether the federal government is doing a good job protecting its assets — including dams, buildings, vehicles and more — from the increasingly severe impacts of climate change. The Department of National Defence received a notification letter — obtained by Canada’s National Observer through an access to information request…
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What to know after Trump classifies decentralized antifa movement as a domestic terror organization
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday signed an order designating a decentralized movement known as antifa as a domestic terrorist organization, though whether he can actually do that remained unclear. Trump blames antifa for political violence. The Republican president said on social media last week during a state visit to the United Kingdom…
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A jury will look at whether Amazon tricked customers into joining Prime — and made it hard to leave
SEATTLE (AP) — A federal trial beginning in Amazon’s hometown this week is set to examine whether the online retailing giant tricked customers into signing up for its Prime service and made it difficult to cancel after they did so. The Federal Trade Commission sued Amazon in U.S. District Court in Seattle two years ago…