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TORONTO—A constitutional rights advocacy group has lost its bid for an injunction against the federal government’s quarantine hotel policy designed to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The Canadian Constitution Foundation had asked for the injunction while waiting for the courts to rule on whether the policy for incoming international travellers is constitutional. The foundation was […]

OTTAWA—Some Senate staffers are concerned that a new policy meant to protect them from workplace harassment is being blocked in the upper house by a handful of senators. But Sen. Marilou McPhedran, who is leading the charge against the new policy, has no intention of backing down. She contends the new policy would silence victims

A former Trump administration intelligence official said the U.S. government plans to release a declassified report sharing more information about UFO sightings than has previously been done. “There are a lot more sightings than have been made public,” former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe told Fox News host Maria Bartiromo on March 19. He

Facebook on March 22 issued an announcement on how it plans to combat misinformation on its platforms. The technology giant also said it took down 1.3 billion fake accounts between October and December last year. “Tackling misinformation actually requires addressing several challenges including fake accounts, deceptive behavior, and misleading and harmful content,” wrote Guy Rosen,

Canada has announced sanctions against four officials and one entity in China “based on their participation in gross and systematic human rights violations” against Uyghur Muslims in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR). Global Affairs Canada said Monday that the measures, effective March 22, are being taken in co-ordination with the United States and the

Commentary New variants of SARS-CoV-2 hit England last fall. Over 70 percent of those infected in England’s second wave tested positive for the more-lethal B.1.1.7 variant. As the National Health Service struggled, the government responded with stay-at-home orders, school closures, and strict non-pharmacologic interventions. New research on the variants hit the scientific press this month

Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) released several photos from an overflow tent facility in Donna, Texas, showing extremely crowded conditions as hundreds of illegal immigrants and minors pour across the border. The photos show children sleeping on the floors along with makeshift beds. Cuellar, whose office first shared the photos with Axios, told the news outlet

An ally of former President Donald Trump on Monday announced a 2022 bid for Georgia secretary of state, pitting him against the incumbent Republican who clashed with Trump repeatedly last year. Rep. Jody Hice (R-Ga.) took aim at Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, claiming that his actions served to “create cracks in the integrity of

Thousands of children that came across the southern border illegally are crowded in the Donna overflow detention facility near the border in the southern tip of Texas, according to leaked images. The images show hundreds of children huddled under emergency blankets, in the jam-packed “cells” divided by transparent plastic curtains hanging from metal frames. Eight

President Joe Biden says he plans to visit the border, and that he knows the situation at the facilities. But what’s his plan to stop people from coming? The Arizona State Senate announces a hand recount in Maricopa County. The Senate President Says there will be a broad and detailed audit of the controversial 20-20