Politics

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A rural Nevada county roiled by voting machine conspiracy theories stopped its unprecedented effort Friday to hand count ballots cast in advance of Election Day.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's access and privacy laws are outdated and in need of a complete overhaul, the province's information and privacy commissioner says in a new report.

Want to know the age and sex breakdown of people of Japanese ancestry in your U.S. state or territory? You may not be able to get that information in the future if you live in North Dakota or Puerto Rico under a new plan the U.S.

OTTAWA — The federal government is restricting the involvement of foreign state-owned companies in Canada's critical minerals sector amid a global rush for the resources and growing tensions with China.

OTTAWA — The Public Order Emergency Commission is tasked with understanding what led the Liberal government to invoke the Emergencies Act to clear protests against COVID-19 mandates and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that gridlocked Ottawa streets and

HALIFAX — The inquiry investigating the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting has released emails detailing conflict of interest concerns raised about two members assigned last year to an RCMP team providing information to the inquiry.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A former U.S. Capitol Police officer was convicted Friday of obstruction of justice for deleting Facebook messages he exchanged with a man who participated in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The amount of income tax money owed but not paid to the IRS is projected to grow, the agency said Friday.

STAFFORD, Va. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has endorsed Yesli Vega , the GOP county official and former police officer challenging Democratic U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger in Virginia's competitive 7th Congressional District.

OTTAWA — The Liberal government is moving toward providing dental-care insurance directly to qualifying Canadians, rather than working with provinces and territories to bolster existing coverage.