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House ethics committee begins second day of hearings into RCMP use of spyware
OTTAWA - The director of the University of Toronto's Citizen Lab says spyware is "like a wiretap on steroids," and it requires more oversight and a much higher threshold for use than traditional wiret...
Aug 09, 2022

Papua New Guinea prime minister retains power at election
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister James Marape has been returned to power following elections in the South Pacific Island nation. Australian Broadcasting Corp. reported from...
Aug 09, 2022

Burn pits recognition for veterans took decade of struggle
WASHINGTON (AP) - Rosie Torres of Robstown, Texas, is no Washington lobbyist, but she's been making the long trek to Capitol Hill for some 13 years, knocking year after year on lawmakers' doors. Her m...
Aug 08, 2022

Fernandez digs deep to win NBO singles opener against resilient Sanders
TORONTO - Canada's Leylah Fernandez made her return to the court Monday night with a 6-4, 6-7 (2), 6-3 win against Australian Storm Sanders in the opening round of the National Bank Open. For Fernande...
Aug 08, 2022

Polls open in Kenyan presidential election said to be tight
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Polls opened Tuesday in Kenya's unusual presidential election, where a longtime opposition leader who is backed by the outgoing president faces the deputy president who styles hi...
Aug 08, 2022

Orioles hit 4 homers in 7-4 victory over Blue Jays
BALTIMORE (AP) - The Baltimore Orioles and Toronto Blue Jays will be seeing a lot of each other in the coming weeks. On Monday night, Ramn Uras and the upstart Orioles measured up fine. Uras hit a thr...
Aug 08, 2022

Canada slips past Sweden 4-3 in pre-world junior test
EDMONTON - Canada scored three unanswered goals in the first period, including one on the power play, and went on to defeat Sweden 4-3 on Monday in the final exhibition tune-up before Tuesday's start ...
Aug 08, 2022

Unpredictable winds make wildfires an erratic adversary: experts
Hot weather and dry conditions are the usual suspects in any wildfire season, but a complex interplay of topography and unpredictable winds can create particularly challenging adversaries for firefigh...
Aug 08, 2022

BC Wildfire Service using a number of methods to bring Okanagan blaze under control
KEREMEOS, B.C. - The BC Wildfire Service says it is using a combination of tools to control a blaze on the outskirts of the southern Okanagan region. Information officer Mikhail Elsay had said control...
Aug 08, 2022

Vernon, B.C., New Democrat MLA to face recall petition over health-care issues
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government's handling of the health-care file has prompted a Vernon, B.C., resident to launch a recall campaign against her local New Democrat member of the legislature...
Aug 08, 2022