Politics

OTTAWA — The federal cybersecurity centre says criminals who hold data for ransom are expected to use new techniques — such as threatening a target's partners or clients — to increase their chances of receiving payment.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A prosecutor with Norway’s domestic security agency on Friday gave a Russian name for the man who entered the country as a Brazilian but is suspected of spying state secrets for Russia.

MONTREAL — The United States needs Canada, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said during a visit to Montreal Friday as he highlighted his country's shared interests with its northern neighbour.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Democratic Gov.

OTTAWA — A New Democrat member of Parliament says she will be holding the government accountable after her motion calling on the federal government to recognize Canada's residential schools as genocide passed with unanimous consent.

PAHRUMP, Nev.

ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia man and his family “have faced threats of violence and live in fear” since the movie “2000 Mules” falsely accused him of ballot fraud during the 2020 election, according to a federal lawsuit.

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HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's access and privacy laws are outdated and in need of a complete overhaul, the province's information and privacy commissioner says in a new report.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