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A federal appeals panel ruled Tuesday that Donald Trump can face trial on charges that he plotted to overturn the results of the 2020 election, rejecting the former U.S. president’s claims that he is immune from prosecution. Trump will almost certainly appeal the ruling. CBC | World News
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Federal court overturns American transgender woman’s persecution-based refugee claim
Canada’s Federal Court has overturned a decision granting refugee status to an American transgender woman who successfully argued that a combination of gun culture and rising transphobia left her at risk of persecution in the United States. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. federal judge postpones Trump trial on charges of plotting to overturn 2020 election
A U.S. federal judge in Washington formally postponed Donald Trump’s March trial on charges of plotting to overturn the 2020 election as a key legal appeal from the former president continues to work its way through the courts. CBC | World News
Read More »R. Kelly pleads not guilty to reworked federal abuse charges
R&B singer R. Kelly on Thursday pleaded not guilty to an updated federal indictment that includes includes child pornography charges and allegations involving a new accuser, while prosecutors said more charges alleging yet another victim are upcoming. CBC | World News
Read More »Federal judge says Barr made a ‘calculated attempt’ to spin the Mueller report in favour of Trump
A U.S. federal judge on Thursday sharply rebuked Attorney General William Barr’s handling of the special counsel’s Russia report, saying Barr had made a “calculated attempt” to spin the investigation’s findings in favour of President Donald Trump. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. Federal Reserve cuts benchmark interest rate by half-point to offset coronavirus impact
In a surprise move, the Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by a sizeable half-percentage point Tuesday in an effort to support the economy in the face of the spreading coronavirus. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. whistleblower: Federal workers had no protection while helping coronavirus evacuees
A U.S. government whistleblower has filed a complaint alleging that some federal workers did not have the necessary protective gear or training when they were deployed to help Americans evacuated from China during the coronavirus outbreak. CBC | World News
Read More »El Paso mass shooting suspect indicted on 90 counts of federal hate crimes
A Texas man accused of deliberately targeting people of Mexican heritage in a shooting rampage that killed 22 people at an El Paso Walmart store last year has been indicted on 90 counts of federal hate crimes, according to a court document filed on Thursday. CBC | World News
Read More »Teen activist Autumn Peltier appears at World Economic Forum with criticism for federal politicians
Teenage Indigenous water activist Autumn Peltier says she doesn’t feel Canada’s federal politicians are focused enough on climate change, even after years of her campaigning for them to take action. CBC | World News
Read More »Uber to pay $4.4M to end federal sex harassment probe
Uber Technologies Inc. will establish a $ 4.4 million US fund to settle a federal investigation into allegations that the San Francisco company allowed a rampant culture of sexual harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced Wednesday. CBC | World News
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