Democrats facing tough slog in 2022 governor’s races
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are increasingly optimistic about flipping governor's offices in key battleground states next year, buoyed by President Joe Biden's sagging approval ratings, Democratic infighting in Congress and better-than-expected resul...
Biden vaccine mandates face first test with federal workers
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is pushing forward with a massive plan to require millions of private sector employees to get vaccinated by early next year. But first, he has to make sure workers in his own federal government
Pope decries Ethiopia’s humanitarian crisis, urges dialogue
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Sunday decried the deteriorating humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia and pressed for dialogue to prevail over the protracted war.
The Streets: Ottawa faces calls to step up on veteran homelessness
OTTAWA — Dan Campbell and Benjamin Van Eck were fast friends while serving in 2 Royal Canadian Horse Artillery. The pair were “Stuck at the hip,” as Campbell describes it, during months of training and a deployment to Afghanistan in
All lanes open Monday at Canada-U.S. land border, but PCR test still a drag on travel
WASHINGTON — The southbound lanes on the road to North America’s post-pandemic recovery will finally reopen Monday as the United States ends nearly 20 months of controversial COVID-19 exile and allows fully vaccinated travellers to cross the Canada-U.S...
A look at the challenging task of Counting Canada’s homeless veterans
Accurate data about the number of homeless veterans in Canada remains elusive, but various studies have been conducted in recent years to try to get a handle on the situation. One report from Employment and Social Development Canada says 1.8 per
German rescue boat with 800 migrants reaches Sicilian port
ROME (AP) — A German humanitarian ship with more than 800 rescued migrants, including 15 very young children, steamed into a Sicilian port on Sunday after being granted permission by Italian authorities following days of waiting in the Mediterranean Se...
B.C. professor’s Mother Tree research branches out to bestselling book, movie deal
A British Columbia forestry professor's unique research and bestselling book mapping how trees are deeply connected communities has gained the attention of Hollywood. Prof. Suzanne Simard of the University of B.C. says she's overwhelmed by the new-fo...
Valérie Plante re-elected mayor of Montreal, beats Denis Coderre for second time
MONTREAL — Valérie Plante was re-elected mayor of Montreal on Sunday, beating rival Denis Coderre for the second time in a row. Plante had captured more than 52 per cent of the votes as of 11:30 p.m., when 88 per cent
The magic 1.5: What’s behind climate talks’ key elusive goal
Glasgow, Scotland (AP) — One phrase, really just a number, dominates climate talks in Glasgow, Scotland: The magic and elusive 1.5.