Ontario reports 563 new cases of COVID-19, five more deaths
TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 563 new cases of COVID-19 today, and five more deaths. It's the first time since Oct. 10 that the daily new case count has cracked 500. The seven-day average of new cases has been on the rise
LA utility worker is electrocuted in underground vault
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles city utility worker was electrocuted while working in an electrical vault, authorities said. The
PCR test requirements at the border need to be re-examined: Tam
OTTAWA — Test requirements for travellers vaccinated against COVID-19 at the Canadian border need to be re-examined, particularly for short trips, says the country's top doctor. On Friday the Canadian Border Services Agency reiterated the testing requi...
Ontario planning to introduce digital court system
TORONTO — Ontario is planning to introduce a digital court system that will allow people to access court information from anywhere, and file documents and pay fees online. Attorney General Doug Downey said it will transform the court system for everyon...
State Dept. names new coordinator on ‘Havana Syndrome’ cases
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department on Friday named a new coordinator for its investigation into cases of so-called Havana Syndrome, responding to increased pressure from lawmakers to investigate and respond to hundreds of brain injuries reported by...
A rebel, a bureaucrat: The women who stayed in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Two women from different walks of life — one a rebel, the other a bureaucrat — face an unknown future in Afghanistan. One decided to work with the Taliban, the other is determined to fight them.
Portugal’s parliament backs revised bill allowing euthanasia
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal’s parliament approved a reworded bill Friday to allow euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill and seriously injured people, after a court blocked the initial version because of what it said was uncl...
New Brunswick issues emergency order forcing striking health workers back on the job
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's government issued an emergency order forcing striking workers in the health-care sector to return to work starting midnight Friday, threatening fines up to $20,400 per day for employees who refuse to comply. The order was ...
Pandemic likely to continue through the winter, says Canada’s top doctor
OTTAWA — While the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic is slowly ebbing away, Canada's top doctor said that doesn't mean the pandemic is likely to end this winter — even with widespread vaccinations. The country is bending the curve, but
Inside and outside climate talks, youths urge faster action
GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Young people both inside and outside of the United Nations climate talks are telling world leaders to hurry up and get it done, that concrete measures to avoid catastrophic warming can’t wait.