Britain, France agree to more talks to untangle fish battle
PARIS (AP) — British and French negotiators looking to untangle a post-Brexit spat over fishing licenses expect to continue talking into next week after resuming discussions Thursday in Paris.
B.C.’s 2021 wildfires severe but not the worst ever, wildfire service report shows
VANCOUVER — British Columbia's 2021 wildfire season saw the destruction of the village of Lytton and homes levelled in several other Interior regions, but the BC Wildfire Service says it was not the worst season on record. A 2021 wildfire summary
Ontario to spend $10M more on residential school burial site searches
Ontario is doubling its funding commitment to support searches for burial sites near residential schools. The additional $10-million funding announced today in the province's fall economic statement brings the total spending promise to $20 million over...
Ontario to spend $10M more on residential school burial site searches
Ontario is doubling its funding commitment to support searches for burial sites near residential schools. The additional $10-million funding announced today in the province's fall economic statement brings the total spending promise to $20 million over...
Disappointment and resignation as Quebec drops health worker vaccine mandate
MONTREAL — Members of the medical community expressed disappointment and resignation on Thursday after the Quebec government cancelled its vaccine mandate for health-care workers, with some saying the decision is a symptom of wider problems in the syst...
GOP state officials push back on employer vaccine mandate
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Republican state officials reacted with swift rebukes Thursday to President Joe Biden's newly detailed mandate for private employers to require workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19, threatening a wave of lawsuits and other...
Hungarian official: Government bought, used Pegasus spyware
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A senior official in Hungary's governing party acknowledged for the first time on Thursday that the government purchased a powerful spyware tool, which was allegedly used to target journalists, businesspeople and an opposition ...
Elections Canada probes extent of mistakes on polling day in Indigenous communities
OTTAWA — Elections Canada has launched an investigation to see if errors cost Indigenous communities across Canada their right to vote. It is checking to see whether First Nations in Kenora, Ont., were the only ones denied the ability to vote
Lawsuit: NRA illegally funded Trump, other GOP candidates
O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) — A federal lawsuit accuses the National Rifle Association of violating campaign finance laws by using shell companies to illegally funnel up to $35 million to Republican candidates, including former President Donald Trump, Sen. Josh...
Japan’s pricey whisky gift to Pompeo still missing
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department’s internal watchdog said Thursday that a nearly $6,000 bottle of Japanese whisky given to former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that was reported missing remains unaccounted for.