New women’s minister says focus on men in order to combat gender-based violence
OTTAWA — Freshly appointed Women and Gender Equality Minister Marci Ien says as part of her effort to combat gender-based violence she intends to place a lens on men to understand why it happens in the first place. She said the
First Canadian-grown genetically modified Atlantic salmon being harvested and sold
HALIFAX — A firm pioneering genetically modified salmon in Canada confirmed Thursday it was selling fish from its Prince Edward Island facility, as opponents to modified food offered a reward for any leads on where the fish could be found. AquaBounty's...
Court battle over Manitoba Tory leadership race to resume in two weeks
WINNIPEG — A court challenge aimed at unseating Heather Stefanson as Manitoba Progressive Conservative leader and premier got underway Thursday. Shelly Glover, who finished a close second to Stefanson in last weekend's leadership race with 49 per cent ...
Finance chief Andersson tapped to be Sweden’s 1st female PM
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Swedish Finance Minister Magdalena Andersson is poised to become the country's first female prime minister, after the governing Social Democratic Party on Thursday elected her as its new leader.
Unity Day: Putin proclaims Crimea forever a part of Russia
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin marked the national Unity Day holiday with a trip to Crimea, declaring the region will always be a part of Russia.
Supreme Court of Canada sides with Antigua over registration of judgment in Ontario
OTTAWA — A Caribbean-based company has lost its fight in the Supreme Court of Canada to have Ontario register a judgment enforcing an order of a British judicial committee against Antigua and Barbuda. From 1971 to 2007, H.M.B. Holdings Ltd. owned
Ex-US ambassador to UN Bill Richardson ends Myanmar visit
BANGKOK (AP) — Former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Bill Richardson left Myanmar on Thursday after finishing a private humanitarian mission in which he sought to boost the Southeast Asian country’s efforts to fight the coronavirus pandemic and facilitate...
The Latest: Activists give Poland ‘Fossil of the Day’ award
The latest on the U.N. climate summit COP26 in Glasgow: GLASGOW, Scotland — Environmental campaigners have awarded their ‘Fossil of the
Quebec reports 588 COVID-19 cases, no new deaths as hospitalizations drop
MONTREAL — Quebec is reporting 588 new cases of COVID-19 today and no additional deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus. Health officials say COVID-19-related hospitalizations dropped by seven, to 241, after nine people entered hospital and 16 were...
Spending $2,300, GOP newcomer Ed Durr beats top NJ lawmaker
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey's longtime state Senate president, Democrat Steve Sweeney lost reelection, falling to a Republican newcomer who spent little money and underscoring Democratic woes in the Biden era.