Labor secretary: Pandemic, worker vexation feed port issues
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (AP) — During a visit to South Carolina's Port of Charleston, the nation's ninth-busiest, Labor Secretary Marty Walsh said Wednesday that slowdowns and bottlenecks at the nation's shipping terminals are the result of an ongoing pan...
N.S. pays off bonds on tolled highway, says it’s the first step in toll removal
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's minister of public works says the first step has been completed in removing the tolls from the Cobequid Pass on the Trans-Canada Highway. Kim Masland told reporters today the province paid off the bonds for the 45-kilometre
Labor leader apologizes for likening Holocaust to mandates
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas labor leader apologized Wednesday for remarks he made during a legislative hearing comparing COVID-19 vaccine mandates to the Holocaust that killed millions of Jews.
A list of who will be eligible for a COVID-19 booster shot in Ontario
TORONTO — Ontario announced Wednesday that COVID-19 booster shots will be available to everyone next year, but starting Saturday the next priority group will be able to book appointments for six months past their second dose. All of the following group...
Senate Dems push new voting bill, and again hit GOP wall
WASHINGTON (AP) — If at first you don’t succeed, make Republicans vote again. That's the strategy Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer
Senate Dems push new voting bill, and again hit GOP wall
WASHINGTON (AP) — If at first you don’t succeed, make Republicans vote again. That's the strategy Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer
LA mayor Garcetti tests positive for virus at climate summit
GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti tested positive for COVID-19 Wednesday while attending the U.N. climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland, an event that has drawn world leaders and tens of thousands of other people from around th...
Election director in Georgia’s Fulton County resigning
ATLANTA (AP) — The elections director in Georgia's most populous county, which has been under intense scrutiny for its handling of elections, will step down at the end of the year, county officials said Wednesday.
UK lawmakers vote not to suspend MP who broke lobbying rules
LONDON (AP) — British lawmakers voted Wednesday not to suspend a Conservative legislator who was found to have broken lobbying rules — a decision that instantly brought accusations of corruption from opponents of the Conservative government.
Vaccine mandate for teachers, health and government workers in Yukon: premier
WHITEHORSE — Yukon's premier has announced a vaccine mandate for government employees, including front-line workers in the health-care system and teachers, but the territory has not yet determined any consequences for those who refuse to comply. Sandy ...