Champagne in U.S. to talk unblocking supply chain, and push rare-earth minerals
OTTAWA — Unblocking North America's clogged supply chain and making it more resilient to outside shocks — especially from China — tops François-Philippe Champagne's agenda as he starts two days of meetings in Washington. Champagne told The Canadian Pre...
Neal Smith, Iowa’s longest-serving US House member, dies
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Neal Smith, who grew up in a tiny southeast Iowa town and served as a World War II bomber pilot before becoming a successful lawyer and then the state’s longest-serving U.S. House member, has died.
New Brunswick reports 60 new COVID-19 cases and one more death linked to virus
FREDERICTON — Health officials in New Brunswick are reporting 60 new cases of COVID-19 today and one more death attributed to the novel coronavirus. Officials say a person in their 50s from the Moncton area is the 119th person to
Child vaccinations begin in California with toys and gifts
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Scavenger hunts and blow-up animals greeted children at some of California’s vaccination sites Wednesday as children aged 5 to 11 got their first COVID-19 shots a day after the federal government approved kid-size doses of
Ford says no to mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy for hospital workers
TORONTO — Ontario won't mandate COVID-19 vaccines for hospital workers despite support from experts and stakeholders, prompting calls for the government to make public the local evidence it based the decision on. Premier Doug Ford pointed to news from...
Canada’s spy agency plans to offer ‘significant’ help assessing climate change threat
OTTAWA — A senior Canadian Security Intelligence Service official predicts the spy agency will make a "significant contribution" to understanding the threats posed by a warming planet as climate change accelerates. Tricia Geddes, deputy director for po...
Human rights activists handed prison terms in Belarus
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A court in Belarus on Wednesday handed prison sentences to two human rights activists, part of an ongoing crackdown on nongovernmental organizations and independent media in the ex-Soviet country.
Royal B.C. Museum starts decolonization of galleries this month, says acting CEO
VICTORIA — The Royal British Columbia Museum is closing some sections of its galleries as it embarks on an effort to decolonize the institution. Daniel Muzyka, the museum's acting CEO, says in a statement that the closures in some galleries on
Candidates who attended ‘Stop the Steal’ rally win races
At least six state or local political candidates won their elections on Tuesday, less than 10 months after they attended former President Donald Trump's “Stop the Steal” rally on Jan. 6, the day when thousands of rioters stormed the U.S.
Colorado voters appear to reject marijuana sales tax hike
DENVER (AP) — Colorado voters appear headed to rejecting a marijuana sales tax hike to fund out-of-school programs, such as tutoring, technical skill training, mental health counseling and enrichment programs in the arts.