COVID-19 cases declining, but Saskatchewan hospitals still under pressure: top doctor
REGINA — The Saskatchewan government says the province's fourth wave is waning as COVID-19 cases decline, but health officials say hospitals are still under significant pressure. Dr. Saqib Shahab, chief medical health officer, said Tuesday that it will...
Ship that lost 109 containers near Victoria is now stable: operator
VICTORIA — The ship that lost 109 containers overboard near Victoria is now stable and the company that manages the vessel says an initial transit plan is being reviewed by authorities. Danaos Shipping says the remaining containers on the MV Zim
Defense begins in trial of Philadelphia official, union boss
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Prosecutors put on sufficient trial evidence over four weeks to send corruption charges against a powerful Philadelphia labor leader and city council member to a jury, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.
IAEA chief: Iran inspections like flying in heavy clouds
GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — The head of the U.N. atomic watchdog has compared his agency's efforts to monitor Iran's nuclear program to flying through dense clouds, warning that the situation can't continue for much longer.
New Brunswick says vaccination and restrictions reducing COVID-19 transmission
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick is reporting 40 new cases of COVID-19 today and one more death attributed to the novel coronavirus. Health officials say a person in their 80s in the Campbellton region is the 118th resident to die of the
Biden taps Navy admiral to be Joint Chiefs vice chairman
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has nominated Navy Adm. Christopher Grady to be the next vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Kabul safe houses need $5 million by Friday to stay open, say veterans
OTTAWA — As a Canadian Forces combat engineer in Afghanistan, Corey Shelson's life revolved around a series of life-and-death calculations — plotting the safe movement of his comrades around hidden roadside explosives and other threats. Today, Shelson...
‘Adapt or die:’ Africa presses for more climate support
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — African leaders and campaigners are pressing the international community to do more to help poorer and vulnerable nations adapt to climate change, seizing on evidence showing the continent to be the most endangered by the effects...
PM says Indigenous talks may offer ‘solution’ so Canada can honour war dead
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is confident a "solution" will be reached to allow Canada to honour its war dead on Remembrance Day by lowering the flag to half-mast. Trudeau gave his strongest indication yet on Tuesday that
China envoy defends emissions, criticizes US under Trump
GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — China is at a “special development stage” that warrants its current status as the world's biggest emitter of climate-damaging fossil fuel pollution, the nation's senior climate negotiator said Tuesday.