Mandatory vaccination rule extended to staff, visitors to Senate workplaces
OTTAWA — Anyone wanting access to workplaces in Canada's Senate will need to be fully immunized against COVID-19. The Senate's internal economy committee has announced a mandatory vaccination rule for all Senate staffers, journalists, visitors and anyo...
Advocacy groups ask CRTC to delay hearings into Rogers’ deal to buy Shaw
OTTAWA — A pair of public interest advocacy groups have asked the federal telecommunications regulator to delay a public hearing into Rogers Communications Inc.'s deal to buy Shaw Communications Inc. The Public Interest Advocacy Centre and the Nationa...
Manchin wavers on Biden’s plan, Democrats vow to push ahead
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pivotal Sen. Joe Manchin wavered Monday on his support for President Joe Biden's sweeping $1.75 trillion domestic policy proposal, but Democratic leaders vowed to push ahead, with initial voting possible on the bill and a related $1
Mississippi blues promoter and raconteur Bill Luckett dies
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Bill Luckett was an attorney, small-town mayor, candidate for governor, blues promoter, friend and business partner of Morgan Freeman and irrepressible teller of tales about the people and culture of his beloved Mississippi.
EXPLAINER: Why voting is a top issue in Tuesday’s elections
After a year of falsehoods surrounding the 2020 presidential election, Republican-led ballot reviews and new voting rules passed by GOP lawmakers, election officials are hoping a smooth election on Tuesday will demonstrate that the system works.
‘Systemic ageism’ to blame for COVID-19 deaths in Quebec care homes, inquest hears
QUEBEC — A former Quebec health minister told a coroner's inquest today that "systemic ageism" and outdated health-care facilities contributed to the tragedy that unfolded in the province's long-term care homes during the first wave of COVID-19. Réjean...
Jill Biden dons apron and gloves, helps students make pasta
NAPLES, Italy (AP) — Jill Biden, a descendant of Italians, donned an apron and rubber gloves Monday to help culinary students at a Navy school in Italy make ravioli and noodles, a task she says she mastered with her grandmother.
US hopes Richardson’s Myanmar mission can produce results
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Monday it welcomes a private mission to Myanmar by former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Bill Richardson as a possible way to help speed humanitarian access to the country.
Military weighs penalties for those who refuse COVID vaccine
WASHINGTON (AP) — As deadlines loom for military and defense civilians to get mandated COVID-19 vaccines, senior leaders must now wrestle with the fate of those who flatly refuse the shots or are seeking exemptions, and how to make sure
Losing candidate for Manitoba Tory leadership wants swearing-in delayed
WINNIPEG — The losing candidate in the race for the leadership of Manitoba's governing Progressive Conservatives is challenging the results, calling for a redo of the vote and pushing to delay the swearing-in of the winner as premier. Shelly Glover, a