Ethiopia’s PM defiant as rival Tigray forces make advances
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia’s prime minister has called on citizens to redouble their efforts to combat the rival Tigray forces who claim to have seized key cities on a major highway leading to the capital, while a new wave
Leaders dial up doomsday warning to kick-start climate talks
GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — World leaders turned up the heat and resorted to end-of-the-world rhetoric Monday in an attempt to bring new urgency to sputtering international climate negotiations.
Scientists hope to link lab bench with pharmacy shelves through Edmonton drug plant
EDMONTON — University researchers and drug developers in Edmonton are joining forces to create what they say will be Canada's first facility that can take the latest scientific pharmaceutical insights from the lab through clinical trials to the marketp...
Trudeau moves on pledge to cap oil and gas emissions as COP26 talks begin in Scotland
GLASGOW, United Kingdom — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked the memory of Lytton, B.C., on Monday as he called for more global action in the fight against climate change and said Canada is starting to move on his election promise
Heather Stefanson to move in Manitoba premier’s office after weekend leadership win
WINNIPEG — Heather Stefanson has a full agenda ahead as she prepares to move into the Manitoba premier's office. After a narrow victory over rival Shelly Glover on the weekend for the leadership of the governing Progressive Conservatives, Stefanson wil...
Quebec lifts capacity limits in bars and restaurants — but dancing still banned
MONTREAL — As Quebec lifted capacity restrictions in bars and restaurants on Monday, owners were hoping to regain more of the business lost when the limits were imposed more than a year ago to curb the spread of COVID-19. Renaud Poulin,
Holland optimistic minority Liberals can work with opposition to get lots done
OTTAWA — How long Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's second minority government lasts and how much it manages to get done depends to a large degree on Mark Holland. It's a huge responsibility for the veteran Liberal MP who was promoted to
New Brunswick government cancels throne speech to resume session amid strike
FREDERICTON — The New Brunswick government has cancelled Tuesday's planned throne speech and instead will resume the session of the legislature that was held in the spring. The Speaker's office sent a notice to all members of the legislature late Monda...
Australia to Macron: ‘We didn’t deface Eiffel Tower’
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison denied that he lied to French President Emmanuel Macron while secretly negotiating a submarine deal with the United States and Britain, an accusation that has escalated a rift over Aus...
Ugandan kids lose hope in long school closure amid pandemic
BUSIA, Uganda (AP) — Dressed in his school uniform, Mathias Okwako jumped into the mud and started his daily search for gold, a commodity that may be closer to his grasp than another precious asset: an education.