Ontario reports 370 COVID-19 cases, one new virus-related death
TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 370 new COVID-19 cases and one more death linked to the virus. Health Minister Christine Elliott says 247 cases are among people who are not fully vaccinated or have an unknown immunization status. She says 123 of
Marystown area in Newfoundland working hard to contain COVID-19 outbreak: mayor
MARYSTOWN, N.L. — The mayor of a small town in Newfoundland says his community is coming together to battle an outbreak of COVID-19 that had resulted in 39 confirmed cases as of Saturday night, with more expected to be confirmed
Finland’s leader: Turkey decision on envoys ‘regrettable’
HELSINKI (AP) — Finland's leader said Sunday that the Turkish president’s decision to order that 10 foreign ambassadors, including the Nordic country's envoy, be declared persona non grata after calling for the release of a jailed philanthropist and hu...
Residents of project that gives homeless tiny cabins describe what community is like
KITCHENER, Ont. — Fifty people who used to be homeless now live in small cabins on an industrial lot in Kitchener, Ont. The residents of A Better Tent City have an independent home, meals on site and access to washrooms
EXPLAINER: Will lawmakers dig into Kristi Noem, appraisers?
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota lawmakers will be taking a look at a state agency that has been at the center of questions about whether Gov. Kristi Noem used her influence to aid her daughter's application for a
Biden, Schumer, Manchin huddle, but still no budget deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pivotal Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin appears to be on board with White House proposals for new taxes on billionaires and certain corporations to help pay for President Joe Biden’s scaled-back social services and climate change package....
Pope: Don’t send migrants back to Libya and ‘inhumane’ camps
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Sunday made an impassioned plea to end the practice of returning migrants rescued at sea to Libya and other unsafe countries where they suffer “inhumane violence."
Race-blind redistricting? Democrats incredulous at GOP maps
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A decade ago, North Carolina Republicans redrew their legislative districts to help their party in a way that a federal court ruled illegally deprived Black voters of their right to political representation. A state court later
To navigate legal quandaries, Biden leans on low-key counsel
WASHINGTON (AP) — Election lawsuits multiplying by the day. An obscure federal agency blocking the presidential transition. The very legitimacy of Joe Biden's victory under assault as supporters of Donald Trump riot at the Capitol.
Parents more hesitant to vaccinate kids than themselves, researcher says
OTTAWA — Jennifer Hubert jumped at the opportunity to get her COVID-19 vaccine, but she’s not looking forward to having to make the decision about whether to vaccinate her three-year-old son Jackson. She recognizes the safety and effectiveness of vacc...