Alberta says 14-year-old’s death not COVID-related, will change reporting process
EDMONTON — Alberta has reversed an earlier announcement that a 14-year-old died from COVID-19 and will change how it reports future COVID-related deaths of minors. Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical health officer, said initial information on t...
Battle over California fire insurance policies intensifies
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Massive wildfires are making it harder for some California homeowners to get property insurance, pitting the state's insurance commissioner against the industry in an escalating conflict that will likely stretch into 2022's st...
Youngkin calls rally flag pledge ‘weird and wrong’
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia's Republican candidate for governor said Thursday that it was “weird and wrong” for attendees at a recent right-wing election rally to recite the Pledge of Allegiance to a flag said to have been flown at
Wyoming district where student arrested extends mask mandate
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A mask-wearing mandate will continue for at least another month in a Wyoming school district where a student who wouldn’t wear a mask got arrested for allegedly refusing to leave her high school.
Saskatchewan looking to send COVID-19 patients to Manitoba as ICUs overwhelmed
REGINA — Saskatchewan is exploring the possibility of sending COVID-19 patients to Manitoba, a day after it announced plans to send those sick with the virus to Ontario. Health Minister Paul Merriman said Thursday that Saskatchewan officials have reac...
Saskatchewan health minister says province’s low COVID-19 vaccination rate is skewed
REGINA — Saskatchewan's Minister of Health Paul Merriman says the province's low COVID-19 vaccination rate is an underestimation, despite data from the Public Health Agency of Canada showing otherwise. The most recent data compiled by the federal agenc...
Protesters arrested after occupying Interior Dept. lobby
WASHINGTON (AP) — Protesters held a sit-in Thursday at the Interior Department building in downtown Washington and clashed with police as they challenged fossil fuel projects and called for the declaration of a climate emergency. Multiple arrests were ...
Sarah Sanders raises $2.1M in bid for Arkansas governor
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Former White House press secretary Sarah Sanders has raised $2.1 million over the past three months in her bid to be Arkansas' next governor, her campaign announced Thursday.
Retired diplomat Hill is Biden’s choice for envoy to Serbia
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday said he intends to nominate longtime diplomat Christopher Hill to be ambassador to Serbia.
Myanmar bars Suu Kyi’s lawyer from talking about her cases
BANGKOK (AP) — The main lawyer for Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who is being tried on multiple criminal charges, said late Thursday he has been issued a gag order barring him from talking about her cases.