Anchorage institutes mask mandate under emergency ordinance
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The governing body of Alaska’s largest city has passed an emergency ordinance instituting a mask ordinance. The
Genetically modified P.E.I. salmon ‘available for sale,’ but maybe not in stores yet
HALIFAX — The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says genetically modified salmon produced in Prince Edward Island is "available for sale" in Canada, but when and where consumers can purchase the food remains unclear. The agency's Marie Terrien confirmed ...
‘They are trying to kill us’: Alberta city at odds with homeless outreach group
WETASKIWIN, Alta. — An outreach worker and a nurse lean over an orange mesh fence to speak to a woman on the other side as tents flap in the cold wind at a homeless camp in central Alberta. Someone is in
Putin says relations with Biden “working and stable”
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that the Kremlin has “constructive” relations with Washington and voiced hope that mutual interests would eventually help normalize U.S.-Russia ties.
Minnesota court: Workers’ comp can’t cover medical marijuana
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Workers' compensation for injured employees doesn't cover medical marijuana because the drug remains illegal under federal law, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.
Canada to make special envoy on antisemitism a permanent post, Trudeau says
OTTAWA — Canada will develop a national plan to combat hate with the help of its special envoy for preserving Holocaust remembrance and fighting antisemitism. The Liberal government will also make the special envoy role permanent, and bolster the posit...
California bullet train’s latest woe: Will it be high speed?
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A new and fundamental debate has emerged in the battle over California's high-speed rail project that could again significantly downgrade the troubled effort: Should the trains even be high speed when the system launches?
Finance minister credits federal transfers for keeping New Brunswick in the black
FREDERICTON — One-time federal transfers to help New Brunswick manage the COVID-19 pandemic have led to a bigger-than-expected surplus last year and are keeping the province in the black this year, Finance Minister Ernie Steeves said Wednesday. Instead...
‘Risk is too high’: Quebec delays vaccine mandate for health workers by one month
MONTREAL — One day after Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé said he was standing firm on his government's vaccine mandate deadline for health-care workers, he delayed it by one month. Health-care workers will now have until Nov. 15 to get fully
Several Ontario hospitals enact mandatory vaccination policies for visitors
TORONTO — More than a dozen hospitals across Ontario are implementing mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policies for visitors, in addition to mandates for their staff. University Health Network in Toronto, which enacted an early vaccine mandate for staff ...