EXPLAINER: Why Social Security COLA will jump next year
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rising inflation is expected to lead to a sizeable increase in Social Security's annual cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, for 2022. Exactly how much will be revealed Wednesday morning after a Labor Department report on inflation dur...
Hubert Germain dies at 101; helped free France from Nazis
PARIS (AP) — Hubert Germain, the last of an elite group of decorated French fighters who helped liberate France from Nazi control in World War II, has died. He was 101.
Increasing need for family doctors in N.S. as waiting list grows to almost 78,000
HALIFAX — Recently released figures show a record number of Nova Scotians are waiting for family doctors, backing up the new Tory government's campaign warnings about personnel shortages in the province's health-care system. As of Oct. 1, 77,696 names ...
French train hits and kills sleeping migrant, 2 others
PARIS (AP) — A train hit and killed three people and seriously injured another person in southwestern France on Tuesday morning. The regional prosecutor said the victims appeared to be Algerian migrants who had been expelled from nearby Spain and
Toronto’s homeless community demands better winter plan from city
Toronto's homeless community and their supporters are demanding a better plan from the city for the coming winter. The Shelter Housing Justice Network, which represents members of the homeless community and those who work with them, issued a report Tue...
UK job vacancies hit record high amid worker shortages
LONDON (AP) — Job vacancies in the U.K. rose to a record high of nearly 1.2 million, official figures showed Tuesday, a further sign that the British economy is experiencing worker shortages in an array of sectors as a result
Slain reporter’s father takes on Facebook over violent video
WASHINGTON (AP) — The family of a slain journalist is asking the Federal Trade Commission to take action against Facebook for failing to remove online footage of her shooting death.
Ontario hospitals seeing low rates of staff losses to mandatory vaccine policies
TORONTO — Several Ontario hospitals have placed staff on unpaid leave or terminated them due to mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policies, but they say the numbers are relatively low and won't affect patient care. A spokesman for Cambridge Memorial Hospi...
Murphy, Ciattarelli to meet in final debate of NJ gov race
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy and Republican challenger Jack Ciattarelli are set to meet Tuesday in their final debate before the Nov. 2 election.
Czech PM says president ready to ask him to form government
PRAGUE (AP) — Prime Minister Andrej Babis said Tuesday that the Czech Republic's president told him he was ready to give Babis a chance to form another government even though the party led by the populist billionaire placed a surprise