India’s Tata Sons wins bid for national carrier Air India
NEW DELHI (AP) — Tata Sons, India’s oldest and largest conglomerate, will be the new owner of the country’s debt-laden national carrier Air India, the government announced on Friday.
Manitoba Tory election ad did not break campaign law: elections commissioner
WINNIPEG — Manitoba's elections commissioner says the governing Progressive Conservatives did not violate campaign rules when they filmed part of an ad inside the premier's office. The complaint came from the Opposition New Democrats and concerned an a...
British Royal Navy, Canadian Coast Guard sign deal on Arctic co-operation, training
OTTAWA — The Canadian Coast Guard signed an agreement Friday with Britain's Royal Navy to train its sailors on Arctic icebreakers in Canada's Far North. The memorandum of understanding follows a 2020 agreement between the two NATO countries that saw of...
Russian authorities expand list of ‘foreign agent’ media
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian authorities on Friday labeled nine more journalists and three media organizations as “foreign agents,” part of efforts to sideline critics — hours after a Russian journalist won the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize.
Gov. Gen. May Simon helped feed hungry in Ottawa as demand for food help soars
OTTAWA — An Ottawa homeless shelter where demand for services has skyrocketed during the COVID-19 pandemic served as the backdrop for the first-ever public event for Gov. Gen. Mary May Simon Friday. May Simon and her husband, former journalist Whit Fra...
DEA agent slain in Amtrak shooting remembered as key leader
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A federal agent shot and killed while questioning a passenger on an Amtrak train in Arizona was remembered Friday as a venerated leader and mentor with an unparalleled work ethic.
Judge: Sentence in Capitol riot case should send message
A federal judge said Friday he hopes a three-month sentence behind bars in a U.S. Capitol insurrection case will send a message to other defendants who don’t seem to be “truly accepting responsibility.”
California first to let kids add parents to insurance plans
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is the first state to let some adult children add their parents as dependents on their insurance plans, a move advocates hope will cover the small population of people living in the country illegally who
B.C. leads in job creation numbers, but more work ahead, says recovery minister
VICTORIA — British Columbia posted the top job recovery rate in Canada last month and the province's unemployment rate has dropped below six per cent, but there's more work ahead, says Economic Recovery Minister Ravi Kahlon. Statistics Canada reported ...
Judge continues to prohibit Iowa enforcement of mask ban law
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A federal judge Friday extended an order that will prevent state officials from enforcing a law that prohibits school districts from implementing mask requirements until a federal lawsuit challenging the law can be heard.