Navy: Sub hit object in Pacific; no life-threatening injury
WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. Navy attack submarine struck an object while submerged in international waters in the South China Sea, officials said Thursday. They said there were no life-threatening injuries and the sub was still fully operational.
UK eases travel restrictions further by slashing ‘red list’
LONDON (AP) — The British government said Thursday that it is to relax travel rules further next week, a move that will open up many long-distance holiday destinations to travelers for the first time since the onset of the coronavirus
Opposition Liberals grill New Democrat responses to wildfire recovery, heat wave
VICTORIA — The plight of the residents of the British Columbia village of Lytton that was all but destroyed in a wildfire this summer gained political focus Thursday in the provincial legislature. Jackie Tegart, the Liberal member for Fraser-Nicola,...
Premier reconsidering choice of non-Black deputy in African N.S. affairs office
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston says his government is re-examining its decision to appoint a deputy minister who is not Black to the Office of African Nova Scotian Affairs. Houston said Thursday that his choice for deputy minister was
Marines: Pandemic contributed to tragedy of troops’ drowning
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic that curtailed trainings in 2020 contributed to nine service members drowning off San Diego's coast, according to a new military investigation into one of the Marine Corps’ deadliest training accidents in recen...
Government consulting with remote Indigenous communities about mandatory vaccines
OTTAWA — The federal government is working on exemptions to its newly released mandatory vaccine policy for people in remote Indigenous communities, many of which are only accessible by airplane. The new policy calls for travellers over the age of 12
Trump to invoke executive privilege in Jan. 6 House probe
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump intends to assert executive privilege in a congressional investigation into the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol, a move that could prevent the testimony of onetime aides, according to a letter on behalf of the
San Francisco Bay Area to drop some indoor mask mandates
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Several San Francisco Bay Area counties will begin loosening mask requirements for certain indoor public settings, including offices, gyms, college classrooms and churches, once they reach low COVID-19 case and hospitalization rate...
No response from PM to Kamloops invitation an ‘insult’: B.C. First Nation
KAMLOOPS, B.C. — The Tk’emlúps te Secwepemc First Nation says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau "missed an opportunity" to show his commitment to the survivors of residential schools by not replying to its invitations to take part in an event marking
N.S. premier says he won’t appeal ruling on discrimination against disabled people
HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government won't be appealing a recent court decision that found there was discrimination against people with disabilities who had sought services and housing in the community. Following a cabinet meeting Thursday, Premier Tim...