‘This is no joke’: N.L. woman’s mom, stepfather fighting COVID-19 in intensive care
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Louisa Higgins says she's living a nightmare that could have been avoided with the COVID-19 vaccine. Her mother and stepfather are fighting for their lives in an intensive care unit in central Newfoundland, sick with the novel
White House restoring environmental reviews for big projects
WASHINGTON (AP) — In the latest reversal of a Trump-era environmental rollback, President Joe Biden is restoring federal regulations guiding environmental reviews of major infrastructure projects such as highways and pipelines. The reviews were scaled ...
UK High Court finds that Dubai ruler hacked ex-wife’s phone
LONDON (AP) — The ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, hacked the phones of his ex-wife Princess Haya and her attorneys during the legal battle over custody of their two children, Britain’s High Court found Wednesday.
Ex-Trump aide files defamation suit over abuse allegations
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A former Trump aide and congressional candidate in Ohio has filed a defamation lawsuit over allegations of physical abuse that his former girlfriend and White House colleague is leveling while promoting her new book.
Quebec defends health-care worker vaccine mandate amid fears of staffing shortages
MONTREAL — Quebec's premier and its health minister on Wednesday defended their decision to impose mandatory vaccination for health-care workers, even as an opposition party and several unions urged them to push back the deadline to avoid potential ser...
Trudeau says Tofino trip on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation a ‘mistake’
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he regrets the mistake of travelling to British Columbia to join his vacationing family on a day meant to honour Indigenous survivors of Canada's residential school system. Trudeau's presence in Tofino, B.C....
NATO expels 8 ‘undeclared’ Russian intelligence officers
BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO on Wednesday expelled eight members of Russia’s mission to the military alliance, saying that they were secretly working as intelligence officers and halved the size of Moscow’s team able to work at its headquarters.
Biden, China’s Xi expected to meet virtually by year’s end
ZURICH (AP) — With tensions rising between the global powers, President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping are expected to hold a virtual meeting before year’s end, according to the White House.
Austrian media: Ruling center-right party’s offices searched
BERLIN (AP) — Austrian media reported Wednesday that investigators have searched the offices of the country's governing People's Party in connection with a bribery investigation. Prosecutors said that they are investigating Chancellor Sebastian Kurz am...
Flush with COVID-19 aid, schools steer funding to sports
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — One Wisconsin school district built a new football field. In Iowa, a high school weight room is getting a renovation. Another in Kentucky is replacing two outdoor tracks — all funded by the billions of