Draft policy says even telecommuting public servants must be vaccinated: union exec
OTTAWA — Even federal employees who work from home will have to be vaccinated to keep their jobs if the government's draft mandatory-vaccine policy stands, according to one union executive. Stéphane Aubry, vice-president of the Professional Institute o...
US says record-low refugee admissions partly due to pandemic
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Biden administration said Tuesday that the coronavirus pandemic and the difficulty of reversing Trump administration policies were responsible for the record-low number of refugees admitted to the United States during the 2021 budg...
Man guilty of assault, other charges in Portland protests
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon jury on Tuesday found a member of the far-right group the Proud Boys guilty of assault, menacing and unlawful use of a weapon for pulling out a loaded revolver, firing paintballs and spraying bear
Canada cool to China’s application to join Pacific Rim trade agreement
OTTAWA — Canada is giving China the cold shoulder over its interest in joining an 11-country Pacific Rim trading bloc that is viewed as an important gateway to diversifying Canadian trade with other Asian countries. A spokesman for International Trade ...
Settlement ends lawsuit over fake subpoenas, jailed victims
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A 2017 lawsuit challenging former New Orleans prosecutors for hardball tactics, including the issuance of fake subpoenas and the jailing of crime victims who wouldn't cooperate with investigators, was settled Tuesday in federal court...
Feds: Florida missed deadline to receive $2.3B in school aid
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida is the last state to submit a plan to the U.S. Department of Education that's required before more than $2.3 billion in federal aid for Florida schools can be released, according to a letter sent
B.C.’s inadequate heat wave supports heightened risks to vulnerable people: report
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government's inadequate support during an extreme heat wave this summer "compounded risks" for people with disabilities and those who are older, says an independent international human rights group. Human Rights Watch s...
Federal Court settlement approved for day scholars at Indian residential schools
VANCOUVER — A British Columbia Indigenous leader says the approved Federal Court settlement of a class-action lawsuit for those who attended Indian residential school during the day will ensure compensation for those harmed comes in their lifetime. For...
Bribery trial opens for Philadelphia union boss, city leader
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A powerful Philadelphia labor leader kept a city council member on the union payroll in a no-show, $70,000-a-year job so he would do his bidding at City Hall, federal prosecutors said Tuesday as a long-awaited corruption trial
No need to review ruling on Safe Third Country refugee pact, feds tell Supreme Court
OTTAWA — The federal government is telling the Supreme Court of Canada there is no reason to review a decision that affirmed the constitutionality of a pact between Ottawa and Washington on asylum seekers. In a submission to the high court,