Yellen warns delay in raising debt limit will slow economy
WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen sounded an urgent call Tuesday for Congress to raise the government's borrowing limit, a day after Senate Republicans blocked consideration of a bill that would have done so.
B.C. government lays out $260-million, five-year plan to move away from fossil fuels
VANCOUVER — BC Hydro and the provincial government have announced a new five-year plan for the Crown corporation that provides incentives for people to switch from fossil fuels to electricity to power their homes, businesses and vehicles. Under the pl...
US to allow visa-free travel for visitors from Croatia
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government said Tuesday that Croatia would soon join the countries whose people can visit without a visa in a sign of closer economic and security ties.
SC senators debate how to spend $525M in plutonium deal
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Along with billions of dollars in federal COVID-19 relief money, South Carolina lawmakers have another large bonus pot of money to spend soon — $525 million from the federal government over plutonium still sitting inside the
Taiwan lawmakers brawl as opposition assails COVID-19 policy
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan's legislature descended into a rowdy brawl after opposition lawmakers interrupted a policy address and rushed the podium Tuesday.
Family of Canadian Uyghur advocate held in China upset, outraged he remains detained
OTTAWA — It wasn't until Tuesday morning, when Kamila Telendibaeva saw the footage and pictures of Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor landing in Canada, that she started to picture her own reunion with her husband who has been in a
Family of Canadian Uyghur advocate held in China upset, outraged he remains detained
OTTAWA — The wife of a Canadian Uyghur advocate imprisoned in China for 15 years says she is disappointed that her husband was not part of a deal that freed Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig. Huseyin Celil has been detained in
Canadian Conference of Bishops pledge $30M for survivors of residential schools
OTTAWA — The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops is pledging to fundraise $30 million for projects to help residential school survivors heal from their trauma. President Raymond Poisson says it was made clear at a gathering last week that Catholic...
Lawyer argues general’s removal from vaccine campaign threatens military independence
OTTAWA — A lawyer for Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin painted the senior military officer’s abrupt removal as head of Canada’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout in May as a threat to the independence of the Canadian Armed Forces. The comments came Tuesday during the
Vancouver school trustees vote in favour of masks for students in K-3 grades
VANCOUVER — School trustees in Vancouver have voted unanimously in favour of requiring masks to be worn by students in kindergarten to Grade 3. Mask mandates set by British Columbia's provincial health officer exempt youngsters in primary grades from w...