British Columbia introducing COVID-19 vaccine mandate for all health-care workers
VANCOUVER — All health-care workers and volunteers will soon have to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in British Columbia as the provincial government expands its immunization program. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said Monday the vaccine ma...
Saskatchewan re-enacts emergency order to combat record COVID-19 cases
REGINA — It was supposed to be a “great Saskatchewan summer.” But on Monday the province saw 449 new cases of COVID-19 -- its highest single-day count of new infections during the pandemic. The same day, it also re-enacted an emergency order
Biden: Results of California recall will be felt nationally
LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — President Joe Biden put Democrats’ approach to the coronavirus pandemic on the line Monday, casting the California recall that could remove Gov. Gavin Newsom from office as an opportunity for voters to show the nation
Biden to speak in-person to United Nations General Assembly
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to deliver his first address to the United Nations General Assembly next week in New York, the White House announced Monday.
EXPLAINER: How California could recall Gov. Gavin Newsom
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The California recall election that could remove first-term Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom from office wraps up Tuesday. Nearly 8 million mail-in ballots — the form of voting most Californians use — already have been returned out
Providers urge Supreme Court to reject 15-week abortion ban
WASHINGTON (AP) — Abortion providers urged the Supreme Court Monday to reject Mississippi's 15-week prohibition on most abortions, saying a decision to uphold it would “invite states to ban abortion entirely.”
Providers urge Supreme Court to reject 15-week abortion ban
WASHINGTON (AP) — Abortion providers urged the Supreme Court Monday to reject Mississippi's 15-week prohibition on most abortions, saying a decision to uphold it would “invite states to ban abortion entirely.”
Health officials report five new cases of COVID-19 on Prince Edward Island Monday
CHARLOTTETOWN — Health officials in Prince Edward Island are reporting five new cases of COVID-19 in the province today. Four of the cases involve students under the age of 19 while the fifth involves a person in their 60s who recently
Fence returning to Capitol amid ‘online chatter’ about rally
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional security officials have approved the reinstallation of a temporary fence around the Capitol as they prepare for a Saturday rally in defense of the rioters who stormed the building on Jan. 6.
Putin observes war games with Belarus that worry neighbors
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has observed military exercises being conducted in coordination with Belarus that have raised concerns in bordering countries.