Regular travel and public health measures can’t coexist: Canadian Airport Council
OTTAWA — International arrivals at Canadian airports are so backed up that people are being kept on planes for over an hour after they land because there isn't physically enough space to hold the lineups of travellers, says the Canadian
Lawsuit seeks $2.4M damages from Wisconsin fake GOP electors
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Two Wisconsin Democratic electors and a voter on Tuesday sued Republicans who attempted to cast electoral ballots for Donald Trump in 2020 despite Joe Biden's victory in the battleground state.
Nearly 43,000 people died on US roads last year, agency says
DETROIT (AP) — Nearly 43,000 people were killed on U.S. roads last year, the highest number in 16 years as Americans returned to the roads after the coronavirus pandemic forced many to stay at home.
Alberta premier urges U.S. senators to convince Michigan to stop Line 5 shutdown
WASHINGTON — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney found mostly allies Tuesday as he brought his pro-pipeline pulpit to Capitol Hill, urging a largely Republican cadre of U.S. senators to get behind the idea of new cross-border energy conduits and to speak
US takes control of Afghan embassy, consulates in NY, CA
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has taken control of Afghanistan’s embassy in Washington and the country’s consulates in New York and Beverly Hills, California, the State Department said Tuesday.
N.S. failing to properly monitor people serving community sentences: auditor general
HALIFAX — The company contracted by Nova Scotia to monitor convicts serving community sentences isn't fulfilling its responsibilities, and probation officers aren't fully complying with corrections policies, the province's auditor general said Tuesday....
Ukraine’s crowdfunding aims to keep donors’ interest in war
The Ukrainian government is marrying some digital marketing tools with crowdfunding and other incentives for giving to keep global attention trained on its war efforts against the Russian invasion.
Georgia students sue over blocked protest against rebel flag
ATLANTA (AP) — Several Black students who were suspended for trying to protest Confederate flag displays at their school in Georgia have filed a federal lawsuit against their school district and its board members, accusing them of allowing an extensive...
Censure vote vs. Sri Lankan leader fails as crisis simmers
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka's governing party on Tuesday defeated a move in Parliament to urgently debate a motion that would censure President Gotabaya Rajapaksa for the nation's worst economic crisis, which the prime minister said
EXPLAINER: Why is Turkey wary of Nordic states’ NATO bid?
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has thrown a spanner in the works of Sweden and Finland’s historic decisions to seek NATO membership, declaring that he cannot allow them to join due to their alleged support of
