Artist faces off against homophobia with fantasy Queer Newfoundland Hockey League
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A queer artist from western Newfoundland is facing off against homophobia and hyper-masculinity in sports by creating a make-believe hockey league full of "sissies," "pansies" and "flamers." Lucas Morneau spent much of the COVID-19 p...
Quebec premier promises $100 million for affordable housing in province’s north
MONTREAL — Lamenting the "fly in and fly out" culture of workers in Quebec's northern communities, Premier François Legault said Monday his government would build more affordable housing in the north to entice families to settle. Quebec will invest $10...
First full day of Canada’s election campaign begins with economic pledges
OTTAWA — The federal parties took the first full day of campaigning to lay planks in their plans to revive the country's economy after months of pain from the COVID-19 pandemic, and options for covering the costs. Unprecedented aid has flowed
Europe urges unity on Taliban but is quiet on failed mission
LONDON (AP) — Like much of the world, European countries have looked on with dismay as two decades of a U.S-led Western campaign in Afghanistan collapsed within hours.
US probing Autopilot problems on 765,000 Tesla vehicles
DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government has opened a formal investigation into Tesla's Autopilot partially automated driving system after a series of collisions with parked emergency vehicles.
Uzbekistan says it downed Afghan military plane crossing in
MOSCOW (AP) — An Afghan military plane was downed by Uzbekistan's air defense system on Sunday over an attempt to illegally enter the country's air space, Uzbek authorities said Monday.
Poland keeping ambassador at home amid dispute with Israel
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's government said Monday that its ambassador to Israel will remain in Poland until further notice after Israel downgraded diplomatic ties with Warsaw and strongly criticized a new Polish law that restricts the rights of Hol...
Holocaust researchers in Poland win libel case on appeal
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — An appellate court in Poland on Monday rejected a lawsuit brought against two Holocaust scholars in a case that has been closely watched because it was expected to serve as a precedent for research into the
First Nation chief detained by fisheries officers in N.S. after launching fishery
SAULNIERVILLE, N.S. — The chief of Sipekne'katik First Nation was taken in for questioning by federal Fisheries Department officers on Monday, moments after he announced the expansion of his band's self-regulated lobster fishery in St. Marys Bay. Chief...
Nova Scotia First Nation to launch self-regulated ‘treaty’ fishery in St. Marys Bay
SAULNIERVILLE, N.S. — Nova Scotia's Sipekne'katik First Nation says it is expanding its self-regulated lobster fishery in St. Marys Bay. The band is to make the announcement later today at the Saulnierville Wharf in Digby County, N.S., in the province'...