Sudan signs deal with ICC to get justice for Darfur victims
CAIRO (AP) — Sudan signed an agreement with the International Criminal Court on Thursday to move forward in the cases against those accused of atrocities in the Darfur region, including the country’s former President Omar al-Bashir, a top ICC prosecuto...
New place names highlight Alaska city’s Dena’ina roots
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Just 15 years ago, most Anchorage residents wouldn’t have been able to answer the question: Who lived here before settlers arrived?
Canada in 4th wave, top doc says days ahead of expected election call
OTTAWA — Canada's chief public health officer says the country is now in the midst of a fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Theresa Tam's assessment follows a troubling surge in new cases over the past two weeks that is
US keeping distance as Afghan forces face Taliban rout
WASHINGTON (AP) — Afghan government forces are collapsing even faster than U.S. military leaders thought possible just a few months ago when President Joe Biden ordered a full withdrawal. But there's little appetite at the White House, the Pentagon or
Cuomo exit isn’t stopping push for answers on nursing homes
Sexual harassment allegations cost New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo his job. Now, many want to see him answer for a scandal that cut to the heart of his reputation as a pandemic hero and may have had life-and-death consequences —
Ottawa investing $1.44B in Telesat to help improve rural and remote internet access
OTTAWA — The federal government has signed a deal to invest $1.44 billion in Telesat's advanced low Earth orbit satellite constellation, Telesat Lightspeed. The government says the technology will help provide high-speed internet access in rural and r...
Nova Scotia health-care system under Liberals ‘complete failure’: Tory leader
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia Tory Leader Tim Houston is calling the province's health-care system a "complete failure" after a Halifax-area man in his 80s waited three hours for an ambulance earlier this week. Houston told reporters today years of inaction fr...
Vaccine passport debate would expose Quebecers to conspiracy theories: Quebec premier
MONTREAL — Quebec opposition parties say the provincial government's refusal to hold a debate in the legislature on its plan to impose a vaccine passport system reflects a larger problem with its use of emergency powers. On Thursday, Quebec Premier Fra...
Greek wildfires a major ecological catastrophe, PM says
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Thursday described the devastating wildfires that burned across the country for more than a week as the greatest ecological catastrophe Greece had seen in decades.
Corrective to Aug. 10 story on Moderna building a production plant in Canada
OTTAWA — The Canadian Press erroneously reported in a story published Aug. 10 that Sanofi Pasteur's existing vaccine plant in Toronto makes flu vaccine. The new Sanofi expansion being built there will produce the company's flu vaccine but the existing...