Groups worry about tapping COVID relief for infrastructure
WASHINGTON (AP) — Organizations representing long-term care facilities on Friday urged lawmakers working on a bipartisan infrastructure plan to avoid dipping into COVID-relief funds to help pay for the roughly $600 billion in new spending sought for th...
B.C. tips over 80 per cent for first vaccine shot as COVID-19 cases climb
VICTORIA — COVID-19 case counts in British Columbia keep climbing, with the latest daily figure reaching 112. Health officials had warned that infections would rise as restrictions were lifted. There are 603 active cases, 40 per cent of which are in t...
New commissioners thrust into conference realignment chaos
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Conference realignment is back on the table in college sports just as three Power Five conferences are breaking in relatively new commissioners.
Florida COVID-19 hospitalizations jump significantly again
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida's COVID-19 hospitalizations and cases again jumped significantly this week as the vaccination rate in rural counties where some of the worst outbreaks are occurring remains well below the state and national averages...
Stitt taps Tulsa man for AG despite ‘not qualified’ rating
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A Tulsa attorney whom the American Bar Association rated as “ not qualified " to serve as a federal judge was tapped Friday by Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt to serve as the state's next attorney general.
Poland a step closer to adopting controversial property law
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's Senate on Friday approved with some amendments much-disputed changes to property restitution rules, moving them a step closer to adoption.
Relatives: Cubans arrested after protests face summary trial
HAVANA (AP) — Relatives and friends of Cubans arrested during the unprecedented recent protests on the island said authorities are carrying out summary trials at a time when Cuba's government is receiving criticism from international groups and governm...
After little rain, California tourist town runs low on water
MENDOCINO, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California coastal town popular with tourists is running low on water after two years of little rainfall during a drought in the U.S. West, forcing residents and business owners to truck in water from
Councillors call on Mayor Tory to end ‘extreme show of force’ in encampment clearings
TORONTO — Five Toronto councillors urged the city's mayor on Friday to end what they called an "extreme show of force" during the clearing of homeless encampments. In a letter to John Tory, the councillors said there's no need for batons,
Councillors call on Mayor Tory to end ‘extreme show of force’ in encampment clearings
TORONTO — Five Toronto councillors are urging the city's mayor to end what they call an "extreme show of force" during the clearing of homeless encampments. In a letter to Mayor John Tory, the councillors say there's no need for batons,