Breivik survivors keep fighting for their vision of Norway
STAVANGER, Norway (AP) — On the 10th anniversary of Norway’s worst peacetime slaughter, survivors of Anders Behring Breivik’s assault worry that the racism which nurtured the anti-Islamic mass murderer is re-emerging in a nation known for its progressi...
Israeli PM: No change to ban on Jewish prayer at mosque
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is not changing the norms at a contested site in Jerusalem to allow Jewish prayer there, his office said Monday, walking back comments that sparked angry reactions a day earlier.
Black public servant files complaint over alleged ‘slaves’ comment in the workplace
OTTAWA — Monica Agard says she was chatting with a colleague about her workload and looming deadlines when a supervisor passing by cut into their conversation. "We should go back to the good old days when we had slaves," Agard, a
Canada set to receive 7.1 million COVID-19 vaccine doses this week
OTTAWA — The federal government is expecting to receive about 7.1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines this week, as it adjusts its distribution strategy amid waning vaccination rates and substantial supply. The new deliveries will include about 3.1 mil...
Manitoba government is ‘rewriting history,’ former senior bureaucrat says
WINNIPEG — Two Indigenous men have quit their positions on Manitoba economic development boards in the wake of controversial remarks by Premier Brian Pallister and a cabinet minister. The resignations of Jamie Wilson and Darrell Brown form the latest c...
Green party execs cancel non-confidence vote against leader Annamie Paul: sources
OTTAWA — Annamie Paul is no longer staring down the barrel of a booting from her perch atop the Green party. Party executives have called off a non-confidence vote that was slated for Tuesday and could have led to the leader's
N.S. election launches, NDP releases party vision
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia NDP Leader Gary Burrill took to the podium to launch the party's 10-year plan for the province that would include permanent rent control and paid sick days, as the province entered the second day of the
Star-studded event to mark 10th anniversary of Jack Layton’s death
TORONTO — Family and friends of former federal NDP leader Jack Layton will host a virtual event next month to mark the 10th anniversary of his death. The lineup -- announced Sunday, on what would have been his 71st birthday --
Patchwork of hospital visitor restrictions in place across Ontario
TORONTO — The last time Elisha Lemoire saw her father in person, she dropped him off at the hospital for surgery, hugged him and told him, "I love you. You've got this." But that was six weeks ago, and complications that
‘I have to do my part’: Canadians across the country walking for a cause and to heal
By putting one foot in front of the other, sometimes slowly and sometimes with quicker strides, Bilal Malik says he desperately hopes the government will listen to what he has to say. The 36-year-old is nearing the end of a roughly