Yukon aims to lift COVID-19 state of emergency next month: premier
WHITEHORSE — Yukon is expanding the rules for gatherings under COVID-19 restrictions with more than three-quarters of eligible residents fully vaccinated, although health officials warn the territory's worst outbreak isn't over. Premier Sandy Silver an...
UNESCO: Italy’s ban on cruise ships in Venice is ‘good news’
ROME (AP) — The United Nations culture agency, which was considering declaring Venice an imperiled world heritage site, on Wednesday hailed Italy’s ban on big cruise ships in the heart of the lagoon city.
As COVID rises, a vexing hunt for nursing home vaccine stats
WASHINGTON (AP) — With COVID-19 on the rise again and many nursing home staffers unvaccinated, families still lack easy access to crucial Medicare immunization data that will help them pick the right facility for their loved one.
Ontario issues emergency order to help deal with northern wildfires
TORONTO — Ontario has issued an emergency order for the province's northwest to allow it to better respond to growing wildfires in the region. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry says the order means the province can close roads and
1 dead, 1 missing in Europe floods after heavy rainfall
BERLIN (AP) — Storms caused severe flooding across parts of western and central Europe, with a fireman drowning Wednesday during rescue work in Germany and a man missing after he was swept away by a raging stream elsewhere in the
Haiti police chief links Venezuelan to assassination plot
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s police chief on Wednesday accused a Venezuelan businessman who owns a security company in Florida of traveling to Haiti numerous times as part of a plot to assassinate President Jovenel Moïse, who was killed last
Merkel brings message of stability to US on farewell visit
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel left Wednesday for Washington on what is likely to be her last official visit , carrying a bag full of issues to discuss with President Joe Biden and an overarching message for Berlin's
Black Montreal man wrongfully arrested for assault on officer suing for $1.2 million
MONTREAL — A Black Montreal man who was wrongfully arrested in January and jailed for six days for the attempted murder of a police officer is suing the City of Montreal and Crown prosecutors, seeking $1.2 million in damages. Lawyers representing
Belarus targets rights activists, journalists with raids
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Authorities in Belarus raided the offices and homes of dozens of human rights activists and journalists Wednesday in a sweeping crackdown a day after the country's authoritarian president promised to “deal with” non-governmental or...
Spain’s top court rules pandemic lockdown unconstitutional
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain’s Constitutional Court ruled Wednesday that a strict stay-at-home lockdown order the Spanish government issued under a state of emergency during the first wave of COVID-19 last year was unconstitutional.