Key events in the history of Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Dec. 6. 1492 — Christopher Columbus lands on a Caribbean island that the Indigenous Tainos called Quisqueya. The Spanish enslave the Tainos and rename it Isla Espanola, shortened to Hispaniola.
Alberta finance minister, health provider want to cut pay to nurses
EDMONTON — The Alberta government wants to cut the wages of nurses by three per cent to help control spending and the head of the union representing them says that's a blow to morale already low due to the COVID-19
Pharmacy exec resentenced to 14 years in meningitis outbreak
BOSTON (AP) — A founder of a now-defunct Massachusetts pharmaceutical facility responsible for a deadly meningitis outbreak will spend 14 and a half years behind bars, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, lengthening his initial punishment of nine years th...
Alaska governor recall lacks signatures nearly 2 years in
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A group seeking Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy's ouster has yet to gather enough signatures to force a recall election, nearly two years after getting started and with just over a year before the 2022 primary.
Pay equity law aimed at closing gender wage gap to come into effect Aug. 31
Legislation meant to help close the gender wage gap will come into effect on Aug. 31 and be phased in over the next three years, the federal government said Wednesday. Labour Minister Filomena Tassi said in a livestreamed talk that the
Amtrak plan to replace dozens of aging trains: cost $7.3B
DETROIT (AP) — Amtrak plans to spend $7.3 billion to replace 83 passenger trains, some nearly a half-century old, though much of the funding must still be approved by Congress.
Canadian National makes final pitch for $33.6B railroad deal
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Canadian National has made its final pitch to regulators for preliminary approval of its $33.6 billion acquisition of Kansas City Southern railroad.
Half of COVID-19 patients report symptoms after 12 weeks, says new PHAC review
OTTAWA — A new review by the Public Health Agency of Canada says more than half of COVID-19 patients might suffer from post-COVID syndrome for more than three months after testing positive. The review looked at more than two dozen studies
Nova Scotia premier responds to new questions about drunk-driving charge in 2005
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's premier deflected several questions Wednesday regarding drunk-driving charges he faced in 2005, saying he was sorry for bad decisions he made as a young man when alcohol was a big part of his life. Iain Rankin confirmed
Virginia removes segregationist’s statue from Capitol Square
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Workers removed a statue of Harry F. Byrd Sr., a former Virginia governor, U.S. senator and staunch segregationist, from the state’s Capitol Square on Wednesday morning.