Allowing navy commander to keep job after Vance golf game is disturbing: Freeland
OTTAWA — Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says she is "disturbed" by the military's decision to let the commander of the Royal Canadian Navy keep his job after golfing with the former chief of the defence staff under military police
Economic aid could be extended beyond the fall if recovery falters, Freeland says
OTTAWA — The country's beleaguered workers and businesses should be able to stand on their own by the fall and no longer need a slew of financial supports come if the economic recovery moves along as expected, Finance Minister Chrystia
Angry at sanctions, Belarus orders 2 German entities to shut
BERLIN (AP) — Belarus has ordered two German educational organizations to close, part of its retaliation against EU sanctions imposed over a diversion of a passenger jet by the ex-Soviet nation's authorities in order to seize a dissident passenger.
Josh Duggar trial on child porn charges moved to November
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Former reality TV star Josh Duggar's trial on child pornography charges has been moved to November. U.S.
Federal grant to help gauge health status of Black Alaskans
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A non-profit advocacy group for African Americans will use a roughly $1.2 million federal grant to conduct the first statewide report on the health status of Black Alaskans.
Final figures from 2020-21 show Alberta with $17B deficit, over $5B in COVID-19 costs
EDMONTON — The latest figures show Alberta's fight against COVID-19 cost more than $5 billion by the end of the last fiscal year in March. The money went toward continuing care, hospitals, testing, vaccine distribution, personal protective equipment, a...
Alaska lawmaker shares post comparing media to Nazis
KENAI, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska state legislator shared on social media a post that likened members of the media and medical professionals who provide information about COVID-19 vaccines to Nazis who were executed for war crimes, though the Soldotna
Good year for crops, federal COVID-19 transfers help shrink Saskatchewan’s deficit
REGINA — Saskatchewan’s year-end financial report says the province's deficit has shrunk to $1.13 billion. The deficit had originally been forecast to be about $2.4 billion. Finance Minister Donna Harpauer says Saskatchewan is in a much better fiscal s...
Danish minister: Qatar getting 2022 World Cup was ‘wrong’
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s culture minister criticized FIFA's bid process that allowed Qatar to host the 2022 World Cup, saying Wednesday it was “wrong" and raised questions of corruption in international sports organizations.
Infrastructure, low tax are priority for V4 leader Hungary
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said Wednesday that investment and developing infrastructure facilitated by low tax are the main goals for his government as it takes the annual rotating leadership of the Visegrad Group in ce...