Manitoba government reaches out to areas with low COVID-19 vaccine uptake
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is enlisting more than two dozen community groups, churches and businesses in the first wave of an outreach program aimed at driving up COVID-19 vaccination rates. The program, first announced four weeks ago, offers g...
Russia allows booster shots 6 months after vaccination
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian health officials have approved booster shots for people vaccinated against COVID-19 six months after their first immunization, as the country struggles to cope with a surge of infections and deaths.
Ottawa adds another Alberta coal project to federal environmental assessment list
Environmental groups and First Nations say they are pleased the federal government is adding another proposed coal mine in Alberta's Rocky Mountains to the list of projects it will review. "This decision should be applauded by all who believe environme...
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada on Tuesday, June 29, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 5:45 p.m. Alberta is reporting 61 new cases of COVID-19 and four new deaths. The province says there are 1,132 active cases and, of those, 771 are the more contagious variants of
First African American named to lead US Forest Service
WASHINGTON (AP) — Veteran forester Randy Moore has been named chief of the U.S. Forest Service, the first African American to lead the agency in its 116-year history.
‘You’re on pal’: Biden accepts Trudeau’s bet on Habs as Stanley Cup final kicks off
OTTAWA — With a possible election on the horizon, Justin Trudeau appears ready to roll the dice — on hockey. The prime minister challenged the U.S. president to a bet Monday as the Montreal Canadiens square off against the Tampa Bay
Sweden: Center-right leader will try to form new government
STOCKHOLM (AP) — The head of Sweden's center-right opposition Moderates party, Ulf Kristersson, was tasked Tuesday with trying to form a new coalition government a day after Prime Minister Stefan Lofven resigned following a no-confidence vote last week...
Dutch navy: Russian jets flew low over frigate in Black Sea
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Russian warplanes repeatedly flew low over a Dutch navy frigate in the Black Sea last week and carried out “mock attacks,” the Defense Ministry of the Netherlands said Tuesday.
South Carolina gives initial OK to $6M prison riot deal
South Carolina officials gave initial approval Tuesday to a $6 million settlement to resolve dozens of prisoner lawsuits against the Department of Corrections following a riot that killed seven inmates.
Blackouts in US Northwest due to heat wave, deaths reported
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The unprecedented Northwest U.S. heat wave that slammed Seattle and Portland, Oregon, moved inland Tuesday — prompting a electrical utility in Spokane, Washington, to resume rolling blackouts amid heavy power demand.