Alberta should focus on innovation to attract U.S. investment, says Washington envoy
CALGARY — Alberta must position itself as a clean energy leader to move forward in the aftermath of the Keystone XL pipeline cancellation, Alberta's trade envoy to Washington said Friday. “We can make a very strong argument for further investment in
Judge rips prison officials after inmate dies by suicide
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A judge on Friday excoriated federal prison officials for refusing to admit an inmate needing mental health care who later killed himself in a local jail cell.
Chauvin gets 22 1/2 years in prison for George Floyd’s death
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison for the murder of George Floyd, whose dying gasps under Chauvin’s knee led to the biggest outcry against racial injustice in the U.S.
Iqaluit mayor wants land tax exemption on churches removed over residential schools
IQALUIT, Nunavut — Iqaluit's mayor says he plans to make a motion to remove a land tax exemption for churches in Nunavut's capital city. Kenny Bell says he decided to do so after the Cowessess First Nation in Saskatchewan announced Thursday
Ontario opposition parties lay out demands for September school plan
TORONTO — Ontario's opposition parties say the government needs to improve ventilation and mandate smaller class sizes as it prepares its back-to-school plan for the fall. The Progressive Conservative government has yet to share its full plan for how ...
Chauvin’s mother calls her son ‘honorable and selfless’
The mother of the former Minneapolis police officer being sentenced Friday in George Floyd's death told the judge that her son is a “quiet, thoughtful, honorable and selfless man” who should not receive a lengthy sentence.
El Salvador offers $30 bitcoin starter account, use optional
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador’s president says use of the cryptocurrency Bitcoin will not be mandatory, but the country is planning to give out starter accounts with $30 to promote its use.
Trudeau faces mounting calls for independent probe of residential school deaths
OTTAWA — As calls mount for the federal Liberals to do more to support Indigenous communities calling for independent investigations into deaths of children at residential schools, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledged Friday Ottawa would do "do what i...
Key GOP senators balk at terms of Biden infrastructure bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden's bipartisan infrastructure deal was thrown in doubt Friday as Republican senators felt “blindsided” by his insistence that it must move in tandem with his bigger package, while the White House doubled down on the
Nova Scotia continuing push to get booster shots in arms to hit vaccination target
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia reported 16 new cases of COVID-19 Friday, as the province continued expanding its vaccine rollout to get booster shots into arms. Fifteen new cases were in the Halifax area, and the remaining case was identified in the