100-year flood level on Yukon River prompts warning to village of Carmacks
WHITEHORSE — The water level on the Yukon River at the village of Carmacks keeps rising, prompting a flood warning from the territory. A statement from the territory says the river is at a level only seen once every 100 years. The
COVID-19 Gamma variant continues to spread among unvaccinated Yukoners
WHITEHORSE — Yukon's chief medical officer says COVID-19 is continuing to spread among unvaccinated residents in the territory. Dr. Brendan Hanley says in a statement that eight new cases were confirmed Tuesday. Seven were in Whitehorse and one was in...
Medical marijuana producers seek tax refund worth millions
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A major business in New Mexico's burgeoning market for marijuana wants the state to refund millions of dollars in taxes that were levied in recent years on sales of medical marijuana but not against most
Alberta continues COVID mask rules for public transport after most restrictions lift
EDMONTON — Alberta's general COVID-19 mask rules are going, but they won’t be completely gone by July 1. Dr. Deena Hinshaw, chief medical officer of health, says some mask rules will remain in place after the mask mandate in indoor public
Russia says Syria can deliver aid, Turkey not essential
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia’s foreign minister says Moscow disagrees that there is no alternative to deliver humanitarian aid to Syria’s rebel-held northwest except from Turkey as the U.N. and many Western nations maintain, insisting deliveries are po...
California oil regulators delay health, safety rules again
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — It's been a year and a half since California Gov. Gavin Newsom directed oil regulators to consider new health and safety measures to protect people living near oil and gas drilling sites.
Help wanted: Labor crisis plagues US restaurant industry
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sherry Villanueva’s family of Santa Barbara restaurants employed 350 people before the pandemic took hold and darkened dining rooms across California. Now, with the state’s economy officially reopened, about 250 workers are back on t...
Rights group: Facebook amplified Myanmar military propaganda
Facebook's recommendation algorithm amplifies military propaganda and other material that breaches the company's own policies in Myanmar following a military takeover in February, a new report by the rights group Global Witness says.
Garland: More “depth” needed to protect against cyberattacks
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland said Tuesday that private industry needs better safeguards to avoid calamitous consequences in the event of cyberattacks like the ones that have targeted American infrastructure and corporations. ...
B.C. health officials say mixing mRNA vaccines is safe, effective
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — British Columbia's provincial health officer is encouraging anyone who is offered a different COVID-19 vaccine than the one they first received to take it. Dr. Bonnie Henry said fluctuating vaccine supply means if you received Pf...