UK records over 10,000 virus cases for first time since Feb
LONDON (AP) — The U.K.'s latest surge in coronavirus infections gathered pace Thursday with new confirmed cases rising above 10,000 for the first time in nearly four months as a result of the spread of the more contagious delta variant.
‘I was taunted and harassed’ as a youth, Supreme Court nominee Mahmud Jamal says
OTTAWA — The judge poised to be the first person of colour on the Supreme Court of Canada says he experienced discrimination "as a fact of daily life" while growing up. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau nominated Ontario Court of Appeal Justice
Austin: Al-Qaida could regroup in Afghanistan in 2 years
WASHINGTON (AP) — An extremist group like al-Qaida may be able to regenerate in Afghanistan and pose a threat to the U.S. homeland within two years of the American military's withdrawal from the country, the Pentagon's top leaders said Thursday.
N.L. government’s $505-million aid for Terra Nova a good deal, energy minister says
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A $505-million lifeline that helped keep an offshore oilfield alive is a good deal for the province, the Newfoundland and Labrador government said Thursday, even if it means it would reap just $35 million in royalties
Manitoba doctors cite ‘staggering’ pandemic backlog of medical surgeries, tests
WINNIPEG — Manitoba is facing a "staggering" backlog of surgeries, diagnostic tests and other health-care services because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the drain on staff, the provincial doctors association said Thursday. An estimated 110,000 procedure...
US to spend $3.2B on treatments for COVID-19, other viruses
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is devoting $3.2 billion to speed development of antiviral pills to treat COVID-19 and other dangerous viruses that could turn into pandemics.
Officers resign from Portland, Oregon, protest response unit
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A team of 50 police officers who serve on a specialized crowd-control unit in Oregon and respond to Portland's ongoing, often violent protests have resigned en masse after a team member was indicted on criminal charges.
Greens’ Annamie Paul asks party execs for ‘space to unify,’ tells PM to ‘back off’
OTTAWA — Green Leader Annamie Paul is asking party brass and the prime minister to give her "the space to unify" the party ahead of a general meeting that could serve as a referendum on her leadership. Party executives have demanded
EXPLAINER: The story of Juneteenth, the new federal holiday
The U.S. government is catching up with Black people who have been commemorating the end of slavery in the United States for generations with a day called “Juneteenth.”
Legal cannabis bill clears state Senate, awaits Lamont’s OK
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The Senate voted Thursday to legalize the recreational use of cannabis for adults in Connecticut, the final legislative action for a bill that lays the groundwork for the new industry in Connecticut and attempts to address