Small Minneapolis event eyes Klobuchar to help stop Line 3
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — About 100 people gathered at a Minneapolis park Thursday before marching to Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar’s office to promote shutting down reconstruction of an aging oil pipeline in northern Minnesota.
Yellowstone National Park unveils automated electric cars
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Park officials have launched the first tests of electric vehicles in Yellowstone National Park that are capable of operating without drivers.
Top doctor says B.C. on track to ease more restrictions next week
VICTORIA — British Columbia's top doctor says she's confident more COVID-19 restrictions can be lifted next week as planned due to dramatic declines in cases and transmission rates. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said fewer infections refle...
US urges world to ensure HIV services for LGBTQ community
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged the world’s nations Thursday to ensure equal access to HIV services to those most at risk of getting AIDS -- the LGBTQ community, drug users, sex workers, racial and
Leftist teacher inches toward victory in disputed Peru vote
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru finished tallying votes in the country’s tight presidential contest Thursday but no winner was declared, with electoral authorities saying they were scrutinizing a small number of ballots amid unproven claims of possible vote tam...
PM to get short list of potential governor general candidates in a few days
OTTAWA — Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc says a short list of potential candidates to become Canada's next governor general will be in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's hands in "the next few days." LeBlanc told a House of Commons comm...
Legault says he’s confident Quebec-Ontario boundary will reopen in ‘next few days’
MONTREAL — The boundary between Quebec and Ontario, closed since April to reduce COVID-19 transmission, will likely reopen within days, Quebec Premier François Legault said Thursday. "We are in discussion with the Ontario government, and I am confident...
Auditor scolds Alberta over mine cleanup fund, how province handles polluted sites
EDMONTON — Alberta's auditor general is criticizing the government for failing to fix problems pointed out six years ago in a program that's supposed to guarantee coal and oilsands mines clean up after themselves. Doug Wylie says there's so much confu...
Appeals court to rehear Arkansas’ Israel boycott pledge case
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Thursday said it will reconsider a panel's decision that Arkansas’ law requiring state contractors to pledge not to boycott Israel is unconstitutional.
Seward council member apologizes for antisemitic comment
KENAI, Alaska (AP) — A Seward City Council member has apologized for making an antisemitic comment during a council work session earlier this week.