More second doses to put B.C. on ‘good path’ toward normal life: doctor
VICTORIA — British Columbia's deputy provincial health officer is encouraging residents to register for a second dose of vaccine as the province heads toward a return to normal life with declining COVID-19 cases and rising vaccination rates. Dr. Réka G...
US threatens legal action against Texas on shelter closures
The Biden administration threatened Monday to pursue legal action if Texas Gov. Greg Abbott doesn't rescind his order shutting down federally funded shelters that house migrant children who cross the U.S.-Mexico border without their parents.
Missouri to become final state to adopt medication database
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Republican Gov. Mike Parson signed a bill Monday to make Missouri the final state to adopt a prescription drug monitoring database aimed at flagging possible opioid misuse.
Dealing with growing Chinese authoritarianism a challenge for democracies: Garneau
OTTAWA — China's growing authoritarianism and coercive diplomacy constitute a challenge to democratic countries around the world including Canada, Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau said Monday. Garneau told a parliamentary committee that Canada an...
Dealing with growing Chinese authoritarianism a challenge for democracies: Garneau
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau says China's growing authoritarianism and coercive diplomacy constitute a challenge to democratic countries around the world including Canada. Garneau is telling a parliamentary committee this evening that...
Hate crime charges added in Asian American store attacks
BALTIMORE (AP) — A man accused in a rampage at three Baltimore liquor stores owned by Asian American families last month is now facing hate crime charges, prosecutors announced Monday.
Capitol riot suspect blames ‘pack of lies,’ seeks release
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Des Moines, Iowa, man pictured prominently with a QAnon shirt ahead of a crowd of insurgents inside the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 attack asked a judge on Monday to release him from
Louisiana Senate scraps sales tax idea, tries new road plan
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana senators Monday shelved their effort to renew a temporary state sales tax and instead unanimously backed a different tactic to steer millions of dollars more annually to roadwork that could create future budget gaps
Speaker rules conduct of urinating MP constitutes prima facie case of contempt
OTTAWA — Speaker Anthony Rota has ruled that the conduct of a Liberal MP who urinated during virtual parliamentary proceedings constitutes a prima facie case of contempt of the House of Commons. In a ruling Monday, Rota said at first glance
The latest news developments on the fatal attack in London, Ont.
The latest news on the vehicle attack in London, Ont., that killed four members of a Muslim family and seriously injured a nine-year-old boy on Sunday (all times eastern): --- 11 p.m. Public Safety Minister Bill Blair is calling the vehicle attack on