Majority of Conservative MPs vote in favour of defeated sex-selective abortion bill
OTTAWA — A majority of Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole's caucus voted Wednesday in support of a bill that sought to restrict certain abortions even as he voted it down, saying he respects a woman's right to choose. Saskatchewan MP Cathay Wagantall
National Enquirer owner fined for illegal Trump campaign aid
A federal election watchdog fined the publisher of the National Enquirer $187,500 for squelching the story of a former Playboy model who claimed she'd had an affair with former President Donald Trump.
Missouri court denies case of man prosecutor deems innocent
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri prosecutor on Wednesday said she's disappointed the state Supreme Court won't hear the case of a Kansas City man imprisoned for more than 40 years for a triple murder that prosecutors say he
Harvard researchers recommend Census not use privacy tool
A group of Harvard researchers has come out against the U.S. Census Bureau's use of a controversial method to protect privacy with the numbers used for redrawing congressional and legislative districts, saying it doesn't produce data good enough for re...
Climate change health costs to top $100B by mid-century: report
Climate change is likely to add more than $100 billion a year to Canada's health-care costs by mid-century, says a report by a federally funded research group. The Canadian Institute for Climate Choices says effects on health are likely to be
N.S. First Nation further delays lobster fishing, saying it risks losing traps
HALIFAX — A Mi'kmaq community is further delaying plans for a lobster harvest that was set to start this week off southwestern Nova Scotia, saying the band will have to set up its own security to protect its traps. Chief Mike
New Brunswick urges residents to get vaccinated so COVID reopening plan can kick in
FREDERICTON — Officials in New Brunswick urged residents on Wednesday to get vaccinated against COVID-19, as the province pushed toward a target that would allow a partial reopening next week. Seventy-five per cent of people aged 12 and older need to
Ontario, Quebec lay out pandemic plans for schools
TORONTO — Students in the two provinces hardest hit by COVID-19 should be able to experience a "normal" return to school in the fall, officials said Wednesday as other provinces and territories looked to loosen pandemic-related travel restrictions. Ont...
UK hits vaccine milestone, warns of ‘deadly’ misinformation
LONDON (AP) — Three-quarters of Britain's adult population has received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, the government said Wednesday, as it warned that “deadly” misinformation was undermining the global inoculation effort.
Volkswagen tests electric cars, transit apps on Greek island
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — German carmaker Volkswagen launched a five-year project Wednesday on the small Greek Aegean island of Astypalea to test the adoption of electric vehicles in areas switching to sustainable energy generation.