N.B. offers to help tourism sector hit by COVID by subsidizing vacations to province
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick is trying to revive its tourism sector by offering to subsidize vacations for out-of-province visitors when its boundaries reopen to the rest of the region. The NB Travel Incentive program — offered only to New Brunswickers ...
EXPLAINER: The Vatican’s criminal code, sex abuse explained
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican on Tuesday released a long-awaited update to the criminal section of its Code of Canon Law, the internal legal system that regulates the life of the 1.3 billion-member Catholic Church and operates independently from
Premier Scott Moe says he hopes to fully reopen Saskatchewan by July 11
REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says he hopes to fully reopen the province by July 11. "We have had the public health orders in place in this province for 445 days now," Moe said Tuesday. "They could all be removed
Pardoned Kentucky man faces new federal charges in slaying
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky man convicted of reckless homicide in a 2014 home invasion and pardoned two years later by then-Gov. Matt Bevin has been arrested on federal charges in connection to the same crime, according to court
Saskatchewan First Nation honours children who disappeared from residential school
LESTOCK, Sask. — A First Nation held a ceremony Tuesday at the site of the last standing residential school in its original form in Saskatchewan. Elders and members of Muskowekwan First Nation placed 35 children’s moccasins and shoes to honour those
Austrian far-right party leader Hofer resigns
BERLIN (AP) — The head of Austria's far-right Freedom Party said Tuesday he is stepping down, raising the possibility that he could run for president of the Alpine nation next year.
Bolsonaro wants Copa America in Brazil; Aguero casts doubts
SAO PAULO (AP) — Argentina forward Sergio Aguero has cast doubt on holding the Copa America while the coronavirus pandemic rages in the region, just hours after Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro pushed ahead with late plans to host the tournament.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promises cities help to lower high cost of housing
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has promised municipal leaders federal backing and resources toward efforts to address the high cost of housing that he says is creating a crisis for young and middle-class families. The cost of housing has risen
Montreal restaurant dining rooms, gyms to reopen next week as COVID-19 cases drop
MONTREAL — Restaurant dining rooms will be allowed to reopen in Montreal next week for the first time since the end of September, Quebec Premier François Legault announced Tuesday. Quebec's largest city, Legault added, will move on Monday from the red
Algeria partially reopens air travel after 14-month shutdown
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria partially reopened its skies to flights on Tuesday after a 14-month shutdown to try to keep out the coronavirus, with a first flight of the national carrier Air Algerie taking off for Paris on Tuesday