China rejects Australian writer’s torture claim in trial
BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese government spokesperson on Tuesday rejected an Australian writer's complaint that he was tortured during interrogation before being put on trial on spying charges.
AP Interview: Kremlin cracking down on dissent before vote
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian authorities are cracking down on dissent before a crucial parliamentary election in September, in what a leading Kremlin critic on Tuesday described as an attempt to sideline opponents.
Michelle Good says residential school remains cast shadow over GGBooks fiction win
OTTAWA — Michelle Good should be celebrating the back-to-back awards for her debut novel about residential school survivors, but instead, she's mourning the children whose deaths in the system are only now being accounted for. Good, a member of Red Phe...
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Tuesday, June 1, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Tuesday June 1, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 389,921 new vaccinations administered for a total of 23,861,367 doses given. Nationwide, 2,076,739 people or 5.5 pe...
Indigenous women’s group releases own plan on MMIWG, citing ‘toxic’ federal process
OTTAWA — The Native Women's Association of Canada has walked away from what it calls a "fundamentally flawed" and politically motivated process to draft a national action plan for implementing the recommendations of an inquiry into missing and murdered...
Lawmakers in Alaska and Washington state push B.C. on mining regulations
VANCOUVER — Lawmakers in Alaska and Washington state are renewing calls for British Columbia to strengthen its mining regulations to protect shared waterways. A group of 25 members of the Washington state legislature sent a letter to Premier John Horga...
Alberta rolls out second-dose COVID-19 vaccine plan, bookings begin immediately
EDMONTON — Alberta is expanding its rollout of second-dose COVID-19 vaccines, allowing everyone over age 12 who has had a first shot to book a booster before the end of the month. “This is yet another big milestone in our fight
China reports human case of H10N3 bird flu, a possible first
BEIJING (AP) — A man in eastern China has contracted what might be the world’s first human case of the H10N3 strain of bird flu, but the risk of large-scale spread is low, the government said Tuesday.
Former Ugandan army chief hospitalized after gun attack
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A former army chief in Uganda has been wounded and his daughter killed after gunmen shot at the car in which they were being driven early Tuesday.
Asian World Cup qualifiers to be moved from China to UAE
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — China’s COVID-19 travel restrictions have forced World Cup qualifying matches scheduled for the eastern city of Suzhou to be relocated to the United Arab Emirates.