Family hopes for return of US journalist detained in Myanmar
BANGKOK (AP) — The mother of a journalist detained in Myanmar says she and the family “just want him here” in Michigan.
US seeks freedom for 2 American journalists in Myanmar
BANGKOK (AP) — The U.S. State Department said Friday it is deeply concerned about the detention of two American citizens who have been working as journalists in Myanmar, and is pressing that country’s military government for their immediate release.
Threat of N.L.’s Terra Nova oilfield shutdown a sign of things to come: economist
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The future looks grim for Newfoundland and Labrador's third-largest offshore oilfield, and the head of its workers' union says the ripple effects will be devastating if it shuts down. Unifor Local 2121 president Dave Mercer said Frid...
Travel numbers climb as Americans hit the road for holiday
Americans hit the road in near-record numbers at the start of the Memorial Day weekend, as their eagerness to break free from coronavirus confinement overcame higher prices for flights, gasoline and hotels.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to attend G7 Leaders’ Summit in person: British PM
OTTAWA — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will attend the G7 Leaders' Summit in person next month. A readout of a phone conversation Friday between Johnson and Trudeau says the leaders look forward to seeing
3 officers plead not guilty in Black man’s restraint death
SEATTLE (AP) — Five weeks after ex-Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin was convicted of murdering George Floyd, three Washington state police officers pleaded not guilty Friday in the death of Manuel Ellis, another Black man who pleaded for breath unde...
Sports betting initiative qualifies for California ballot
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — An initiative to allow sports betting at tribal casinos and horse-racing tracks in California has qualified for the November 2022 ballot.
More provinces join call for vaccines from states, Manitoba premier says
WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says all provinces are on board with a call to get more COVID-19 vaccines directly from states south of the border. Pallister says the premiers asked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on a conference call yesterd...
US, Britain seek new WHO look into COVID origins in China
GENEVA (AP) — The United States and Britain are stepping up calls for the World Health Organization to take a deeper look into the possible origins of COVID-19, including a new visit to China where the first human infections were
Finance Department says preliminary deficit of $314 billion for last fiscal year
OTTAWA — The federal government says its preliminary deficit for the last fiscal year was $314 billion, an unprecedented figure caused by an equally unprecedented economic shock. The early deficit figure for the 12-month period between April 2020 to Ma...