Federal probe finds severe problems in Mississippi prison
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi prison violated inmates' constitutional rights by failing to protect them from violence, meet their mental health needs or take adequate steps for suicide prevention, and by relying too much on prolonged solitary con...
Canada launches Aeroplan fund to bring Ukrainians to Canada
OTTAWA — Canadians can now give cash or Aeroplan points to help bring Ukrainians fleeing the war with Russia to safety in Canada. Immigration Minister Sean Fraser says the goal is to pay for flights to bring at least 10,000 Ukrainians
Systemic failures and racism: Hearings for Desmond inquiry conclude in Nova Scotia
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. — Systemic failures and racism were partly to blame for the tragic chain of events that led an Afghanistan war veteran to kill his family and himself in 2017, an inquiry heard Wednesday at it concluded its
IMF, World Bank chiefs warn of debt squeeze in poor nations
WASHINGTON (AP) — The heads of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank warned Wednesday that rising interest rates are squeezing the world's poorest countries as they struggle with the coronavirus and soaring food prices.
Thousands of Serbs protest international moves in Bosnia
BANJA LUKA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Thousands of Bosnian Serbs rallied Wednesday to protest recent decisions of the top international official in the ethnically divided Balkan country. The
Last US stockpile of deadly VX agent destroyed in Kentucky
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The last stockpiles of a deadly chemical agent in the U.S. have been safely eliminated, according to Kentucky officials in charge of destroying the Cold War-era weapons.
Biden set for first Pacific Northwest trip since election
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is stretching his legs this week with a rare overnight visit to the Pacific Northwest, heading to Portland, Oregon, and Seattle.
Yellen, Ukraine official walk out of Russia’s G-20 remarks
WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Ukraine's Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko walked out of a Group of 20 meeting Wednesday as Russia's representative started talking.
Power plan paused by NJ governor in minority area is back
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey sewage treatment plant in a predominantly minority neighborhood is pressing forward with its plan to build a gas-fired power plant, three months after the state's governor paused the proposal to make sure it
Ottawa funding more searches for unmarked graves at former N.S. residential school
SIPEKNE'KATIK, NOVA SCOTIA — The federal government on Wednesday said it would invest $326,000 to resume ground searches for potential unmarked graves near a former Nova Scotia residential school. Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller made th...
