Russia mulls more media restrictions amid war in Ukraine
Russian lawmakers on Wednesday introduced a bill into the lower parliament house that, if adopted, would tighten already harsh restrictions on media outlets in the country and their coverage of the war in Ukraine.
Liberals expected to raise taxes on big banks, insurance companies in budget
OTTAWA — The final message to Scotiabank shareholders from its president and CEO's annual address: a higher tax on the country’s biggest banks is a tax on you. Brian Porter called a tax hike that's widely expected to be included in
Railing against soaring gas prices, Republicans in Congress cite Keystone XL decision
WASHINGTON — Republicans are doing their best to resurrect the controversy around the long-dead Keystone XL pipeline expansion, using it as an election-year political cudgel against Joe Biden in hopes of convincing voters that soaring gasoline prices a...
Quebec tables bill on academic freedom, says no words off-limits in lecture halls
QUEBEC — A new bill tabled Wednesday in Quebec would allow "any word" to be uttered in university classrooms as long as it's used in an academic context, the province's higher education minister said. Bill 32 is great news for Quebec
Wind energy company kills 150 eagles in US, pleads guilty
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A subsidiary of one of the largest U.S. providers of renewable energy pleaded guilty to criminal charges and was ordered to pay over $8 million in fines and restitution after at least 150 eagles were killed
Nunavut to lift all public health measures including masks, COVID-19 data
IQALUIT, Nunavut — Nunavut is to lift all its remaining COVID-19 health measures when it ends its public health emergency on Monday. The territory's Health Department says a mask mandate will be dropped and people who test positive for COVID-19 will
UK charges guard at Berlin embassy with spying for Russia
LONDON (AP) — A security guard at the British Embassy in Berlin has been extradited from Germany and charged with spying for Russia, U.K. police said Wednesday.
Democrats accuse oil companies of ‘rip off’ on gas prices
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats on Wednesday accused oil companies of "ripping off the American people” and putting profits before production as Americans suffer from ever-increasing gasoline prices during the war in Ukraine.
Teacher raise, tax cut top issues in Mississippi session
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi legislators have finished their busiest session in years after enacting the largest teacher pay raise in a generation and setting the state's largest-ever income tax cut.
Calls to health line reveal desperation of Quebec care home owners as COVID-19 hit
MONTREAL — Newly released recordings of phone calls to a Quebec government health line from March 2020 reveal how desperate the owners of a long-term care home were as COVID-19 struck their establishment during the pandemic's first wave. The two calls...
