Flood fears ease in Manitoba amid good weather and slow melt, officials say
WINNIPEG — Fears of spring flooding are easing in Manitoba, thanks to recent weather. A winter of heavy snowfall had initially raised worries across much of the province. But two weeks of slow melting — above-zero temperatures during the day and
N.S. fisherman trapped by Russian shelling as he tries to drive Ukrainians to safety
HALIFAX — A Canadian attempting to drive Ukrainians displaced by the war to safety says Russian shelling has trapped him in the city of Chernihiv for three days as food and water supplies dwindle. Speaking Friday from a bomb shelter in
Quebec justice minister seeks answers on criminal trial that occurred with ‘no trace’
MONTREAL — Quebec's justice minister says he's looking into a criminal trial in the province involving a police informant that took place entirely in secret and was kept off the official court docket. Simon Jolin-Barrette told reporters today he would ...
Mi’kmaq chiefs reject Acadian-Métis as distinct group, oppose Vautour N.B. land claim
FREDERICTON — Mi'kmaq chiefs in New Brunswick are speaking out to oppose the land claim by the family of the late Jackie Vautour involving property within Kouchibouguac National Park. For more than 50 years, the Vautours have claimed they are Acadian-...
Rudy Giuliani associate pleads guilty in fraud scheme
NEW YORK (AP) — An associate of Rudy Giuliani pleaded guilty Friday to a conspiracy charge alleging that he defrauded investors in a company supposedly created to prevent people from being defrauded.
Climate protests held in cities across Canada as part of global movement
MONTREAL — Protesters gathered in cities across Canada on Friday to denounce government inaction on fighting climate change as part of a series of worldwide environmental protests. The events were part of the Fridays for Future movement that is inspire...
Federal deficit $75.3B for April-to-January period of fiscal 2021-22
OTTAWA — The federal government posted a budgetary deficit of $75.3 billion for the April-to-January period of its 2021–22 fiscal year. In its monthly fiscal monitor report, the Finance Department says the tally compared with a deficit of $268.2 billio...
Supreme Court Justice Thomas released from hospital
WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Clarence Thomas was discharged from the hospital Friday after a stay of nearly a week, the Supreme Court said. Thomas, 73, had
Israel to host top Arab diplomats during Blinken’s visit
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel said Friday it would host the foreign ministers of the United Arab Emirates, Morocco and Bahrain during U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit early next week, in what would be the latest in a flurry
US, EU sign data transfer deal to ease privacy concerns
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union and United States made a breakthrough in their yearslong battle over the privacy of data that flows across the Atlantic with a preliminary agreement Friday that paves the way for Europeans' personal information to
