Beef emerging as sticking point in free trade talks between Canada and Britain
OTTAWA — A potential clash over hormone-treated Canadian beef is emerging as a sticking point as free trade talks between Canada and Britain formally begin. In an interview with The Canadian Press, U.K. International Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelya...
Justices reject Texas college official’s claims over censure
WASHINGTON (AP) — A unanimous Supreme Court ruled Thursday against an elected public college official in Texas who complained that his colleagues' censure of his actions violated his free speech rights.
NYC lifts vaccine rule that blocked athletes from home games
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City's mayor exempted athletes and performers — including Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving — from the city’s vaccine mandate Thursday, while keeping the rule in place for private and public workers who risk losing
Herschel Walker, Dr. Oz removed from Biden’s sports council
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The White House has removed Dr. Mehmet Oz — best known as daytime TV's host of “The Dr. Oz Show” — and former football star Herschel Walker from the President's Council on Sports, Nutrition and Fitness
Quebec should plan mass COVID second-booster program for the fall: vaccine committee
MONTREAL — Quebec's immunization committee is suggesting the government start preparing a mass COVID-19 vaccine fourth-dose campaign for the general population that would be launched in the fall. Quebecers most vulnerable to serious consequences from t...
St. Lawrence Seaway opens ready to fill commodity void from Ukraine war
The St. Lawrence Seaway officially opened Thursday for a 64th navigation season with the prospect of increased demand for Canadian grain and fertilizer stemming from the war in Ukraine. Sanctions against Russia and devastation across Ukraine could dram...
Alex Jones fails to show again at Sandy Hook suit deposition
Citing health problems, Alex Jones defied a Connecticut judge's order to show up for a deposition Thursday in a case brought by relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting who sued the Infowars host for calling the
High court: States must allow prayer, touch in executions
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Thursday that states must accommodate the wishes of death row inmates who want to have their pastors pray aloud and even touch them during their executions.
Pressured by patients, FDA reviews ALS drug with modest data
WASHINGTON (AP) — When patients are battling a terminal illness and want access to an experimental drug, how much evidence that it works should regulators require before approval?
Balkans split over Madeleine Albright’s wartime legacy
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A monument in Kosovo, a snake named after her in Serbia. Madeleine Albright was either loved or hated in the Balkans for her pivotal role during the southern European region's wars of the 1990s.
