Major UK ferry operator fires 800 crew, disrupting service
LONDON (AP) — A ferry operator owned by the government of Dubai sparked a furious response from workers and criticism from British authorities Thursday after firing 800 U.K.-based crew members without notice amid plans to replace them with cheaper staf...
Vaccinated travellers won’t need COVID-19 test to enter Canada as of April 1
OTTAWA — Vaccinated travellers will no longer need to show a COVID-19 test to enter Canada beginning April 1, Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos officially announced Thursday. The change comes at the very beginning of the tourist season and the tail end
Biden’s St. Patrick’s Day scrambled by Irish PM’s COVID case
WASHINGTON (AP) — Call him a disappointed extrovert. President Joe Biden had to settle for meeting virtually Thursday with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin after the visiting leader’s positive test for COVID-19 scrambled plans to mark St. Patrick’s ...
Prince Edward Island eases some COVID-19 restrictions but masking, isolation remain
CHARLOTTETOWN — Health officials on Prince Edward Island have eased some of the province's COVID-19 restrictions today. Chief public health officer Dr. Heather Morrison says the changes don't mean the pandemic is over. She says measures such as mask...
Indigenous mother proposes class-action lawsuit on birth alerts in Manitoba
WINNIPEG — An Indigenous woman whose newborn was taken by police and social workers shown in a video broadcast live on social media has proposed a class-action lawsuit against the Manitoba government. The woman says in a statement of claim filed
Supreme Court dismisses appeal to stop class action against RCMP for bullying
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear an appeal from the federal government trying to stop a $1.1 billion class action against the RCMP over bullying and harassment. The lead plaintiffs in the class action, veteran RCMP members
WHO may reject Canadian-made Medicago COVID-19 vaccine because of ties to big tobacco
OTTAWA — Canada may not be able to donate millions of doses of the only COVID-19 vaccine made in the country because the World Health Organization is leaning against granting it an emergency-use licence. Medicago's two-dose Covifenz vaccine was authori...
Kansas impasse shows green energy opposition has lost steam
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Efforts to propel Kansas' renewable energy future are at a standstill, mired in legislative stalemate. At its center is a former TV weather personality who is using his chairmanship of a key committee to promote questionable
Ohio’s high court nixes 3rd set of GOP-drawn Statehouse maps
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court has rejected a third set of Ohio Statehouse district maps that Republicans insisted reflect the state’s partisan breakdown — and sent them back for a fourth try even as final ballots were
Biden to call China’s Xi to discuss Russia, economic issues
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will speak Friday with Chinese President Xi Jinping to discuss ongoing economic competition between the two countries and Russia’s war against Ukraine.
