Biden COVID coordinators leaving in April, Jha to take over
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden's COVID-19 coordinator Jeff Zients and his deputy Natalie Quillian are leaving the administration next month, the White House announced Thursday. They will be replaced by Dr. Ashish Jha, the dean of the Brown Unive...
Biden’s China ‘pivot’ complicated by Russia’s war in Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden set out to finally complete the “pivot to Asia,” a long-sought adjustment of U.S. foreign policy to better reflect the rise of America’s most significant military and economic competitor: China.
War in Ukraine will take global economic toll, group warns
Russia's war in Ukraine will disrupt commerce and clog up supply chains, slashing economic growth and pushing prices sharply higher around the globe, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development warned Thursday.
As Ukraine war rages, diplomats near Iran nuclear agreement
WASHINGTON (AP) — As the war in Ukraine rages on, diplomats trying to salvage the languishing 2015 Iran nuclear deal have been forging ahead with negotiations despite distractions caused by the conflict. They now appear to be near the cusp
EXPLAINER: What North Korea wants from recent weapons tests
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea's recent test-missile explosion is unlikely to stop leader Kim Jong Un from chasing big plans this year to boost a nuclear arsenal he hopes will challenge his archrival, the United States.
Under headline jobs figures, report finds pockets of weakness in rebound for women
OTTAWA — The historically high number of women in the country's labour force is still below where it might have been if COVID-19 had never occurred, says a new report highlighting areas of concern for policymakers. The report from the Labour
US Olympian Alysa Liu, father targeted in Chinese spy case
U.S. Olympic figure skater Alysa Liu and her father Arthur Liu — a former political refugee — were among those targeted in a spying operation that the Justice Department alleges was ordered by the Chinese government, the elder Liu says.
‘Death trap’: Front-line workers warn of drug overdoses rising on and off the streets
A father's hope turned to pain in less than 24 hours after his son entered a residential drug treatment facility and fatally overdosed. "Our son died in a place that was supposed to be safe," Ray Corbiere told The Canadian Press.
Michigan wants ‘to have its cake and eat it too’ on Line 5: chambers of commerce
WASHINGTON — Business leaders from the United States and Canada are again wading into the fray over Line 5, accusing the state of Michigan of dragging its heels to ensure the controversial cross-border pipeline remains in a state of legal
Canada’s first Indigenous Governor General requested briefing on the Indian Act
OTTAWA — Canada's first Indigenous Governor General, within months of being appointed to the role, requested government officials outline what departments were doing to allow First Nations to move away from the Indian Act. Mary Simon, an Inuk leader, ...
