EU leaders seek ways to give support amid high energy prices
VERSAILLES, France (AP) — European Union leaders on Friday agreed to phase out dependency on Russian gas, oil and coal imports “as soon as possible” and decided to draw up a plan soon to support the continent's economies as they
Quebec opts for quiet, reflective day to mark 2nd anniversary of COVID-19 pandemic
QUEBEC — On the second anniversary of the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in Quebec, Premier François Legault said Friday the government did what it could to save as many lives as possible. "This day is dedicated to their memory and
China amplifies unsupported Russian claim of Ukraine biolabs
BANGKOK (AP) — As Russia intensifies its assault on Ukraine, it is getting a helping hand from China in spreading inflammatory and unsubstantiated claims that the U.S. is financing biological weapons labs in Ukraine.
Japan marks 11 years since quake, tsunami, nuclear disaster
TOKYO (AP) — Japan on Friday paid tribute to the victims and renewed searches for those still missing from a massive earthquake and tsunami 11 years ago that also triggered a nuclear disaster in Fukushima where tens of thousands still
Google, Meta face EU, UK probes into ad bidding agreement
BRUSSELS (AP) — British and European regulators threatened to crack down on Google and Facebook parent Meta over an agreement for online display advertising services, saying Friday that the deal may breach rules on fair competition.
Permanent daylight time shift remains on hold as clocks set to move ahead Sunday
VICTORIA — There is public support for a switch to permanent daylight time in British Columbia and Ontario, which have passed laws to allow the change, but the potential costs and risks of going it alone are holding up the
Second pandemic anniversary doesn’t mark the end of COVID-19: Dr. Howard Njoo
OTTAWA — The news conference at the beginning of 2020 wasn’t all that different from the many Dr. Howard Njoo had held in the past. The public health veteran helped to manage the first avian flu cases in 2004 and was
Former Quebec premier Charest brings both notoriety and baggage to Conservative race
MONTREAL — Former Quebec premier Jean Charest launched his bid for the leadership of the federal Conservative party in Calgary on Thursday, thousands of miles from the province he led for nine years. Two Quebec politics experts who spoke to The
Economy adds 337,000 jobs in February, unemployment rate falls to pre-pandemic level
OTTAWA — Canada's labour market showed signs last month of finally shaking off the shock COVID-19 delivered two years ago, with the share of workers with a job and the unemployment rate besting levels seen just prior to the pandemic. A
Russian warplanes, artillery widen attack, hit industry hub
LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia's airplanes and artillery widened their assault on Ukraine on Friday, striking airfields in the west and a major industrial hub in the east, as Moscow's forces tried to regroup from recent losses and their onslaught
