Saskatchewan wants to become destination of choice for Ukrainian refugees: minister
REGINA — Saskatchewan says it will welcome as many refugees from Ukraine as the federal government is willing to resettle in the province. Jeremy Harrison, the province's immigration minister, says Saskatchewan should be the destination of choice for ...
Student and youth groups call for free menstrual products on post-secondary campuses
TORONTO — Student unions and youth advocacy groups across Ontario are calling on the provincial government to ensure free menstrual products are made available on all post-secondary campuses. In a letter sent to the government Tuesday, the Toronto You...
Vaccine mandate for federal employees awaits court ruling
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge in Texas overstepped his authority when he blocked President Joe Biden's requirement that all federal employees get vaccinated against COVID-19, an attorney for the administration told a federal appeals court panel Tu...
Every part of B.C. to have high-speed internet by 2027, government says
VICTORIA — The federal and British Columbia governments are spending $830 million to provide access to high-speed internet across the province. In a news release, the province says the plan means many First Nations communities will have high-speed inte...
‘We were 100 per cent sure.’ Mounties mistakenly thought N.S. gunman had shot himself
HALIFAX — It is one of the most perplexing aspects about the mass shooting in Nova Scotia that claimed 22 lives: after killing 13 people in Portapique, N.S., late on April 18, 2020, the killer decided it was time to
Echoing Churchill, Zelenskyy vows Ukraine will fight to end
LONDON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy evoked wartime British leader Winston Churchill on Tuesday as he told the U.K. Parliament that Ukrainians would fight Russian invaders to the end in the country's forests, fields and streets.
Kuwait’s ex-premier, officials acquitted in corruption case
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Kuwaiti court on Tuesday acquitted two former ministers and their co-defendants of the corruption charges they faced in an explosive case that tarnished the government and was widely seen as a test of
Legault picks April 11 for Montreal-area byelection after being accused of stalling
QUEBEC — Voters on Montreal's south shore will choose their new provincial legislature member on April 11. François Legault's government announced the byelection date today for the Marie-Victorin riding, a former stronghold of the sovereigntist Parti ...
Berliners open their hearts, homes to those fleeing Ukraine
BERLIN (AP) — Emmanuel Oyedele’s dream of getting a business degree in Ukraine lies shattered in the rubble of Russia’s sudden fierce military assault, but right now the 28-year-old Nigerian says he feels blessed.
‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill passes in Florida, goes to governor
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida's Republican-dominated legislature passed a bill Tuesday to forbid instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade, rejecting a wave of criticism from Democrats that it marginal...
