Ontario Premier Doug Ford condemns Russian attack on Ukraine, province commits to aid
TORONTO — Ontario's premier condemned Russia's "war of aggression" against Ukraine on Thursday before his government announced a commitment to humanitarian aid and settlement services for Ukrainians. "Last night, we witnessed a violent attack on a sove...
US agency says women can get abortion pill via mail
WASHINGTON (AP) — Women seeking an abortion pill will not be required to visit a doctor's office or clinic during the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. health officials said Tuesday in the latest reversal in an ongoing legal battle over the medication.
N.B. auditor general sees signs of improved finances but says more work needed
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's auditor general says there are signs of continued fiscal progress in the province. Paul Martin released two volumes of his annual report today and says while it's encouraging that the net debt dropped to $13.5 billion in
Health Canada authorizes plant-based, Canadian-developed COVID-19 vaccine
Health Canada authorized a new COVID-19 vaccine Thursday that it touted as the first greenlit shot to be developed by a Canadian company and the first to be made with plant-based technology. Known as Covifenz, the vaccine was developed by Medicago,
Ontario suggests ways to reduce ambulance off-load delays
TORONTO — Ontario is telling emergency services to consider having paramedic crews tend to more than one patient at a time in hospital ERs as one way to reduce delays. Ambulance offload delays, when paramedics wait in an emergency department for
Oversight committee rules out mysterious brain disease in New Brunswick
FREDERICTON — Nearly a year after New Brunswick health officials raised the alarm about a mysterious brain disease afflicting the province's residents, an expert committee has determined there is no evidence of such a disease. "The committee has conclu...
Protesters against US aid grant clash with police in Nepal
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Protesters in Nepal demonstrating against a contentious half-billion-dollar aid grant from the United States clashed with police outside the legislature on Thursday as political leaders postponed debate over the proposal. ...
New Yorker teams with Celadon for book on Jan. 6 report
NEW YORK (AP) — The New Yorker is collaborating with a division of Macmillan Publishers on a book edition of the House Select Committee's planned report on the Jan. 6 siege of the U.S. Capitol a year ago by supporters
Russia-Ukraine conflict raises big risks for global economy
WASHINGTON (AP) — Just what a vulnerable world economy didn’t need — a conflict that accelerates inflation, rattles markets and portends trouble for everyone from European consumers to indebted Chinese developers and families in Africa that face soarin...
Malaysian PM discusses Myanmar crisis during Cambodia visit
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — The leaders of Malaysia and Cambodia discussed the crisis in military-ruled Myanmar and other regional issues during a meeting in Phnom Penh on Thursday, the two countries said.
