Prince Edward Island to eliminate use of vaccine passport for COVID-19 next week
CHARLOTTETOWN — Prince Edward Island will discontinue use of its COVID-19 vaccine passport next week. Premier Dennis King says proof of vaccination won't be required to access restaurants, bars, gyms and other venues as of Feb. 28. The province is a...
Ontario New Democrats hope government will support anti-Islamophobia bill
TORONTO — An Opposition bill aimed at fighting Islamophobia and other hate crimes was tabled in Ontario's legislature Wednesday, but it was unclear if it would receive the support of the majority Progressive Conservative government. The bill from the ...
S. Carolina considers replacing Confederate Memorial Day
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A bill giving state employees a floating holiday to replace Confederate Memorial Day is heading to the South Carolina Senate floor. The bill
EU sanctions hit Russian officials, companies, lawmakers
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union sanctions against Russia took effect Wednesday, targeting senior government officials, several companies and hundreds of lawmakers who voted in favor of recognizing the independence of separatist parts of southeast Ukrain...
Nova Scotia labour minister appoints mediator in Acadia University faculty strike
HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government has appointed a mediator in the three-week-old faculty strike at Acadia University. Labour Minister Jill Balser says William Kaplan will work with the Acadia University Faculty Association and the university's admin...
Mass shooting inquiry: COVID-19 has undermined the grieving process in Nova Scotia
HALIFAX — Almost two years after a gunman impersonating a Mountie killed 22 people in rural Nova Scotia, Mary Teed and her neighbours are still struggling with their grief — but the horrific magnitude of the tragedy is only partly
Ontario puts $250K toward proposed EV battery production lines
TORONTO — The Ontario government is putting $250,000 toward the development of two battery production lines at a proposed new facility in the province's north. Electra Battery Materials Corporation says its future facility in Cobalt, Ont., could suppl...
U.N. official vows to step up aid after attack on Congo camp
BUNIA, Congo (AP) — A top U.N. peacekeeping official has vowed to step up humanitarian assistance to Congo's Ituri province, where militiamen killed at least 60 people at a displaced persons camp this month.
Hundreds protest COVID-19 mandates in Bulgaria’s capital
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Several hundred people opposing COVID-19 mandates staged a protest rally on Wednesday in Bulgaria's capital. The demonstrators waved national flags and banners of
Senators push Garland to reform prisons after AP reporting
WASHINGTON (AP) — The leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee are demanding Attorney General Merrick Garland take immediate action to reform the beleaguered federal Bureau of Prisons in response to Associated Press investigations that exposed widespr...
