Alberta premier says he’ll announce Saturday whether to end more COVID restrictions
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he'll announce "a final decision" this Saturday on whether to proceed with the second phase of the province's pandemic reopening plan. Kenney says on social media it will be "a prudent decision based on
Protester drives at New Zealand police as cordon tightens
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — One protester drove a car toward a New Zealand police line, narrowly avoiding officers, while other protesters sprayed officers with a stinging substance, police said Tuesday, as they tightened a cordon around a convoy th...
The Latest: EU ministers to decide on Russian sanctions
MOSCOW — The Latest on the Russia-Ukraine crisis (all times local): ___ BRUSSELS —
Iowa House bill would halt transgender girls in girls sports
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa House Republicans on Monday approved a bill that prohibits transgender girls from participating in girls sports, moving the direction of about 10 other Republican-run state legislatures in passing the controversial measure....
Arizona Senate waives school spending cap, averts crisis
PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Senate on Monday joined the House in voting to waive a constitutional cap on K-12 school spending that threatened to shut down public campuses across the state.
EU sanctions 22 Myanmar officials, gas company, over abuses
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Monday imposed sanctions on several top officials in Myanmar and on a lucrative state-owned oil and gas company that has helped fund the military that overthrew the country’s elected government a year ago.
Alabama death row inmate who sought new trial dies of cancer
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama death row inmate who maintained his innocence and waged a high-profile but unsuccessful legal battle to overturn his conviction has died, according to a spokesperson for his legal team.
Challenges of climate change focus of B.C. government’s budget, says finance minister
VICTORIA — B.C. Finance Minister Selina Robinson says making sure communities have the resources they need to deal with the effects of climate change will be a focal point of her budget on Tuesday. The province was battered by forces driven
NYC subway safety plan gets going after a violent weekend
NEW YORK (AP) — New York's latest plan to tackle both crime and homelessness in subways was rolling into action Monday after police logged more than a half-dozen attacks in trains and stations over the holiday weekend.
Putin’s recognition of Ukraine’s rebels ups ante in crisis
MOSCOW (AP) — It was a piece of fast-moving political theater in Moscow, a carefully orchestrated political announcement years in the making. Russian President Vladimir Putin moved
