New Brunswick reports three more COVID-19 deaths, drop in hospitalizations
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick health officials are reporting three more COVID-19 deaths today and a drop in hospitalizations. The latest deaths involve a person in their 70s in the Moncton region, a person in their 80s in the Saint John area,
GOP’s Rob Portman backs Timken to succeed him in US Senate
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — U.S. Sen. Rob Portman endorsed Republican Jane Timken on Wednesday from among the crowded GOP field seeking the seat he is vacating next year.
Banking industry says it will need to diligently implement emergency orders
TORONTO — Canada's banking industry says it will follow through with the federal government's emergency orders targeting the trucker protesters as discussions on how best to implement them continue. The government published details late Tuesday on th...
Protesters pack up, head out to end weeklong blockade at Manitoba-U.S. border
EMERSON, Man. — Protesters blocking a busy United States border crossing in southern Manitoba packed up and left Wednesday. RCMP say they had worked out a deal with demonstrators to end the blockade at the Emerson border crossing and it was
Towing industry concerned for safety, business if told to help under legislation
EDMONTON — Associations representing the towing industry in Ontario and Alberta say expecting operators to clear blockades under the Emergencies Act is easier said than done. Mark Graves, president of the Provincial Towing Association of Ontario, says ...
US investigators: Zinke misused his Interior secretary job
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Former U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke misused his position to advance a commercial development project that included a microbrewery in his Montana hometown and lied to an agency ethics official about his involvement, federal ...
Nova Scotia post-secondary students get $875 grants to help pay bills during pandemic
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's government on Wednesday said it would offer one-time grants of $875 to thousands of post-secondary students to help them pay their bills during the COVID-19 pandemic. The government said about 11,000 students qualify for the $9....
Putin hosts leader of Brazil for talks amid Ukraine crisis
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday hosted his Brazilian counterpart Jair Bolsonaro for talks in Moscow and hailed ties between the two countries, which he described as consisting of “friendship and mutual understanding.”
Prince Edward Island premier isolating after his child tests positive for COVID-19
CHARLOTTETOWN — The premier of Prince Edward Island is isolating after a member of his family tested positive for COVID-19. Dennis King posted on Twitter Wednesday that one of his children tested positive Monday evening. King said he has been workin...
Germany eyes end to most COVID restrictions on March 20
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's leaders on Wednesday announced plans to end most of the country's coronavirus restrictions by March 20, a decision that coincided with moves by neighboring Austria and Switzerland to drop many of their curbs sooner.
