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.
Nova Scotia’s union for paramedics says higher pay needed to help retain workers
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia paramedics say it's not just long-term care workers who need pay hikes if the province wants to shore up its health network. In an appearance before a legislature committee Wednesday, an official with the union representing more
‘Lesbos Granny’ who aided Europe-bound refugees dies at 96
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Efstratia Mavrapidou, who was part of a trio of older Greek women who gained international attention at the height of Europe's most recent mass migration wave for helping refugees on the island of Lesbos, has died
Indiana Rep. Banks facing ‘insurrection’ ballot challenge
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana congressman who was rejected by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as the top Republican for the committee investigating last year’s U.S. Capitol insurrection is fending off an effort to remove his name from this year's election
The latest on protests against COVID-19 measures in Ottawa and beyond
The latest developments on ongoing protests against COVID-19 restrictions and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government, in Ottawa and various locations across Canada, on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. All times eastern: 9:10 p.m. Ottawa city council has v...
New Brunswick Nurses Union issues call for action to address working conditions
FREDERICTON — The New Brunswick government's lack of effort to recruit and retain nurses has resulted in a labour and health-care crisis, the province's nurses union said Wednesday after releasing the results of a survey of its members. Conducted last ...
