Regulators won’t let Boeing certify new 787 jets for flight

Federal safety regulators say they will retain power to approve Boeing 787 airliners for flight rather than return that authority to the aircraft maker, which hasn't been able to deliver any new Dreamliner planes since last May because of production

First Nation says 54 potential graves at former Saskatchewan residential schools

KEESEEKOOSE FIRST NATION — A First Nation in eastern Saskatchewan says it has found 54 potential graves believed to hold the remains of children who attended two former residential schools. Members of the Keeseekoose First Nation held each other and we...

Trump’s stash of documents shows ‘fragile’ historical record

WASHINGTON (AP) — As president, Donald Trump never liked to leave a paper trail. He avoided email, admonished aides to stop taking notes during meetings and ripped up documents when he was finished with them.

‘It could have been deadly’: Truckers end blockade at Alberta border crossing

COUTTS, Alta. — A blockade that paralyzed a United States border crossing for more than two weeks ended Tuesday as trucks and other vehicles with horns blaring rolled away from a southern Alberta community.  Protesters had been restricting access to th...

NY Rep. Rice won’t seek reelection, 30th House Dem to retire

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Kathleen Rice said Tuesday she will not seek reelection this fall, making the New Yorker the 30th Democrat to announce they're leaving the House before November elections when Republicans are making a strong push to win

Virginia governor seeks March 1 end to school mask mandates

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — School mask mandates in Virginia will end on March 1 if the General Assembly adopts amendments made by Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin to just-passed legislation on the issue.

Ottawa police Chief Peter Sloly quits as protest convoy goes on outside Parliament

Ottawa's police chief abruptly resigned Tuesday, while the Mounties and Ontario Provincial Police worked closely with the local force on a plan to end a chaotic antigovernment protest paralyzing the downtown core. Ottawa Coun. Diane Deans, chair of the...

New German opposition leader Merz consolidates his power

BERLIN (AP) — The new leader of former German Chancellor Angela Merkel's center-right party was elected Tuesday as head of the main opposition bloc's parliamentary group, consolidating his power as he tries to get the party back into shape after

Quebec to end use of vaccine passport by March 14, will keep mask mandate

MONTREAL — Quebec will phase out the use of its vaccine passport, and it will no longer be required anywhere in the province by March 14, Health Minister Christian Dubé said Tuesday. Starting Wednesday, Quebecers will no longer need to show

Please hold: Pricey way to jump IRS phone line at tax time

WASHINGTON (AP) — If there's one thing that pains everyone trying to reach the IRS at tax time, it's being stuck on endless hold. Well, not everyone.

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