Noisy anti-mandate COVID-19 protest in New Brunswick dwindles to small group

FREDERICTON — A small group of about 60 demonstrators were all that remained Monday afternoon of a protest against COVID-19 vaccine mandates in Fredericton, which was inspired by the trucker convoy in Ottawa. That's down from about 700 people and 300

Democrats, ACLU sue over new Kansas congressional districts

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Democrats, a civil rights group and a national elections watchdog filed two lawsuits Monday against Kansas officials over a Republican redistricting law that costs the state's only Democrat in Congress some of the territory in her

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. All times eastern: 7:35 p.m. The Canadian Civil Liberties Association says it does ...

Ontario announces vax certificates to end March 1

TORONTO — Ontario is ending its vaccine certificate system on March 1, when capacity limits in public settings and restrictions on social gathering sizes will fully lift as well, though masking requirements will remain for now. Premier Doug Ford insist...

Nova Scotia NDP member Claudia Chender first to declare for leadership of party

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia NDP leadership contest got its first candidate Monday after party house leader Claudia Chender jumped into the race. Chender, who represents the riding of Dartmouth South, ended months of speculation by officially announcing h...

Election fraud trial of Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi begins

BANGKOK (AP) — Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi went on trial on Monday on election fraud charges, the latest in a series of criminal prosecutions by the military-run government in which she has already been sentenced to six

Trevor Noah to headline White House correspondents’ dinner

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trevor Noah, the host of “The Daily Show” on Comedy Central, will be the featured entertainer for the White House Correspondents' Association dinner on April 30.

Trevor Noah to headline White House correspondents’ dinner

Washington (AP) — Trevor Noah, the host of “The Daily Show” on Comedy Central, will be the featured entertainer for the White House Correspondents' Association dinner on April 30.

UK Post Office inquiry hears from workers wrongfully accused

LONDON (AP) — A public inquiry opened in London on Monday to examine the wrongful convictions of hundreds of British postal workers who were accused of theft, fraud or false accounting because of a faulty computer system.

Dr. Deborah Birx, COVID adviser under Trump, has a book deal

NEW YORK (AP) — Dr. Deborah Birx has a memoir coming out this spring that will focus on her contentious time as White House coronavirus task force coordinator in the administration of President Donald Trump.

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