Saskatchewan lifts passport: No vaccination proof needed for Valentine’s Day diners
REGINA — Days of dining indoors are over for Tenille Lafontaine, who was planning to stick to takeout for Valentine's Day. Her family visited their favourite restaurants on the weekend in anticipation of the province lifting its public health order Mo...
Canada’s PM Justin Trudeau invokes Emergencies Act for ‘illegal’ blockades
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday invoked the national Emergencies Act to bring to an end the antigovernment blockades he describes as illegal and not about peaceful protest. The government will use the act to force towing companies to
Ontario lowers deficit projection for this year to $13.1 billion
TORONTO — Ontario is projecting a $13.1-billion deficit this fiscal year, down from the province's last forecast, mostly due to higher revenues. In the third-quarter finances, released Monday, Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy said the government has...
Quebec premier says announcement about vaccine passport could come Tuesday
MONTREAL — Quebec Premier François Legault said he would meet with public health officials Monday night to discuss whether the province's vaccine passport system should remain in use. Speaking to reporters in Longueuil, Que., Legault said Health Minist...
IAEA reviews water release from damaged Japan nuclear plant
TOKYO (AP) — A team from the International Atomic Energy Agency on Monday began its review of Japan's plan to begin releasing more than a million tons of treated radioactive water into the sea from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant
Trump, Pence speak at global forum held in South Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Former U.S. President Donald Trump has criticized the Biden administration over its handling of North Korea, at an event in South Korea that included as a guest speaker former Vice-President Mike Pence.
Tunisian women’s posts glamorize risky migrant crossings
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — In a photo posted in November, 18-year-old Sabee al Saidi wears bright-pink lipstick as she leans from the side of a wooden boat, a calm blue sea stretched out behind her. In a video, she smiles
Tunisian women’s posts glamorize risky migrant crossings
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — In a photo posted in November, 18-year-old Sabee al Saidi is shown wearing bright-pink lipstick as she leans from the side of a rickety wooden boat, a calm blue sea stretched out behind her. In a
Plans fizzle for major trucker virus protest in Brussels
BRUSSELS (AP) — Plans for a major trucker virus protest near the European Union headquarters in Brussels fizzled Monday, with police filtering traffic during the morning rush hour to leave only a few scattered demonstrators on foot instead.
Spiked Champagne in Bavarian bar leaves 1 dead, 8 sick
BERLIN (AP) — One man died and eight other people were hospitalized in serious condition after unknowingly drinking Champagne spiked with Ecstasy at a bar in Bavaria, German prosecutors said Monday.
