Oregon bill tackles megaquake ‘nightmare’: Fuel storage site
A river on fire with millions of gallons of spilled oil, jet fuel and gasoline. An environmental disaster ranking with the worst in America. No fuel for a state trying to recover from a major earthquake.
Statue of racist Mississippi ex-Gov. Bilbo stashed in closet
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mystery solved: The top administrator in the Mississippi House says he unilaterally made the decision to take a statue of a racist former Gov. Theodore Bilbo off public display and put it into storage.
New COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations down in Prince Edward Island
CHARLOTTETOWN — Health officials in Prince Edward Island are reporting seven people in hospital due to COVID-19 — a drop of two from Tuesday. Chief public health officer Dr. Heather Morrison says that number includes one person in intensive care. She s...
New COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations down in Prince Edward Island
CHARLOTTETOWN — Health officials in Prince Edward Island are reporting seven people in hospital due to COVID-19 — a drop of two from Tuesday. Chief public health officer Dr. Heather Morrison says that number includes one person in intensive care. She s...
Sen. Denise Batters returned to national Conservative caucus after O’Toole ousted her
OTTAWA — Conservative Sen. Denise Batters is back in the party's national caucus one week after the leader who kicked her out was himself dumped. Batters appeared alongside MPs who gathered today in Ottawa for the first time since they voted
Census 2021: A snapshot of Atlantic Canada’s population and dwelling data
The 2021 census data for the Maritimes shows the three provinces have largely succeeded in reversing a decades-long decline in population over the past five years, thanks to a steady influx of Canadians from other provinces and immigrants from other
B.C. coroner’s report shows illicit toxic drug deaths highest ever in 2021
VICTORIA — Illicit toxic drugs in British Columbia cause more deaths than all other natural causes combined, the province’s chief coroner said Wednesday as she called for an end to old prevention measures that have been "an abject and very
Discovery: No US challenge to $43B WarnerMedia deal
U.S. antitrust regulators have not challenged the $43 billion combination of Discovery and AT&T's WarnerMedia during a key review period, according to corporate securities filings, easing the way for the deal to close in the next few months.
Under pressure to ease up, Biden weighs new virus response
WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing growing pressure to ease up on pandemic restrictions, the White House insisted Wednesday it is making plans for a less-disruptive phase of the national virus response. But impatient states, including Democratic New York, made c...
Legalizing marijuana gaining momentum in Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The push to legalize marijuana in Wisconsin enjoys some bipartisan support, but backers of bills that would make it legal for either medical or recreational use say it won't happen this year.
