Tow-truck companies refuse to haul away large trucks gridlocking Ottawa
OTTAWA — All tow-truck companies on contract with the city have refused to haul away the big rigs that have gridlocked Ottawa's downtown for the second week in a row, the city's manager says. Steve Kanellakos said the consensus among many
Canadian Red Cross sends six nurses to Nunavut for worst outbreak of COVID-19
IQALUIT, Nunavut — The Canadian Red Cross has sent six nurses to Nunavut as the territory continues to experience its worst outbreak of COVID-19 to date. Nunavut Health Minister John Main says the nurses will be sent to communities with the
The latest on protests against COVID-19 measures in Ottawa and beyond
OTTAWA — The latest developments on ongoing protests against COVID-19 restrictions and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government, both in Ottawa and various cities across Canada. All times eastern: 8 p.m. Starting at midnight tonight, Alberta says it ...
Republican who ousted Sanford making another run at SC seat
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Katie Arrington — the South Carolina Republican who ousted Rep. Mark Sanford in a 2018 GOP primary, only to lose in the general election — is now mounting a primary challenge to the seat's current occupant,
Federal ministers blast Ottawa protesters seeking to join opposition ‘coalition’
OTTAWA — People might be frustrated with COVID-19 but they don't share the extreme views of the anti-vaccine mandate protesters who have choked the national capital for over a week with large trucks, federal cabinet ministers said Tuesday. Canadians wo...
Vernon Jones leaves Georgia gov race to run for Congress
ATLANTA (AP) — Vernon Jones, who dropped out of Georgia's governor's race on Monday at Donald Trump's behest, confirmed Tuesday that he's entering the crowded Republican primary in the state's 10th Congressional District.
Voters, NC board: Cawthorn candidate challenge should remain
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A formal effort to evaluate whether North Carolina Rep. Madison Cawthorn should be disqualified as a candidate because of his involvement in the January 2021 rally that preceded the U.S. Capitol riot should be allowed to
Maryland Gov. Hogan won’t run for Senate, despite GOP push
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced Tuesday that he will not run for the U.S. Senate, rebuffing an aggressive recruitment push from Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and other Republicans who saw the term-limited governor as ...
Prince Edward Island to begin reducing COVID-19 public health restrictions
CHARLOTTETOWN — Prince Edward Island will start easing COVID-19 restrictions on Feb. 17, with the hope of ending gathering limits and mandatory masking requirements by early April, Premier Dennis King said Tuesday. His cabinet has approved a three-step...
Suspicious envelopes sent to MP offices in N.S. contained chemical irritant
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia RCMP confirmed today that three suspicious envelopes sent to three federal constituency offices on Monday contained some kind of chemical irritant, but it remains unclear what the substance was. The Mounties issued a statement say...
