Ukraine security chief: Minsk peace deal may create chaos
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's security chief warned the West on Monday against forcing the country to fulfill a peace deal for eastern Ukraine brokered by France and Germany, charging that an attempt to implement it could trigger internal unrest
Safety app for drivers debuts in flood-plagued Virginia city
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The sun was shining when Kim Williams hopped in her Honda Odyssey to visit a friend at a nursing home. But an unexpected downpour on the drive back left her trapped in a maze of flooded
‘I’m not going anywhere,’ O’Toole says in the face of caucus-led leadership review
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole is prepared to fight. He turned to social media late Monday after a group of his MPs submitted a letter to the party's caucus chair to hold a leadership review. In response to what
Findings from partial report into UK govt’s lockdown parties
LONDON (AP) — Britain's government on Monday published part of a senior civil servant's report into social gatherings held by Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his staff, when the U.K. was in coronavirus lockdown.
H.E.R, J.Lo, Curry join Michelle Obama’s voter campaign
WASHINGTON (AP) — NBA player Steph Curry and musical artists H.E.R. and Jennifer Lopez are among celebrities who have joined a national nonpartisan voting initiative launched by Michelle Obama as the effort gears up for the November congressional elect...
Immigration processing times to return to standard in 2022: minister
OTTAWA — Immigration Minister Sean Fraser says the government will get back on track by the end of the year after COVID-19 caused a major backlog in the processing of immigration applications and long waits for people seeking status in
Ballot drive seeks to expand voting in battleground Michigan
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan ballot drive that was launched Monday would make it easier to vote, creating more than a week of early voting, letting all voters request an absentee ballot for future elections and requiring prepaid postage
Amnesty seeks no charges for 3 migrants in 2019 ship revolt
VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — An Amnesty International delegation is in Malta this week, calling for charges to be dropped against three rescued migrants accused of commandeering a merchant ship in 2019 and forcing it to go to Europe rather than
US sanctions Myanmar judiciary officials on coup anniversary
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Monday slapped sanctions on top members of Myanmar’s judiciary and one of its main revenue-producing ports over rights abuses since last year’s coup.
Budget officer suggests feds’ foreign homeowner tax to yield less than Liberals plan
OTTAWA — The parliamentary budget officer is estimating that a new federal tax on vacant, foreign-owned properties may not bring in as much as the Liberals hope. The one per cent tax was to take effect at the start of the
