Canada withdraws ‘non-essential’ personnel from embassy in Ukraine
OTTAWA — Global Affairs Canada says "non-essential" Canadian employees and their dependents from the embassy in Ukraine will be temporarily withdrawn amid concerns over a buildup of Russian troops along the country's borders. A statement released Sunda...
Ontario COVID-19 hospitalizations decline for fourth straight day to 3,019
TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 3,019 patients are currently hospitalized due to COVID-19 today. That's down 420 from the day before, though not all health-care facilities share data on weekends.. That marks the fourth straight day of declining COVID-19...
Spending, crime top lawmakers’ agendas for 2022 session
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — In a year where every state legislative seat and the governor’s office is up for grabs in November’s election, the state’s enormous $7.7 billion surplus and how to spend it looms over Minnesota legislative leaders and Democratic
COVID-19 hospitalizations keep declining in Quebec as province prepares to reopen
MONTREAL — Quebec continues to report a decline in COVID-19-related hospitalizations as the province is set to start lifting public health measures as of Monday. The Health Department says 2,895 people are in hospital today, a decline of 80 from
Washington police reform bill backfired on people in crisis
SEATTLE (AP) — For months Diane Ostrander worried desperately about her son. The 34-year-old had rambling conversations with the television and vowed to kill police. He
‘The devil is definitely in the details’: How fuel could have entered Iqaluit’s water
IQALUIT, Nunavut — Iqaluit resident Jenny Ell says she couldn't believe it when she turned on her tap a couple of weeks ago and smelled fuel for the second time in a matter of months. Ell, who is pregnant, said she
The latest on anti-vaccine mandate protests happening on Parliament Hill
OTTAWA — The latest developments on ongoing protests against COVID-19 restrictions and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government. All times Eastern. 7:30 p.m. Ottawa police have pegged the cost of policing the protests against COVID-19 measures at $80...
EXPLAINER: New federal law targets medical bill surprises
Patients worried about getting hit with an unexpected bill after emergency care gained a layer of protection this month from a new federal law. The No Surprises
US pushes for better tap water but must win over wary public
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Angela Stamps won’t drink water from her faucet, showers less and no longer takes the baths she once found relaxing. She doesn’t cook with tap water and sometimes skips rinsing her produce.
Some urge vaccine certificates to require three doses as Ontario set for reopening
TORONTO — Restaurants, gyms, cinemas and many other businesses in Ontario are set to open their doors once again on Monday to fully vaccinated patrons, but with COVID-19 levels likely just past a peak, some question if "fully vaccinated" should
