Prosecutors slam Colorado trucker’s reduced prison sentence
DENVER (AP) — The reduction of a 110-year prison sentence to 10 years by Colorado's governor for a trucker convicted of killing four people in a fiery interstate crash is hurting prosecutors’ efforts to negotiate sentences in other cases, according
Prince Andrew renews attempt to get Giuffre suit dismissed
NEW YORK (AP) — Prince Andrew’s lawyers asked a U.S. court again Wednesday to throw out a lawsuit accusing him of sexual abuse, citing multiple legal defenses.
Democrats walk out of hearing with Florida’s top doctor
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo moved closer to Senate confirmation Wednesday after a tense hearing where Democrats accused the state's top doctor of evading questions on his coronavirus policies and stormed out befor...
Ottawa police contact trucker convoy leaders, preparing for potential violence
Ottawa police say they have been in touch with leaders of a trucker convoy over weekend protest plans in the capital and are getting ready for a several scenarios — including violence. Ottawa police Chief Peter Sloly told the police services
Biden to NYC next week to discuss gun crime with Mayor Adams
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will visit New York City next week to discuss combating gun crime with Mayor Eric Adams, a meeting that will follow the recent fatal shooting of two city police officers.
Labor authority tries again to end immigration judges union
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal labor authority has sought for a second time to strip the collective bargaining powers of a national union for U.S. immigration judges, even though the agency that employs the judges isn't opposing their right to
New Brunswick health officials report six more COVID-19 deaths
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick health officials are reporting six more deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus today. Five of the deaths involved people 80 years old and above while one person in their 40s died in the Miramichi, N.B., region. New Bruns...
Friend of Florida tax collector in Gaetz case pleads guilty
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A former employee in the office of a Florida tax collector whose arrest triggered an investigation into U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz has pleaded guilty to fraud and drug charges.
N.B. launches new project to steer patients away from overcrowded emergency rooms
FREDERICTON — Noting that 60 per cent of typical New Brunswick emergency room patients could be treated elsewhere, Health Minister Dorothy Shephard urged people on Wednesday to consider other options for medical care. Starting Monday, she said, paramed...
Navy discharges 1st active-duty sailors for vaccine refusal
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Navy said Tuesday that it has discharged 23 active-duty sailors for refusing the coronavirus vaccine, marking the first time it has thrown currently serving sailors out of the military over the mandatory shots.
