COVID-19: Ontario, Quebec see dip in hospitalizations, but numbers remain high
Both Quebec and Ontario reported a drop in COVID-19-related hospitalizations on Saturday, but the numbers remained high in the country's most populous provinces, which have been hit hard by the pandemic's Omicron-driven fifth wave. Despite drops of 88...
Witnesses: Extremists abduct 17 girls in northeast Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Islamic extremists have abducted 17 girls in northeast Nigeria, witnesses said Saturday as the West African nation’s military said it “remains resolute in decisively countering the terrorists.”
‘Special partnership:’ Canadian loan of $120 million welcomed by Ukrainian president
OTTAWA — The president of Ukraine has thanked Canada for a $120-million loan aimed at bolstering his country's economy amid a hostile buildup of 100,000 Russian troops and hundreds of tanks and armoured personnel carriers along its borders. Volodymyr Z...
Last straw: Fed-up Arizona Democrats censure Sen. Sinema
PHOENIX (AP) — U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema is growing increasingly isolated from some of her party’s most influential officials and donors after playing a key role in scuttling voting rights legislation that many consider essential to preserving democracy...
Quebec announces 68 COVID-19 deaths, drop in hospitalizations, rise in ICU cases
MONTREAL — Quebec is reporting 68 new deaths attributed to COVID-19 today, but saw a drop in virus-related hospitalizations for a third consecutive day. Health authorities say the number of hospitalizations declined by 56 patients to 3,295. But 10 more...
‘Whoa, that’s not right’: Georgia towns lead census appeals
When officials in Chester, Georgia, heard that the 2020 census had pegged their small town at 525 people, their jaws dropped. They believed the town was almost triple that size and feared an inaccurate number could force them to make
Vaccine passport protests in Europe draw thousands of people
HELSINKI (AP) — Thousands of people gathered in European capitals Saturday to protest vaccine passports and other requirements governments have imposed in hopes of ending the coronavirus pandemic.
Ontario reports 600 in ICU due to COVID19, 4,026 hospitalizations and 47 new deaths
TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 4,026 are currently people in hospital with COVID-19, including 600 patients in intensive care units. Hospitalizations are down slightly from the 4,114 reported Friday, while the number of people in the ICU has inched up ...
Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; Sens. Chris Coons, D-Del., and Joni Ernst, R-Iowa.
UK lawmaker says he’ll go to police with ‘blackmail’ claims
LONDON (AP) — A British politician who accuses the government of blackmailing opponents of Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he will take his allegations to the police.
