Djokovic lands in Serbia as questions arise over French Open
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Novak Djokovic returned home Monday after being thwarted from defending his Australian Open title only to face a new predicament: He could be barred from the French Open this year, too, if he’s still not vaccinated
Djokovic lands in Serbia after deportation from Australia
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Novak Djokovic arrived in his native Serbia on Monday after being deported from Australia because he was not vaccinated against COVID-19, ending his hopes of defending his Australian Open title.
Djokovic’s deportation exposes Australian border debate
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Weary after two years of some of the harshest COVID-19 border restrictions in the world, many Australians wanted Novak Djokovic kicked out of their country for traveling to a tennis tournament in their country without being
Japan’s Kishida says virus measures, defense top priorities
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told parliament on Monday that fighting the pandemic and strengthening defense are his government's top priorities. Kishida delivered a
Philippine dictator’s son defeats bid vs. presidential run
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The son of former Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos defeated on Monday a bid to disqualify him from the May 9 presidential race but still faces other petitions from human rights victims and others who have raised
High COVID-19 numbers: Manitoba schools reopen with calls for more safety measures
WINNIPEG — Manitoba studentsare to return to classrooms today for the first time since the holiday break. Classes were shifted to remote learning last week to give schools more time to beef up safety measures to try to reduce the spread
Canada approves Pfizer COVID drug as hospitalizations rise and kids return to school
Health Canada added another tool to its pandemic-fighting arsenal Monday, approving Pfizer's antiviral treatment for COVID-19 as the rapid spread of the Omicron variant continued to tax the country's health-care system and millions of students returned...
Study suggests Alberta First Nations people tend to get lower level of emergency care
EDMONTON — Hospital emergency rooms in Alberta are likely to assess complaints from First Nations people as less urgent than those from other patients, even when their problems are the same, says a new study that looked at millions of
Students to return to in-person learning in Quebec, nighttime curfew set to end
MONTREAL — Two major public health measures are set to ease across Quebec today as residents prepare to resume life without a nighttime curfew and send their children back to classes held in-person. The provincewide curfew requiring residents to stay h...
Ex-leader Poroshenko returns to Ukraine to appear in court
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Monday returned to Ukraine to face court on treason charges he believes are politically motivated. At
