Manitoba changes how campground reservations made to try to address high demand
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is changing how campground reservations are made to try to avoid lengthy waits for people booking online or being shut out of securing a spot altogether. This year, people who want to book a yurt or
Kosovo rejects Western call to conduct Serbian referendum
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Kosovo on Friday rejected a call from Western governments to let its ethnic Serb minority vote in a referendum of neighboring Serbia, as it had done in Serbian elections until now, in what could fuel tensions
City of Iqaluit confirms trace amounts of fuel found in drinking water
IQALUIT, Nunavut — Iqaluit resident Kinguatsiaq Kinguatsiaq says he smelled fuel in his water a couple of days ago but assumed it must be something else. "I figured I was wrong because I thought the situation had been resolved," he said.
Ontario tries to fight court ruling striking down new teachers’ mandatory math test
TORONTO — The Ontario government is trying to fight a court ruling that found its mandatory math test for new teachers is unconstitutional. Ontario's Divisional Court last month struck down the math proficiency test as infringing equality provisions in...
Treasury: Arizona risks relief funds over anti-mandate rules
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is threatening to recoup COVID-19 relief funds sent to Arizona over state provisions that it says discourage families and school districts from following federal guidance recommending face coverings in schools...
‘I’m a better person’: Northam reflects on his complex term
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — When Ralph Northam first decided to jump into politics, he wasn't sure which party to join. He chose the Democrats, and a
Drop in Nova Scotia child-care fees ahead of schedule under national program
HALIFAX — Child-care fees in Nova Scotia will drop by an average of 25 per cent, retroactive to Jan. 1, which is ahead of schedule under the agreement signed last summer between the province and the federal government. The early cut
Quebec doctors anxious, tired as number of COVID-19 patients continues to rise
MONTREAL — While Quebec Premier François Legault says he's hopeful about the COVID-19 situation in the province, doctors at Montreal-area hospitals are preparing for the number of patients in their care with the disease to keep rising. Dr. Joseph Dahin...
Court puts hold on GOP inspection of county voting machines
McCONNELLSBURG, Pa. (AP) — An inspection of voting machines in a heavily Republican county in Pennsylvania as part of a GOP “investigation” into the 2020 presidential election was moments away from starting Friday until the state Supreme Court put it
White House: Russia prepping pretext for Ukraine invasion
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. intelligence officials have determined a Russian effort is underway to create a pretext for its troops to further invade Ukraine, and Moscow has already prepositioned operatives to conduct “a false-flag operation” in eastern Ukra...
