Senate hearing on pandemic gets testy: ‘What a moron’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Anthony Fauci, the U.S. government’s top infectious disease expert, angrily accused a senator Tuesday of making false accusations that are leading to threats against him -- all to raise political cash.
New Brunswick officials project up to 5,500 COVID-19 cases a day in coming weeks
FREDERICTON — If current trends continue, New Brunswick could report 5,500 people testing positive each day for COVID-19 by the end of the month, the province's chief epidemiologist said Tuesday. "If these trends hold, we expect to reach our peak towar...
Abrams noticeably absent from Biden’s voting rights push
ATLANTA (AP) — There was a prominent Atlanta resident missing on Tuesday when President Joe Biden swung through the city to press for voting rights protections: Stacey Abrams.
RCMP commissioner breached duty with slow response to watchdog report, judge rules
OTTAWA — RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki flouted the law by failing to respond promptly to a watchdog report about alleged spying on anti-oil protesters, a federal judge has ruled. In a newly released decision, Federal Court Associate Chief Justice Joce...
New legislative session with focus on COVID-19 recovery
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey opened a new legislative session Tuesday, with lawmakers picking a new Senate president for the first time in a dozen years and setting their sights on economic and academic recovery from the COVID-19 outbreak
Staffing shortages cause admissions halt at 25 Nova Scotia nursing homes
HALIFAX — More than two dozen Nova Scotia nursing homes have halted admissions because of ongoing staffing shortages complicated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Katelyn Randell, director of long-term care, told the legislature's health committee Tuesday that...
Mark Indigenous languages decade by making Inuktitut official in Canada: Inuit UN rep
OTTAWA — When Lorraine Whitman's father, Chief Joseph Peters, asked for a cup of tea in his native Mi'kmaq, the care-home staff could not understand him. Whitman, president of the Native Women's Association of Canada, recalls how her elderly father, a...
DeSantis: Freedom is good, COVID mandates, lockdowns are bad
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis made it clear in his State of the State speech Tuesday that he likes teachers, first responders and freedom and he doesn't like Dr. Anthony Fauci, critical race theory, abortion, illegal immigration
Nunavut schools to reopen later this month as COVID-19 case counts decline
IQALUIT, Nunavut — Nunavut's education minister says students are to return to school remotely next week and start going back to classes on Jan. 24. Pamela Gross said Tuesday that chief public health officer, Dr. Michael Patterson, will make a final
Macron warns against fake news ahead of French election
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron said people spreading fake news online should be held accountable and possibly brought to justice, an issue that is becoming even more significant ahead of the country’s presidential election in April.
