Amid the Omicron crush, Quebec to crack down on unvaccinated with new health tax
As infections fuelled by the Omicron variant threaten to overwhelm Canada's health system, the Quebec government on Tuesday took the unprecedented step of promising to tax adult residents who refuse to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Premier François L...
Democrat Cherfilus-McCormick to fill Florida US House seat
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Health care CEO Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick was elected to fill the seat of late Democratic Florida U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings on Tuesday, boosting the Democrats’ slim majority in the House.
Biden challenges Senate on voting: ‘Tired of being quiet!’
ATLANTA (AP) — Pounding his hand for emphasis, President Joe Biden challenged senators Tuesday to “stand against voter suppression” by changing Senate rules to pass voting rights legislation that Republicans are blocking from debate and votes.
European Parliament President David Sassoli dies at age 65
BRUSSELS (AP) — David Sassoli, an Italian journalist who worked his way up in politics while defending the downtrodden and oppressed to become president of the European Union’s parliament, died in an Italian hospital on Tuesday at 65.
Families separated at border now fear extortion attempts
WASHINGTON (AP) — For the 30-year-old Honduran woman, the worst seemed to be over. She’s been reunited with her son who, as a 6-year-old, was separated from her under the Trump administration. She’s working construction in North Carolina. And attorneys...
Fed’s Powell: High inflation poses a threat to job market
WASHINGTON (AP) — Warning that high inflation could make it harder to restore the job market to full health, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday that the Fed will raise interest rates faster than it now plans if needed
Oklahoma death row inmates seek firing squad as alternative
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Two Oklahoma death row inmates facing executions in the coming months offered firing squad as a less problematic alternative to the state's three-drug lethal injection, one of their attorneys told a federal judge on Monday.
Quebec public health director resigns, cities erosion of public opinion over measures
MONTREAL — Quebec's director of public health, Dr. Horacio Arruda, tendered his resignation on Monday, citing an erosion in public trust as the province grapples with record hospitalizations during a fifth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Premier Françoi...
Quebec public health director resigns, cities erosion of public opinion over measures
MONTREAL — Quebec's director of public health, Dr. Horacio Arruda, has tendered his resignation. Premier François Legault accepted, with Arruda's departure confirmed to The Canadian Press by the premier's office this evening. In a letter dated today, A...
Trump attorneys cite immunity, want Jan. 6 lawsuits tossed
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorneys for former President Donald Trump and his associates argued Monday that incendiary statements by Trump and others last Jan. 6 prior to the Capitol riot were protected speech and in line with their official duties.
