S. Korea disputes North’s claim of hypersonic missile test
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea dismissed North Korea’s claim to have recently launched a hypersonic missile as an exaggeration on Friday, saying it was a normal ballistic missile that could be intercepted.
White House highlights effort to cover winter heating bills
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is distributing an additional $4.5 billion in funds to help low-income Americans cover heating costs during a second pandemic winter, with cold-weather states receiving the largest share, according to a state-...
UN: Airstrike in Ethiopia kills 3 refugees, including kids
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The United Nations refugee agency says an airstrike has killed three Eritrean refugees, two of them children, in Ethiopia’s Tigray region amid the country’s war.
Ukrainian court freezes property of ex-president Poroshenko
KYIV, UKRAINE (AP) — A court in Ukraine has frozen the assets of former President Petro Poroshenko as part of an official investigation into alleged high treason by the former head of state, the Prosecutor General’s Office said.
Statistics Canada says economy added 55,000 jobs in December, unemployment rate 5.9%
OTTAWA — The Canadian economy added 55,000 jobs in December before COVID-19 cases began spiking at the end of the month, prompting public health restrictions that forced many businesses to close or curtail operations. Dominique Lapointe, senior econom...
‘Why do I feel so guilty?’ Saskatchewan residents sending rapid tests out of province
Troy Weppler says he turned away from a post office employee in Saskatoon as he shoved a box of COVID-19 rapid tests into an envelope to send to family in British Columbia. "Why do I feel so guilty about doing this?
Key sectors facing staffing struggles amid escalating pandemic
With COVID-19's latest wave showing few signs of abating concerns are deepening as more and more workers in vital sectors are sidelined by the pandemic. In Ontario where the number of COVID patients in hospital has ballooned by a factor of
Pediatrician urges parents to have the COVID talk as Omicron cases hit new highs
VANCOUVER — A pediatrician who has researched COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among parents in Canada, the United States and Israel is urging people concerned about getting their children vaccinated to talk to a health-care provider as the Omicron variant p...
Kazakh president: Forces can shoot to kill to quell unrest
MOSCOW (AP) — Kazakhstan’s president authorized security forces on Friday to shoot to kill those participating in unrest, opening the door for a dramatic escalation in a crackdown on anti-government protests that have turned violent.
Polish leader admits country bought powerful Israeli spyware
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's most powerful politician has acknowledged that the country bought advanced spyware from the Israeli surveillance software maker NSO Group, but denied that it was being used to target his political opponents.
