US says Horn of Africa envoy stepping down ‘in coming days’
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The U.S. State Department said Thursday its special envoy to the Horn of Africa will end his appointment “in the coming days” after a year marked by deadly crises in Ethiopia and Sudan.
Medical relief teams leave Poland without reaching migrants
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — International humanitarian group Doctors Without Borders said Thursday that its teams assigned to Poland's border with Belarus have left the country after repeatedly being denied access to the migrants and refugees they went to he...
Some federal prisons in Quebec ‘very close’ to staff shortages: guards’ union
OTTAWA — The union for federal correctional officers says four prisons in Quebec are "very close" to experiencing staff shortages, as more workers test positive for COVID-19. "We're very close to it but we're not there yet. And I hope we
Bearskin Lake First Nation waiting for military help after COVID-19 outbreak
A First Nation in northern Ontario is waiting for military assistance a week after declaring an emergency over a COVID-19 outbreak that has now infected nearly half of its 400 residents. Members of Bearskin Lake First Nation say the situation –
Pressure mounting on Quebec hospitals as 20,000 health-care staff isolating
MONTREAL — The pressure on Quebec hospitals is reaching a point where some heart and cancer-related surgeries risk being postponed to make room for COVID-19 patients, the head of the province's hospital network said Thursday. "We're in a really critica...
Cuomo due in court virtually after DA drops fondling case
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Andrew Cuomo will be required to appear virtually for a court session Friday as a judge considers a prosecutor’s request to dismiss a fondling case against the former New York governor.
Senegal rejects bill to double jail time for homosexuality
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal's National Assembly has rejected a proposed law that would have doubled the jail time for people convicted of homosexuality, which is illegal in the country, though proponents of the bill vowed to press ahead with
Former CFL player Obby Khan seeks Tory nomination for Manitoba byelection
WINNIPEG — A former Canadian Football League player is seeking a seat in the Manitoba legislature. Obby Khan, who played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and owns six restaurants, is running for the Progressive Conservative nomination in Winnipeg's Fort W...
Austria tightens virus measures to slow down omicron spread
BERLIN (AP) — Austria's government announced new measures Thursday to slow down the spread of the omicron coronavirus variant in the Alpine country. “We have to adjust
Polish PM calls Facebook ban on far-right party undemocratic
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s prime minister on Thursday criticized as undemocratic a Facebook ban imposed on a far-right party for alleged violations of the social network's rules on the fight against COVID-19 and hate speech.
