Nova Scotia delays school reopening to Jan. 17, eases isolation rules
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia is keeping schools closed an additional week and reducing isolation requirements for fully vaccinated people who test positive for COVID-19. Schools will stay shut until Jan. 17, though online learning will start next Monday, Prem...
Youngkin taps Trump’s ex-EPA head for Virginia cabinet role
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Republican Virginia Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin has tapped a former coal lobbyist and Trump administration Environmental Protection Agency chief to join his cabinet in a role overseeing the state's environmental policy.
Yukon shortening COVID isolation, schools remain open for in-person learning
WHITEHORSE — Yukon's acting top doctor is advising the territory's residents that if they have symptoms of COVID-19, they should assume they have the virus without getting tested. Dr. Catherine Elliott said Wednesday just under 5,000 rapid tests are c...
Garland vows accountability for anyone responsible for 1/6
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday vowed to hold accountable anyone who was responsible for last year’s insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, whether they were physically there or not.
More than half of Canada’s promised vaccine donations still to come
OTTAWA — Canada has delivered about one-quarter of the direct vaccine doses it has promised to help less wealthy countries and can't say when more doses will go out the door. In 2021, Canada promised to donate 50 million COVID-19 vaccine
Biden, Obama, Pelosi to speak at Harry Reid’s funeral
LAS VEGAS (AP) — President Joe Biden, former President Barack Obama and congressional leaders will speak at Harry Reid's funeral in Las Vegas on Saturday, a spokesperson for the late Senate Majority Leader said Wednesday.
Iran snubs another deadline in PS752 crash as families call for action
OTTAWA — Iran has snubbed yet another deadline set by Canada and its allies to negotiate a settlement for the families of those killed when its military shot down a passenger jet two years ago. And that comes as no surprise
Bring back hazard pay for supermarket workers facing extra risks from Omicron: NDP MP
OTTAWA — Grocery stores are being urged to reinstate hazard pay for workers facing extra health and safety risks from the highly contagious Omicron variant. The federal NDP critic for economic development has written to the heads of Canada's biggest s...
Pandemic sidelines police, fire and teachers in California
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A dramatic surge in coronavirus cases has sidelined more than 800 Los Angeles city police and fire personnel and led to slightly longer ambulance and fire response times, adding to concerning absences statewide of public safety
Homeowners grant threshold leaps to $1.9 million in B.C. as property values increase
VICTORIA — Homeowners in British Columbia whose property is valued at just under $2 million will still be eligible for the annual homeowner grant. The provincial government announced Wednesday it has raised the grant threshold to $1.975 million for th...
