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Withered public health agency forced to scramble on COVID-19, auditor general finds
OTTAWA – A withered Public Health Agency dithered on pandemic preparedness, the federal auditor general…
Texas AG, news media tussle over Capitol riot records
AUSTIN, Texas – The Texas attorney general’s office is seeking to withhold or denying it…
In split decision, Supreme Court says the federal carbon price is constitutional
OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada ruled Thursday that the national price on pollution…
Hundreds arrested in Belarus ‘Freedom Day’ protest
KYIV, Ukraine – Protesters calling for the resignation of Belarus’ authoritarian president marched in small…
Feds seek end to dredging limits that protect sea turtles
SAVANNAH, Ga. – The federal government is close to undoing a policy that for 30…
Highlights from Quebec’s budget for 2021-22 fiscal year
Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard tabled the 2021-22 provincial budget Thursday. Here are some highlights.…
Quebec tables $12.3-billion deficit budget, says balance will take another 6 years
Quebec needs to make up the economic ground lost during the pandemic before it can…
$500M fund to help Detroit neighbourhoods, pay tax debt
DETROIT – A billionaire businessman whose companies have invigorated Detroit’s downtown announced a $500 million…
Toronto FC midfielder Nick DeLeon admits to ‘dark time’ during recent quarantine
Veteran midfielder Nick DeLeon admits to some dark days during Toronto FC’s recent quarantine due…
Snowboarders escaped monster avalanche, but not the law
DENVER – Tyler DeWitt and Evan Hannibal were slowly making their way down a windswept…
Shipping losses mount from cargo vessel stuck in Suez Canal
ISMAILIA, Egypt – Dredgers, tugboats and even a backhoe failed to free a giant cargo…
FDA panel rejects Pfizer’s arthritis drug as too risky
U.S. health advisers sharply criticized an experimental arthritis drug Thursday, saying that it was too…
UN warns of `alarming’ crisis in Ethiopia’s Tigray region
CAMEROON, Cameroon – A U.N. humanitarian official warned Thursday of an ongoing crisis in Ethiopia’s…
Los Angeles DA faces resistance for criminal justice reforms
LOS ANGELES – Minutes after George Gascón was sworn in as Los Angeles County district…
Ontario pledges tourism support as sector languishes and summer looms
TORONTO – Members of Ontario’s tourism industry welcomed the province’s tailored aid for the struggling…
Mass shooters exploited gun laws, loopholes before carnage
The suspect in the shooting at a Boulder, Colorado, supermarket was convicted of assaulting a…
Albanian parties break some virus rules to launch campaigns
TIRANA, Albania – Albania’s opposition on Thursday defied virus restrictions to hold a rally in…
BRP to invest $300M over five years to create electric versions of its vehicles
MONTREAL – BRP Inc. announced an ambitious expansion into electric vehicles on Thursday, investing $300…
Rural areas hope to get some of $2.8 billion broadband funds in Ontario budget
TORONTO – The Ontario budget’s promise of $2.8 billion for improved broadband internet and cellular…
A ‘not haunted’ house hits the market in Boston area
BOSTON – A Massachusetts woman noticed something strange about the “For Sale” sign outside a…
Gas drilling firms repel Pennsylvania’s antitrust lawsuit
HARRISBURG, Pa. – Pennsylvania’s highest court has delivered a victory for natural gas exploration firms,…
‘The world got dimmer’: Shooting victims’ lives remembered
BOULDER, Colo. – One victim of the Colorado supermarket shooting was leaving after fixing a…
COVID-19 expenses push Nova Scotia budget into $585-million deficit
HALIFAX – Nova Scotia’s Liberal government is projecting a $585-million deficit driven by pandemic costs…
Final vote results show major setback for Israel’s Netanyahu
JERUSALEM – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his right-wing allies fell short of winning a…