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The Latest: Australia ups Papua New Guinea vaccine support
CANBERRA, Australia — The Australian government is ramping up its COVID-19 vaccination support for Papua…
Tiger Woods returns to Florida to recover from car crash
Tiger Woods is back at home in Florida to resume his recovery from career-threatening leg…
CBS says ‘The Talk’ staying off air after racism talk
NEW YORK – CBS says its daytime show “The Talk” will stay on hiatus for…
Army under fire from Congress over Fort Hood response
WASHINGTON – Lawmakers expressed frustration Tuesday with how slowly improvements are being made to criminal…
Uber to give UK drivers minimum wage, pension, holiday pay
LONDON – Uber is giving its U.K. drivers the minimum wage, pensions and holiday pay,…
Faith leaders get COVID-19 shot to curb vaccine reluctance
WASHINGTON – More than two dozen clergy members from the capital region rolled up their…
3 men ages 40 to 65 in homeless camp killed by driver
SAN DIEGO – The three people killed when a driver plowed through a homeless camp…
Canada’s Cyle Larin scores winning goal to send Besiktas into Turkish Cup final
ISTANBUL – Canadian Cyle Larin scored in the 102nd minute to lift Besiktas to a…
‘She was one of a kind:’ Friend of Alberta teen killed in school says she loved art
EDMONTON – A friend of a 17-year-old student who died after being attacked at her…
B.C.’s top doctor urges people to follow COVID-19 rules on St. Patrick’s Day
VICTORIA – B.C.’s top doctor is reminding the public to follow COVID-19 rules during St.…
Plans readied by B.C. and Washington state to wipe out invasive giant hornet
VANCOUVER – Officials in British Columbia and Washington state will release their battle plan today…
Union points to high COVID work claims by teachers as proof all students need masks
VANCOUVER – The head of the British Columbia Teachers’ Federation is citing a high number…
Lower Mainland mayors urge province to expand role of municipal emergency responders
DELTA, B.C. – A group of 11 Metro Vancouver mayors say recent long delays for…
Two workers have died after crane topples on Gabriola Island: B.C. RCMP
GABRIOLA, B.C. – The RCMP say two workers have died after a crane toppled on…
Man arrested, charged with capital murder in deputy slaying
GULFPORT, Miss. – A Mississippi man accused of fatally shooting a sheriff’s deputy last month…
Officials: A dam in Oregon could fail in a large earthquake
SALEM, Ore. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has determined that a large earthquake…
Kentucky House passes new rules for filling Senate vacancies
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Kentucky lawmakers passed a bill Tuesday that would remove Democratic Gov. Andy…
Black woman becomes face of Missouri following NAACP warning
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A Black woman has become the face of Missouri’s tourism campaign,…
8 immigrants killed when pickup crashes in Texas border city
AUSTIN, Texas – Eight people in a pickup truck loaded with immigrants were killed when…
Review: In ‘The Courier,’ Cumberbatch is an everyman spy
The new Cold War film “ The Courier ” about a Soviet whistleblower and the…
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada
The latest developments in the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada on March 16, 2021 (all times…
Sexual orientation back in South Carolina hate crime bill
COLUMBIA, S.C. – A group of South Carolina lawmakers have added back protections for gay…
Battle over Floyd’s 2019 arrest highlights key trial issue
MINNEAPOLIS – A lawyer for the former Minneapolis police officer who pressed his knee against…
Chorus Aviation to get cash infusion to help weather COVID-19 challenges, pay debt
HALIFAX – As the airline industry continues to struggle with plummeting passenger volumes and no…