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Incoming Manitoba premier Wab Kinew says focus turns to fixing health care
WINNIPEG – Incoming Manitoba premier Wab Kinew said Wednesday he’s ready to start the hard…
A look at recent deaths of police officers in Canada
A regimental funeral for RCMP Const. Rick O’Brien is being held in Langley, B.C. on…
Child care programs just lost thousands of federal dollars. Families and providers scramble to cope
WILLIAMSON, W.Va. (AP) — Kaitlyn Adkins is studying law to help families in her community…
Global Red Cross urges ouster of Belarus chapter chief who boasted of bringing in Ukrainian children
GENEVA (AP) — The international Red Cross is calling for the ouster of the head…
Capitol rioter who attacked Reuters cameraman and police officer gets more than 4 years in prison
A man who attacked a police officer and a Reuters cameraman during the U.S. Capitol…
A man charged with voter fraud in Florida blames rivalry between Trump and DeSantis supporters
THE VILLAGES, Fla. (AP) — A man has been charged with forgery and fraud after…
Top Wisconsin Senate Republican calls on Assembly to impeach state’s top elections official
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican president of the Wisconsin Senate on Wednesday called on…
Amphibians are the world’s most vulnerable animals and threats are increasing
The world’s frogs, salamanders, newts and other amphibians remain in serious trouble. A new global…
Meet this year’s MacArthur ‘genius grant’ recipients, including a hula master and the poet laureate
A scientist who studies the airborne transmission of diseases, a master hula dancer and cultural…
BRP denies findings from labour board that it underpaid workers
MONTREAL – BRP Inc. said it disagrees with findings from Quebec’s workplace health and safety…
UN authorizes a second malaria vaccine. Experts warn it’s not enough to stop the disease spreading
LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization authorized a second malaria vaccine on Monday, a…
Who are the 2023 MacArthur ‘genius grant’ fellows?
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced the 2023 class of fellows, often…
British army concludes that 19-year-old soldier took her own life after relentless sexual harassment
LONDON (AP) — A 19-year-old British soldier is believed to have taken her own life…
Jill Biden urges women to get mammograms or other cancer exams during Breast Cancer Awareness Month
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden is urging women to consult their doctors about getting mammograms…
Thousands of US health care workers go on strike in multiple states over wages and staff shortages
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Picketing began Wednesday morning at Kaiser Permanente hospitals as some 75,000…
Newfoundland RCMP say phone service resumed for 911 service, detachments
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – RCMP in Newfoundland say phone service has been restored for police…
Manitoba NDP to form majority government in historic win for First Nations premier
WINNIPEG – Wab Kinew, who is to become Canada’s first First Nations provincial premier, spoke…
Some reaction to Manitoba NDP election win and first First Nations provincial premier
WINNIPEG – Manitobans elected the NDP into government on Tuesday, and Leader Wab Kinew is…
Premier Wab Kinew: From rapper to reporter to Manitoba’s top political office
WINNIPEG – Rap artist. Journalist. Economics student. Premier. Wab Kinew’s path as a young man,…
A timeline of recent provincial elections and governments in Manitoba
WINNIPEG – Manitobans elected a new government on Tuesday, with the New Democrats sweeping the…
Cleanup from Maui fires complicated by island’s logistical challenges, cultural significance
Cleanup of areas destroyed in the Maui wildfires could end up being one of the…
The latest developments on the provincial election in Manitoba
WINNIPEG – It’s election day in Manitoba. Heather Stefanson’s Progressive Conservatives were fighting to win…
As actors restart talks and writers return to work, here are key players in the Hollywood strikes
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollywood actors have restarted talks with studios, opening up the possibility…
What to know about Elijah McClain’s death and the criminal trial of two officers
DENVER (AP) — The pathologist who performed Elijah McClain’s autopsy testified Tuesday that he was…