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Taliban ban on female aid workers poses big dilemma for US
WASHINGTON (AP) — For an idled worker at a Kabul-based aid group, Abaad, that helps abused Afghan women, frightened and often tearful calls are coming in, not only from her clients but also from her female colleagues. A Dec.
Jan 14, 2023 8:19 AM
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Government officials estimate Ontario could be short 8,500 early childhood educators
TORONTO — Ontario could be short 8,500 registered early childhood educators as the province adds tens of thousands more child-care spaces under the national $10-a-day program, the government estimates.
Jan 14, 2023 8:00 AM
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Albertans who regularly visit Moraine Lake say move to restrict vehicles was overdue
Some Albertans who regularly bike, climb, hike or take photographs at Moraine Lake in Banff National Park say a decision by Parks Canada to restrict personal vehicles on its access road was long overdue.
Jan 14, 2023 8:00 AM
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Tennessee GOP split over adding exceptions to abortion ban
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — For months, Tennessee's Republican leaders have maintained that the state's abortion ban — known as one of the strictest in the U.S .
Jan 14, 2023 5:39 AM
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Biden welcomed back to Georgia after lying low in midterms
ATLANTA (AP) — During the 2022 midterm campaign, President Joe Biden steered clear of Georgia as Sen.
Jan 14, 2023 5:38 AM
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Academic troubled by MPs' refusal to share newsletters with researchers
OTTAWA — While MPs send out newsletters to get the public's attention, many of them are refusing to share these taxpayer-funded mailouts with academics for research purposes.
Jan 14, 2023 5:00 AM
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Premiers demand bail reform in letter to Trudeau after killing of OPP officer
OTTAWA — Canada's premiers are unanimously urging Ottawa to take "immediate action" to strengthen the country's bail system.
Jan 14, 2023 4:00 AM
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'Gift for all': Nunavut TV channel looks be in the homes of every Canadian
OTTAWA — As a little girl in the early '80s, Lucy Tulugarjuk said she would spend most of her time playing outside instead of in front of a screen. Her family and friends in Igloolik, Nvt.
Jan 14, 2023 4:00 AM
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Relief groups say 5 die as Myanmar airstrikes hit churches
BANGKOK (AP) — Airstrikes by Myanmar’s military on two villages inhabited largely by ethnic Karen killed five civilians, including a mother and her 2-year-old daughter, and destroyed two churches, two relief organizations said Friday.
Jan 14, 2023 1:19 AM
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US nears new cooperation deals with Pacific Island nations
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is nearing deals with two Pacific Island nations to extend ties that are considered critical to maintaining balance in the U.S.
Jan 13, 2023 11:08 PM
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