Author Archives: The Canadian Press

OTTAWA - Canada and other G7 nations are denouncing what they describe as human rights violations and calling for immediate access for humanitarian aid groups in Ethiopia's conflict-ridden Tigray regi...

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The Dutch government said Friday it is temporarily halting AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccinations for people under 60 following reports of very small number of people suffering ...

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 6:10 p.m. Alberta's chief medical health officer says the province had an estimated 1,100 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hour...

A group of Inuit women gather around a table over cups of coffee and speak to each other in a language that is expected to vanish over the next two generations. The women live in Cambridge Bay in west...

The United States and Iran said Friday they will begin indirect negotiations with intermediaries next week to try to get both countries back into compliance with an accord limiting Iran's nuclear prog...

JERUSALEM - Christians in the Holy Land marked Good Friday without the mass pilgrimages usually seen in the days leading up to Easter because of the coronavirus, and worshippers in many other predomin...

The second Easter weekend of the pandemic has become an emblem of exhaustion over public health measures, some say, as politicians across much of Canada warn families not to gather in person for the h...

KAMPALA, Uganda - American rap artist and singer Akon is visiting Uganda Friday in search of investment opportunities that would extend his business footprint in Africa, where his efforts include a pl...

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Friday, April 2, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 203,268 new vaccinations administered for a total of 5,892,748...

OTTAWA - The number of active COVID-19 cases in First Nations communities has declined by 80 per cent since mid-January thanks to the high uptake of vaccines, says the top doctor at Indigenous Service...