New Brunswick says $10,000 bonuses for nurses to be paid in December, January
FREDERICTON – New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt says 9,950 nurses across the province will each receive a retention bonus of $10,000 by January. The lump-sum payments...
IOC official open to back-to-back World Cup in Saudi Arabia and Salt Lake Olympics in early 2034
GENEVA (AP) — Scheduling the 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia back-to-back with the 2034 Salt Lake City Winter Games would pose “no risk” to the...
California man charged with shipping weapons to North Korea
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California man has been arrested and charged with illegally shipping weapons and ammunition to North Korea, authorities said Tuesday. Shenghua Wen,...
‘The Brutalist’ tops New York Film Critics Circle Awards. Carol Kane, Adrien Brody win acting prizes
NEW YORK (AP) — Brady Corbet’s 3 1/2-hour postwar epic “The Brutalist” won best film from the New York Film Critics Circle on Tuesday, while its...
Historic moment for Manitoba’s Métis 154 years after Ottawa’s disgraceful deceit
Opinion It didn’t take long for the Canadian government in 1870 to backtrack on its commitment to the Red River Métis after negotiating the terms of...
Winnipeg police introduce mandatory breath samples at checkstops
If you’re pulled over at a holiday checkstop in Winnipeg this month, be prepared to blow. Winnipeg police are moving to mandatory alcohol screening for their...
Global warming fills New England’s rich waters with death traps for endangered sea turtles
QUINCY, Mass. (AP) — Global warming is filling the plankton-rich waters of New England with death traps for sea turtles and the number of stranded reptiles...
Javier Mascherano arrives at Inter Miami as coach, 5 years after team first pursued him to play
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The first few minutes of Javier Mascherano’s introductory news conference as Inter Miami coach on Tuesday were rough. He was coughing,...
Jets place forward Ehlers on injured reserve, recall Lambert from AHL
WINNIPEG – The Winnipeg Jets placed have forward Nikolaj Ehlers on injured reserve with a lower-body injury, the NHL club said Tuesday. The move is retroactive...
No. 18 Clemson prepping to take advantage of latest chance to reach the CFP, the ACC title game
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — When Clemson coach Dabo Swinney left the stadium Saturday after losing to rival South Carolina, he thought his team’s chances at reaching...