New Brunswick Department of Health clarifies rules and regulations regarding practice Some New Brunswickers whose doctors have retired were shocked to discover there is a fee to have their medical records sent to them. Orphaned patients describe receiving communications from RSRS Records Solutions stating that the company now possesses their medical records. “Of course I […]

ATLANTA (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice cannot have the names and personal contact information for every person who worked during the 2020 election in Georgia’s Fulton County, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. The Justice Department in April served a grand jury subpoena seeking the names and personal contact information of county employees and […]

LONDON (AP) — The drama that seems to surround Prince Harry returns to the United Kingdom this week, and the previews already have the British press buzzing with anticipation. King Charles III’s estranged son arrived Monday in the land of his birth for a series of charity engagements. But for most royal watchers that’s just […]

In 2022, the federal government created an independent science advisory committee under Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), rebranded to the Pesticides Regulatory Directorate (PRD) this year, after environmental groups spent years pointing out that the agency was relying on outdated science and was too closely aligned with the interests of pesticide manufacturers and […]

Future members of The Blue Mountains council will have a limited number of meetings they can attend virtually each year. At a special committee of the whole meeting on July 6, The Blue Mountains council approved an updated procedural bylaw that will govern how meetings are conducted in the future. The bylaw is set to […]

Country musician Corb Lund says he’s not giving up the fight after his petition drive to stop new coal mining in Alberta was ruled a failure. Lund says he has questions about the process that Elections Alberta used to reject the list of names and that he’s looking at taking it to court. “We’re not […]

Newly released court documents are shedding more light on the alleged link between a sweeping police corruption probe in Ontario and the case of former Canadian Olympian Ryan Wedding, who is accused of running an international drug trafficking ring. Gurpreet Singh, accused by U.S. authorities of helping co-ordinate cocaine shipments for Wedding, was investigated for […]

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s government on Thursday disputed a U.S. congressional report accusing Seoul of discriminating against Coupang, a U.S.-listed electronic commerce giant that was hit with a record 625 billion won ($403 million) fine in June over a massive data breach affecting millions of South Korean customers. South Korea Foreign Ministry […]

PHOENIX (AP) — For decades, all that separated the U.S. from Mexico was barbed wire. Now, after a massive infusion of cash from Congress, President Donald Trump’s administration is swiftly building what it has dubbed a “smart wall,” a combination of 30-foot-tall (9-meter-tall) steel fencing and an array of sophisticated technology like sensors, cameras and […]

BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and his government coalition partners presented a comprehensive reform package Thursday with the goal of getting the country’s sluggish economy back on track. The 34 measures include cuts to income tax for low- and middle-income families, an overhaul of the creaking pension system, tougher rules for employees’ sick […]

A new self-registration program launched by Pincher Creek Emergency Services is giving residents and business owners a way to help first responders better prepare for emergencies before they arrive. The free online platform, called Community Connect, allows people to securely share important information about their homes and businesses. Users can voluntarily provide details such as […]

State lawmakers clamped down on the use of automatic cameras to track vehicles by their license plates years ago, and Vermont police have told the Legislature they no longer use such surveillance. But behind the scenes it was a different story: They just reached across state lines to do it, according to a data analysis […]