Ethiopian PM says he'll lead army 'from the battlefront' as Tigray forces approach capital

Ethiopia's prime minister said he will lead his country's army "from the battlefront" beginning Tuesday, a dramatic new step by the Nobel Peace Prize-winner in a devastating yearlong war.
Air Canada agrees to pay $4.5M for delays in giving out U.S. COVID-19 refunds

Air Canada has agreed to pay $4.5 million US to the U.S. Department of Transportation for extreme delays in providing refunds to thousands of consumers who had their flights either cancelled without notice or significantly changed during the pandemic.
Canada hopes to keep number of wasted COVID-19 doses below 5 per cent, Public Health Agency says
The Public Health Agency of Canada said it hopes to keep the number of wasted doses of COVID-19 vaccines in Canada under five per cent.
Liberal House leader says multiple vaccine exemptions for Tory MPs 'statistically' unlikely
Government House Leader Mark Holland says it would be "statistically improbable" for several Conservative MPs to have valid medical exemptions to COVID-19 vaccination — and those who do have them should provide "assurances" they were given for legitimate reasons.
3 dead after suspected blastomycosis outbreak in Constance Lake First Nation
Three people have died following a suspected outbreak of blastomycosis, a fungal lung infection, in the Constance Lake First Nation, northwest of Timmins, Ont.
K-pop stars BTS win big at the American Music Awards

South Korean superstars BTS were crowned artist of the year at the American Music Awards on Sunday, brushing aside challenges from Taylor Swift, Drake and The Weeknd as they took home a total of three awards.
IOC's unreleased video call with Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai raises more questions

A video call between Olympic officials and Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai, whose nearly three-week disappearance from public view sparked an outcry, was meant to reassure the world she was safe but instead has raised more questions.
Quebec's Roxham Road reopens to asylum seekers after pandemic ban

Asylum seekers hoping to cross the border at unauthorized border points, such as Roxham Road in Quebec, will once again be allowed to enter the country to make a claim.
P.E.I. government vows to 'fight this wrong decision' by CFIA to halt potato exports to U.S.

Premier Dennis King said the P.E.I. government will be considering "all options" at its disposal, including legal, to fight the Canadian Food Inspection Agency's suspension of fresh potato exports from the province to the U.S.
Human rights hearing on allegations of racial profiling of migrant workers caught in mass DNA sweep begins

The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario will hear Monday from migrant workers who allege they were racially targeted by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) as part of a DNA sweep in connection to a 2013 sexual assault investigation.