PM Boris Johnson defends his country’s choice to leave the EU as a lack of workers threatens to upend the Christmas season.

Multiple states have been impacted by a shortage of booze due to pandemic-related supply issues. The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board even instituted a two-bottle limit on customer purchases of products like champagne, tequila, whiskey,...

Nursing shortages are having an impact on health-care delivery across Canada, but nowhere is that more apparent than in Quebec where at least 4,000 nurses are needed. Unions are demanding governments do more to address the shortages...

India becomes the second nation after the US to pass the grim milestone of recording more than 25 million infections.

Protest groups are sceptical of dialogue with embattled president saying similar talks accomplished little after 2019 demonstrations.

Narendra Modi has been criticised for allowing large gatherings to take place, while hospitals struggle to deal with the world’s biggest surge in coronavirus cases.

At least 22 dead at public hospital in Maharashtra state’s Nashik city when their oxygen supply ran out after a leak in the tank, official says.

The crisis has now become a central campaign issue for the country's upcoming parliamentary elections.

The European Union has approved use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, amid criticism that vaccination is not happening fast enough.

Venezuela's president hints that he could start charging for petrol, which is usually practically free for citizens.

As people continue to stock-up on groceries due to stay-at-home orders across the country, many are hunkering down with new baking recipes.



If you just glance at social media over the past month you’ll see that all of a...

One year since the overthrow of al-Bashir, Sudan authorities yet to prosecute perpetrators of deadly violence, HRW says.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke with the CBC's Tom Parry on Wednesday

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau held a virtual meeting with Canada's premiers Thursday about the pressing need for critical medical supplies in the face of an expected surge of COVID-19 cases. A Liberal source said some premiers offered to...

In the Northwest Territories, three MLAs are threatening to oust the health minister, as the territory's health-care staffing shortage persists.

After being closed for months due to the ongoing war in Gaza, a critical lifeline for children has reopened.

Besides hops, malt, and yeast, the thing craft beer makers depend on most to get their product to market is aluminum cans. In N.L., local breweries like Landwash and Iron Rock fear that U.S. tariffs on aluminum could cause beer sales to...

Theft of truckloads of green coffee beans is on the rise in the United States, the world’s largest coffee importer. Organized gangs, posing as transportation companies, are stealing shipments worth up to $180,000 per truckload. In the...

The number of job vacancies in Quebec has hit a seven-year-low.

Hamas is now releasing names of Israeli hostages to be freed tomorrow

Drug shortages are an old problem, but over the past few years they have hit record levels.

Moldova grapples with a severe energy crisis as tens of thousands are left without heating or hot water during winter

Some shoppers, like Barbara Jamison, of Commack, were confused when they saw empty shelves at Target in Commack.

While tariffs could lead to price hikes in the short term, economist Thomas Weinandy believes strong employment levels may help consumers manage increased costs effectively. (Scripps News)