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Singapore in battle mode against Zika after infections rise
Singapore is encouraging residents to use insect repellent, clear blockages in drains and wear long-sleeved…
Man detained in Egypt without charge returns to Canada: family
TORONTO – The family of a Toronto-area resident who had been detained in Egypt without…
Trade deficit narrowed to $2.5B in July, offering sign of economic rebound
OTTAWA – Canadian exports picked up in July, raising hopes for a bounce back in…
Spain PM’s bid to form govt rejected again, election looms
MADRID – Spain took a step closer toward holding its third election in a year…
New York looks to expand medical marijuana program
ALBANY, N.Y. – Dan Ryszka is a pharmacist, so he knows something about medicine. But…
‘Our cause is just,’ says tribal leader in pipeline protest
STANDING ROCK SIOUX RESERVATION, N.D. – High on a hill overlooking the confluence of the…
Promising outsiders, Trump team led by Christie insiders
TRENTON, N.J. – Donald Trump is pledging that the government he appoints will bring sweeping…
Canada’s Rick Hansen among contributors to 3D-printed book honouring Einstein
TORONTO – Albert Einstein’s mind has been the source of endless fascination, so it’s only…
The Latest: Striking nurses picket 5 hospitals in Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS – The Latest on the nurses’ strike at five Minnesota hospitals (all times local):…
Hertl the latest to withdraw with injury; opts to put NHL club “first”
OTTAWA – San Jose Sharks winger Tomas Hertl is the latest player to pull out…
Militants storm charity building in Afghan capital
KABUL – Militants stormed a building housing an international aid organization in Kabul, provoking an…
Government should rethink B.C. post-secondary funding: teachers
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s post-secondary system is in crisis and is failing students by forcing…
What if? There’s still time for drama before Election Day
WASHINGTON – What could possibly go wrong? (Or right?) It’s the Labor Day question that…
UN changes guidance about sex for travellers to Zika zones
GENEVA – The U.N. health agency is changing its advice to travellers returning from areas…
Lawsuit: Ballot rewrite on medical marijuana misleading
OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma Republican Attorney General Scott Pruitt’s rewrite of a proposed ballot question…
Frenchwoman who got world’s 1st face transplant dies at 49
PARIS – Isabelle Dinoire, a Frenchwoman who received the world’s first partial face transplant, has…
Dallas County DA Hawk resigns after bouts of mental illness
DALLAS – The Dallas County district attorney resigned her position as the top prosecutor in…
UNICEF says 28 million children uprooted by global conflict
Some 28 million children around the globe have been driven from their homes by violent…
Sorry kids: Docs urge flu shots, not nasal spray, this year
WASHINGTON – Kids may get more of a sting from flu vaccination this fall: Doctors…
Price to play first game in nearly 10 months; long layoff a potential concern
OTTAWA – Carey Price will play his first game in 289 days when he starts…
NY village proposed as federal Superfund cleanup site
ALBANY, N.Y. – Federal regulators said Wednesday they have proposed designating part of an upstate…
Pollution woes prompt pension fund to dump Duke Energy stock
RALEIGH, N.C. – One of the world’s largest investment funds is dumping its shares in…
Canada now allows prescription heroin in severe opioid addiction cases
VANCOUVER – Health Canada has amended regulations allowing doctors to prescribe heroin to people who…
Uruguay searching for country to take ex-Guantanamo detainee
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay – Uruguay’s government said Wednesday it is searching for another country to take…