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UN suspends Syria aid convoys after ‘savage’ attack
BEIRUT – The United States on Tuesday blamed Russia for an overnight attack on an…
Nothing to see here: Southeast Asia flummoxed by haze study
JAKARTA, Indonesia – Indonesian, Malaysian and Singaporean authorities have dismissed research that smoky haze from…
Game warden finds missing toddler sleeping on road in Maine
BRADFORD, Maine – A missing 18-month-old boy was returned to his family after a game…
DNA tests confirm second switched-at-birth case in northern Manitoba
NORWAY HOUSE, Man. – A second set of DNA tests have confirmed that two men…
Xavier Dolan says new film ‘It’s Only the End of the World’ not an AIDS drama
TORONTO – In adapting the play “It’s Only the End of the World,” Montreal filmmaker…
UN adopts declaration on anti-microbial resistance
World leaders approved a wide-ranging declaration Wednesday aimed at addressing the rising number of drug-resistant…
Friends and colleagues of Canadian professor jailed in Iran rally in Montreal
MONTREAL – Friends and former colleagues and students of a jailed Canadian-Iranian academic still can’t…
Free website for medical students a prescription for augmented digital learning
TORONTO – There’s no question medical students have to cram in a lot of information…
Texas county approves $1.8M settlement in Sandra Bland suit
HEMPSTEAD, Texas – Leaders of a Texas county Wednesday approved a $1.8 million settlement in…
Colorado medical pot law poised to add PTSD as qualifier
DENVER – Marijuana pioneer Colorado is poised to add post-traumatic stress disorder to its medical…
Raitt pays emotional tribute to caregivers of Alzheimer’s afflicted Canadians
OTTAWA – Conservative MP Lisa Raitt’s voice broke with emotion Wednesday as she urged Canadians…
Once-proud Vancouver Giants franchise seeking return to glory
VANCOUVER – Gordie Howe is gone, but the Vancouver Giants want to make sure his…
Nestle outbids small Ontario municipality to buy well for bottled water
TORONTO – A small but fast growing Ontario community looking for a safe drinking water…
B.C. First Nation at UN calling for government help in battling toxic drug crisis
Members of the Tsilhqot’in Nation were at the United Nations headquarters in New York City…
Satellite technology beams expertise to remote Alaska clinic
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The only clinic in one of the nation’s busiest commercial fishing ports…
Examples of sizable federal fall fiscal and economic updates of the past
OTTAWA – The federal government’s fall economic and fiscal updates typically contain little more than…
Virginia officers won’t face federal charges in stun gun use
RICHMOND, Va. – Three Virginia police officers will not be charged with federal civil rights…
The Latest: Protesters criticize Chicago mayor’s plan
CHICAGO – The Latest on Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s public safety plan (all times local):…
35 US states sue British drugmaker over marketing of opioid
SAN FRANCISCO – Thirty-five states and the District of Columbia filed an antitrust lawsuit Thursday…
A look at the EU-US trade talks and why they’re faltering
BRUSSELS – Talks for a massive free trade deal between the United States and European…
FBI says it’s evaluating abuse allegations against Pitt
LOS ANGELES – The FBI is gathering information about an incident involving actor Brad Pitt…
AP-GfK poll shows people trust Clinton more on most issues
WASHINGTON – Americans are more likely to trust Hillary Clinton than Donald Trump to handle…
Study finds 20M would lose health coverage under Trump plan
WASHINGTON – A new study that examines some major health care proposals from the presidential…
Foreign hacker who aided Islamic State gets 20 years in US
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A computer hacker who helped the Islamic State by providing names of…