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Carter: Nuke force changes are ‘bearing fruit’
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. – Defence Secretary Ash Carter, who inherited a tangled web…
Romania: doctor detained on bribe suspicion
BUCHAREST, Romania – Romanian police have detained a doctor at a state hospital on suspicion…
Canadian-Iranian professor Homa Hoodfar freed from prison in Iran
MONTREAL – Retired Canadian-Iranian professor Homa Hoodfar has been released from an Iranian prison and…
Parting shots: He hits her on stamina; she pounces in retort
WASHINGTON – It was the opening Hillary Clinton had been waiting for all night. Late…
Pakistani court upholds death penalty for mentally ill man
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the death penalty against a mentally ill…
UK amusement park firm fined $6.5M for roller coaster crash
LONDON – The owner of Britain’s Alton Towers amusement park has been fined 5 million…
Cattle feeders in heart of Canada’s industry say tax threatens survival
CALGARY – Feedlot operators in the heart of Canada’s largest cattle-producing region are warning that…
Patrick Brazeau takes seat in Senate for first time in more than three years
OTTAWA – More than three years after the beginning of his long legal saga, Sen.…
The Tuesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Tuesday, Sept. 27 ____ CANADA TO REGULATE VAPING PRODUCTS…
Prosecutor: Woman burned alive for witchcraft in Peru jungle
LIMA, Peru – A woman accused of being a witch was burned alive on a…
Governor signs bill targeting ‘doctor-shopping’ for opioids
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California doctors will be required to check a database of prescription narcotics…
The Latest: 4 mall shooting victims ID’d
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. – The Latest on the Washington state mall shooting (all times local):…
1 month after floods, urgent aid needed in North Korea
PYONGYANG, Korea, Democratic People’s Republic Of – More than 70,000 people displaced by severe flooding…
Trudeau Liberals plan to regulate vaping products to help shield young people
OTTAWA – The Liberal government says it plans to introduce legislation later this fall to…
The Latest: 5 sites with Zika-infected mosquitoes identified
MIAMI – The Latest on the locations of Zika-infected mosquitoes in Miami Beach (all times…
WADA says electronic database is safe despite cyber attack
PARIS – Despite the hack of personal medical information from some of the world’s leading…
State health agency spokeswoman resigns over debate tweets
BISMARCK, N.D. – The lead spokeswoman for North Dakota’s Health Department has resigned over acknowledged…
Judge weighs bylaw fine for company in case of E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares
CALGARY — A commercial kitchen company pleaded guilty Thursday to four bylaw offences after a…
5 South Beach sites with Zika-infected mosquitoes identified
MIAMI – The first Zika-infected mosquitoes to be trapped on the U.S. mainland were caught…
Family of Ontario man killed by police alleges racial prejudice in lawsuit
TORONTO – The family of a black Ontario man killed by police after a routine…
Campaign promise of a doctor for every Nova Scotian five years away:health CEO
HALIFAX – Premier Stephen McNeil is refusing to let go of a key campaign promise…
Freed Canadian-Iranian professor Homa Hoodfar returns to Montreal on Thursday
MONTREAL – Homa Hoodfar will make her long-awaited return to Canada on Thursday after spending…
Regulators: Doctor concocts vaccines with cat saliva, vodka
CHICAGO – Illinois regulators on Wednesday suspended the license of a suburban Chicago doctor who…
Yellen says economy likely ready for rate hike later in 2016
WASHINGTON – Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said Wednesday that the central bank has no…