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Local state of emergency declared over risk of dam in B.C. Interior bursting
KAMLOOPS — A regional district in the British Columbia Interior has declared a state of…
Robert Roberson is again approaching execution in Texas in shaken baby case
LIVINGSTON, Texas (AP) — Robert Roberson was calm and hopeful as he pondered his mortality…
Lumbee leader to join North Carolina statehouse as tribe’s federal recognition push gains attention
LUMBERTON, N.C. (AP) — The leader of a southeastern North Carolina tribe is about to…
UNICEF warns that number of children in Haiti displaced by violence has nearly doubled
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The number of children displaced by violence in Haiti has nearly…
Ebola outbreak in southern Congo shows signs of containment with no new cases, WHO reports
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — An Ebola outbreak that has plagued southern Congo in recent weeks…
Judge halts New York county from enforcing transgender athlete ban after roller derby league sues
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York county’s law banning transgender women from playing on…
A judge has blocked a Trump administration effort to change teen pregnancy prevention programs
A judge Tuesday blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from requiring recipients of federal teen pregnancy…
More than 80% of health facilities in eastern Congo are out of medicine, Red Cross says
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Over 200 health facilities in eastern Congo are experiencing shortages of…
He lives alongside lions in Nairobi. The human-wildlife collision is dazzling – and dangerous
KAJIADO, Kenya (AP) — This year, less than a kilometer from where I live, a…
The Nobel Prize in medicine goes to 3 scientists for key immune system discoveries
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in medicine Monday for discoveries about…
Government shutdown drags on as health care compromise remains elusive
WASHINGTON (AP) — To hear party leaders talk, the seventh day of the government shutdown…
Supreme Court seems skeptical about state bans on ‘conversion therapy’ for LGBTQ+ kids
WASHINGTON (AP) — A majority of Supreme Court justices on Tuesday seemed likely to side…
Abortion providers say Missouri’s attorney general is trying to get patient records
Missouri’s Republican attorney general is trying to get the medical records of Planned Parenthood patients…
These autistic Canadians say U.S. rhetoric has been unhelpful, focus should be on early diagnoses
TORONTO — By the time Moira Robertson got an official autism diagnosis at 23 years…
New York judge upholds transgender athlete ban on Long Island
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge on Monday upheld a Long Island county’s…
Number of temporary worker applications fell as fine total increased, government says
OTTAWA — Ottawa ordered companies to pay almost $5 million in fines in the last…
Groups sue EPA over canceled $7 billion solar program intended to help poorer Americans
Several groups and nonprofit organizations filed a lawsuit Monday against the Environmental Protection Agency over…
Premature baby boy abandoned on porch of home on Montreal’s South Shore
LONGUEUIL — Police say a premature baby boy was abandoned Sunday night outside a home…
Former England rugby captain Lewis Moody diagnosed with ALS
Lewis Moody, the former England rugby captain and 2003 World Cup winner, has been diagnosed…
AI helps Ont. researcher discover breakthrough antibiotic treatment for bowel disease
HAMILTON — Jon Stokes’s research lab has discovered what could be a breakthrough treatment for…
Montrealers gather to honour missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls
MONTREAL — Shirley Pien spends a lot of time in Cabot Square, a park in…
Doctor staffing shortage in Delta Hospital emergency room leads to temporary closure
DELTA — Fraser Health is warning that the emergency room at the Delta Hospital will…
How a Miami health care group is meeting homeless patients where they live
MIAMI (AP) — Jonas Richards became homeless several years ago after losing his job as…
Brazilians avoid drinking after authorities confirm methanol poisoning cases, including 1 death
SAO PAULO (AP) — Friday night was anything but typical at a bar near Paulista…