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The Latest: Health chief: No apparent danger from release
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. – The Latest on smoke coming from a refinery in Denver area…
‘Everyone is on edge right now:’ three youth suicides in northern Saskatchewan
LAC LA RONGE, Sask. – Aboriginal leaders and the prime minister say a crisis is…
Stein brings activism, but no wins, to outsider 2016 contest
RICHMOND, Va. – Green Party candidate Jill Stein wasted no time trying to swoop in…
Planned Parenthood celebrates centennial as its foes bristle
NEW YORK – Planned Parenthood’s 100th anniversary celebrations this weekend come with a sense of…
White House Brief: Things to know about Hillary Clinton
WASHINGTON – Hillary Clinton may be within striking distance of becoming the first woman to…
“It serves its purpose,” Montana warden on rusting execution trailer
DEER LODGE, Mont. – Inside a rusted beige trailer with a broken outside window that…
Some of the dozens of federal consultations currently underway
OTTAWA – Some of the dozens of current federal consultations: Canada Post: A review of…
Provinces set stage for tough round of health funding negotiations
OTTAWA – Provincial officials are setting the stage for a tough round of negotiations when…
Six stories in the news today, Oct. 17
Six stories in the news for Monday, Oct. 17 ——— ONTARIO’S NEW RULES FOR BOTTLED…
Lithuania’s health minister dies at 34
VILNIUS, Lithuania – Lithuania’s health minister has died at age 34 just a week after…
Aleppo to the Ivy League: Syrian doctor preps for end of war
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Khaled Almilaji co-ordinated a campaign that vaccinated 1.4 million Syrian children and…
UNH researchers to seek more answers on bobcats’ comeback
DURHAM, N.H. – University of New Hampshire researchers want to understand why bobcats are making…
Official: Death toll at 23 in hospital fire in eastern India
NEW DELHI – India’s federal health minister says at least 23 people died after a…
Pennsylvania’s US Senate candidates spar over Trump, police
HARRISBURG, Pa. – Republican U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey and Democratic challenger Katie McGinty went after…
The Monday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Monday, Oct. 17 ____ TEARS, TRIBUTES FOR JIM PRENTICE…
Six stories in the news today, Oct. 18
Six stories in the news for Tuesday, Oct. 18 ——— OTTAWA PREPARES TO DISCUSS HEALTH…
Hip fracture deaths more likely at small and medium community hospitals: study
VANCOUVER – Canadians with broken hips are more likely to die after seeking treatment at…
EPA begins $3M cleanup at site of California magnesium fire
MAYWOOD, Calif. – The Environmental Protection Agency began Monday a weekslong cleanup at the site…
Hurricane’s destruction puts schools on hold in Haiti
MERSAN, Haiti – School always provided a sense of security for 12-year-old Love Manie Simeus.…
Astronaut describes career detour to US health director
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Kate Rubins applied to be an astronaut while she was procrastinating…
US citizen born in refugee camp sues to marry
LAFAYETTE, La. – Two weeks before their wedding, Viet “Victor” Anh Vo and his fiancee…
After Calif. leak, feds seek to curtail natural gas blowouts
WASHINGTON – A year after a blowout at a natural gas well near Los Angeles…
Dalhousie apologizes after male faculty members strip at university function
HALIFAX – Dalhousie University is apologizing after two men performed a mock striptease at a…
‘Horribly sick kids:’ Arctic regions have highest infant lung infection in world
Research shows newborn babies in some Arctic regions have the highest rates of serious lung…