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AP-GfK Poll: Clinton advantage fueled by growing enthusiasm
NEW YORK – Hillary Clinton appears on the cusp of a potentially commanding victory over…
Feds urged to make mental health top priority in health accord negotiations
OTTAWA – The Trudeau government is being urged to make mental health a top priority…
Six stories in the news today, Oct. 27
Six stories in the news for Thursday, Oct. 27 ——— TRUDEAU NAMES NINE NEW INDEPENDENT…
Tips for cutting your kids’ screen time
TORONTO – Canadian caregivers and health experts are closely watching new U.S. guidelines on how…
Cranberries squashed as folk remedy for urinary infections
CHICAGO – Another folk remedy bites the dust. Cranberry capsules didn’t prevent or cure urinary…
The Latest: Obama, Erdogan talk Turkey’s role in Mosul fight
BAGHDAD – The Latest on the conflict in Iraq (all times local): 9:30 p.m. White…
UBC students in Vancouver gain new source for potentially life-saving drug kits
VANCOUVER – The Urgent Care Centre at the University of British Columbia Hospital on the…
People in Florida’s latest Zika ‘hot zone’ want more buzz
MIAMI – Mosquitoes bite everyone, not just Haitians. It’s a point health educator Marie-Jose Ledan…
Have a kid with migraines? Sugar pills work as well as drugs
CHICAGO – Sugar pills worked as well at preventing kids’ migraines as two commonly used…
Minister cautious on apparent breakthrough on Cda-EU trade deal
OTTAWA – International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland sounded a cautionary note Thursday after an apparent…
A closer look at nine Canadians recommended to Senate by Justin Trudeau
OTTAWA – A condensed and edited version of the biographical information released Thursday by the…
Number of US foster kids rises; parents’ drug abuse a factor
NEW YORK – After dropping sharply between 2005 and 2012, the number of children in…
Jury awards more than $70M to woman in baby powder lawsuit
ST. LOUIS – A St. Louis jury on Thursday awarded a California woman more than…
At Afghanistan’s brick kilns, debt can last generations
KABUL – Every day that Dil Agha works at his backbreaking job at a brick…
Downpour kills 12 as rain batters cities across Egypt
CAIRO – Egypt’s health ministry says 12 people have died and dozens were injured as…
Puerto Rico: 1st baby born with microcephaly due to Zika
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Puerto Rico on Friday reported its first case of a…
Education gap divides white voters
DODGE CITY, Kan. – At 18, Mike Smith chose trucking over college. Hauling cattle feed…
Does baby powder cause cancer? Another jury says yes.
TRENTON, N.J. – For the third time, Johnson & Johnson has been hit with a…
Another indigenous girl commits suicide on northern Saskatchewan reserve
LOON LAKE, Sask. – Another indigenous girl has committed suicide in northern Saskatchewan — the…
Expand supervised sites beyond overseeing only injection drugs, advocates say
VANCOUVER – Harm reduction advocates are calling on the government of British Columbia to expand…
Moments to remember – or try to forget – from Campaign 2016
WASHINGTON – Every presidential race has its big moments. This one, more than most. A…
Election year fatigue? Blame it in part on the race of 1840
NEW YORK – Presidential elections are a foundation of American democracy dating back to George…
Five deaths at Winnipeg Remand Centre a ‘huge flag:’ John Howard Society
WINNIPEG – The deaths this year of five people in custody at the Winnipeg Remand…
Vietnam reports 1st microcephaly birth likely linked to Zika
HANOI, Vietnam – Vietnam has reported its first case of microcephaly likely linked to the…