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Aussie police search of woman yields a baby koala
SYDNEY, Australia – Australian police have made an unusual find while searching the bag of…
Addiction experts call for national opioid strategy as overdose deaths rise
TORONTO – Canada needs a comprehensive national strategy to curb rampant overprescribing of opioids and…
Iraqi Kurdish forces advance as mass grave found near Mosul
NEAR BASHIQA, Iraq – Iraqi Kurdish fighters exchanged heavy fire with militants on Monday as…
The Latest: California mom cited for selling ceviche
STOCKTON, Calif. – The Latest on a California woman awaiting trial for selling homemade ceviche…
New York heir Durst pleads not guilty to murder in LA court
LOS ANGELES – Wearing a neck brace and seated in a wheelchair, looking pale and…
Statement: Pitt-Jolie children will remain in actress’ care
LOS ANGELES – Angelina Jolie Pitt will continue to have sole custody of her six…
Ebola scare in Winnipeg: A look at some facts about the deadly virus
WINNIPEG – An employee at the National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease in Winnipeg may…
Stock markets rise slightly as investors await U.S. election results
TORONTO – North American stock markets rose modestly Tuesday as investors awaited the results of…
The Latest: Voters OK lawmakers’ access to aid fund
BISMARCK, N.D. – The Latest on Election Day in North Dakota (all times local): 10:50…
The Latest: Incumbent Supreme Court justices winning
OLYMPIA, Wash. – The Latest on elections in Washington state (all times local): 11:34 p.m.…
Trump claims astounding victory as America’s 45th president
WASHINGTON – Donald Trump claimed his place Wednesday as America’s 45th president, an astonishing victory…
Trump rides his movement to vindication and the White House
NEW YORK – Donald Trump awakened a movement of angry working-class voters fed up with…
How ‘vicarious trauma’ is passed down from parent to child in military families
TORONTO – When retired soldier Jacqueline Buckley sees her four-year-old grandson get angry, she can’t…
Haiti vaccinating nearly 1 million for cholera in storm zone
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Health authorities in Haiti have begun a campaign to vaccinate 800,000 people…
Obama, urging unity, says he’s rooting for Trump’s success
WASHINGTON – In an awkward political ritual, President Barack Obama urged the nation Wednesday to…
The Latest: Senate recounts may bleed into December
MINNEAPOLIS – The Latest on elections in Minnesota (all times local): 3:40 p.m. It may…
Experienced hands at congressional helm under Trump
WASHINGTON – President-elect Donald Trump, a newcomer to Washington, will deal with an experienced quartet…
Health authority says 16 Nova Scotians have chosen assisted death
HALIFAX – Sixteen Nova Scotians have died through assisted suicide, according to the provincial health…
Man accused of killing B.C. high school student maintains silence
SURREY, B.C. – The case against a man accused of stabbing two girls at an…
For global economy, Trump victory intensifies uncertainties
Donald Trump’s promise to put America first helped propel him to the U.S. presidency. But…
AP Source: Brad Pitt cleared in child services investigation
LOS ANGELES – An investigation into whether Brad Pitt was abusive toward his son on…
Saskatoon legion branch adapting for survival, welcoming younger members
SASKATOON – While the future of many legions across Canada remains uncertain, one branch in…
For many supporters, Trump is a thing called hope
MENOMONIE, Wis. – On election night, when Donald Trump claimed victory in her home state…
Taxes? Trade? How Trump could affect key areas of economy
Donald Trump won the presidency by pledging to restore a vanished and golden economic era,…