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Big-dose prescriptions of potent painkillers to 2,100 Nova Scotians ‘disturbing’
HALIFAX – More than 2,100 Nova Scotians have been given big-dose prescriptions of highly addictive…
Ontario using reserve fund to help balance the books
TORONTO – Ontario’s Liberal government is dipping into its reserve fund to help balance the…
Ginsburg acknowledges Trump will fill Supreme Court vacancy
WASHINGTON – Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg hoped for a different outcome in last week’s election,…
PBS journalist Gwen Ifill dies of cancer
NEW YORK – Gwen Ifill, co-anchor of PBS’ “NewsHour” with Judy Woodruff and a veteran…
Lawyer: Mental illness has kept man from fighting execution
ATLANTA – A Georgia man scheduled for execution this week hasn’t pursued available legal options…
Award-winning ‘Corner Gas’ star Janet Wright dead at 71
Award-winning stage and screen actress Janet Wright, the frank-talking and resilient comedy star best known…
Michigan gets federal OK to spend $119M on lead abatement
LANSING, Mich. – Michigan won federal approval Monday to spend roughly $119 million over five…
Taste Canada Awards hands out 22 medals honouring culinary writing
TORONTO – Two books about gluten-free food won gold and silver medals Monday in a…
Treatment centre compliant with regulations, says report on overdose death
VANCOUVER – Three days after Brandon Jansen entered his 11th treatment centre for an addiction…
Vancouver asks court to order homeless campers off city-owned land
VANCOUVER – A B.C. Supreme Court judge is considering the fate of a homeless camp…
Researchers call for more science be put into environmental assessments
OTTAWA – A group of young scientific researchers has drafted an open letter to Prime…
Conservationists: sustainability could raise fish catches
BRUSSELS – Fish catches in overfished European waters — stretching from the Arctic to the…
US retail sales jump 0.8 pct. in sign of consumer health
WASHINGTON – American consumers ramped up their spending last month in a sign of robust…
Fast-food fan Trump could remake healthy school lunches
WASHINGTON – Will President-elect Donald Trump remake school lunches into his fast-food favourites of burgers…
Parents of student who died of alcohol poisoning sue Halifax university
HALIFAX – The parents of a young Chinese woman who died of alcohol poisoning after…
Union to inspect Qatar’s WCup sites, wants details on deaths
LONDON – Qatar’s World Cup sites will be inspected from next year by an international…
Health minister Jane Philpott brought to tears over father’s dementia
OTTAWA – An emotional Health Minister Jane Philpott, brought to tears by her own father’s…
Remote northern Manitoba reserve in crisis, needs PM to intervene: chief
WINNIPEG – A Manitoba grand chief is asking Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to help a…
The Latest: Trump goes out for dinner without press in tow
WASHINGTON – The Latest on Donald Trump’s transition to the presidency (all times EST): 9:45…
GOP governors hope to move fast on making promised changes
ORLANDO, Fla. – The nation’s Republican governors eagerly awaiting GOP President-Elect Donald Trump are warning…
Trump’s path on health care law intersects with a lawsuit
WASHINGTON – President-elect Donald Trump says he wants to preserve health insurance coverage even as…
Allergies aside, can you go wrong with gifting chocolate?
NEW YORK – For housewarming, hostess or the holidays, really can you go wrong with…
Edmonton Eskimos sign veteran quarterback Thomas DeMarco ahead of East final
EDMONTON – The Edmonton Eskimos signed quarterback Thomas DeMarco on Wednesday, prompting questions regarding the…
Ivory Coast jails 2 men accused of same-sex sexual acts
ABIDJAN, Cote d’Ivoire – A court in Ivory Coast found two men guilty of public…