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Opioid addiction, overdose and death: a Canadian crisis by the numbers
OTTAWA – Health professionals from across Canada are gathered in Ottawa to discuss a growing,…
Drugmaker losses pull stocks lower; small-cap surge goes on
NEW YORK – Major U.S. stock indexes slipped Friday as drug companies dragged the market…
A look at how up to date provinces keep their opioid overdose numbers
VANCOUVER – A look at how up to date the provinces have kept the statistics…
Medical experts urge Canada to declare public emergency over opioid crisis
OTTAWA – Canada should declare a national public health emergency over its deadly opioid crisis,…
Police say they’ve located a van carrying 16 dogs that was stolen in Toronto
TORONTO – Police in Toronto say they’ve located a dog-walking company’s van that was stolen…
Hospital workers rush to evacuate infants in Aleppo bombing
BEIRUT – Doctors and nurses at a pediatric hospital in eastern Aleppo scrambled Friday to…
Federal legislative changes in the works on Canada’s opioid crisis
OTTAWA – Health Minister Jane Philpott is vowing to leave no stone unturned as the…
Thousands gather to mourn, celebrate, journalist Gwen Ifill
WASHINGTON – Thousands of mourners — including first lady Michelle Obama — remembered and celebrated…
Activists: Intense bombing of Syria’s Aleppo kills 20
BEIRUT – Government bombardment of besieged rebel-held neighbourhoods in the northern city of Aleppo killed…
The Latest: Obama reporters separated from motorcade
LIMA, Peru – The Latest on President Barack Obama’s final official foreign trip (all times…
The man who sawed his arm off: Research studies people who only ‘feel’ disabled
It’s a condition that has driven people to self-amputate limbs and, in extreme cases, commit…
The Latest: Obama stresses enduring commitment to Japan
LIMA, Peru – The Latest on President Barack Obama’s final official foreign trip (all times…
Exclusive footage shows airstrike hitting Aleppo hospital
BEIRUT – Footage obtained by The Associated Press shows the moment a children’s hospital in…
AP: Too quiet on the set; filming accidents often go untold
LOS ANGELES – As hundreds of names scrolled up the screen after 2012’s “The Avengers,”…
How Kellogg worked with “independent experts” to tout cereal
NEW YORK – On its website, Kellogg touted a “Breakfast Council” of “independent experts” who…
Rescue workers search N.S. bay for dolphin pod after three wash up dead
MERIGOMISH, N.S. – Marine rescue workers were scanning a small Nova Scotia harbour on Monday…
Chance of Dem challenge to Pelosi grows
WASHINGTON – Reeling from an electoral shellacking, discontented House Democrats on Thursday signalled they may…
Puerto Rico: 2nd baby born with microcephaly due to Zika
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Puerto Rico is reporting that a second baby has been…
Political risks come with control of Washington for GOP
WASHINGTON – For Republicans, there will be no one left to blame. As they prepare…
Latest: LA County issues beach bacteria warning after rain
LOS ANGELES – The Latest on rain in California (all times local): 10:50 a.m. Los…
Michigan may require lead screening of all young children
LANSING, Mich. – Michigan, where a man-made water crisis is roiling one of its biggest…
For Trump and GOP, ‘Obamacare’ repeal is complex and risky
WASHINGTON – Here’s the idea: Swiftly pass a repeal of President Barack Obama’s health care…
Some of the numbers behind the Liberal plan to phase out coal-fired electricity
OTTAWA – The federal government wants to phase out the rest of Canada’s coal-fired power…
Pope allows all priests to absolve “grave sin” of abortion
VATICAN CITY – Saying nothing is beyond the reach of God’s mercy, Pope Francis told…