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Health of Vancouver Aquarium’s lone beluga whale deteriorates
VANCOUVER – An ailing beluga whale at the Vancouver Aquarium appears to have taken another…
In name of clean energy, Liberals seek to snuff out, clean up coal-fired power
OTTAWA – The federal Liberal government once again earned the scorn of Saskatchewan’s premier Monday…
Girl, 2, dies; was focus of fight over brain death test
RICHMOND, Va. – A 2-year-old Virginia girl whose parents went to court to block a…
Education Secretary King calls for end to paddling students
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Education Secretary John B. King Jr. is urging governors and school leaders…
Turkey sacks 15,000 more people as part of coup probe
ANKARA, Turkey – Turkey’s government on Tuesday dismissed a further 15,000 people from the military,…
Zika-caused birth defect may become clear only after birth
NEW YORK – Researchers say a severe birth defect caused by Zika infection may not…
Defence lawyers say closure of sex-offender program puts public at risk
CALGARY – Criminal trial lawyers in Alberta are worried the public could be at risk…
Syrian group: Rebels preventing refugees from fleeing Aleppo
BEIRUT – A Syrian monitoring group alleged Tuesday that rebels are preventing dozens of families…
Federal Liberals targets children, smokers looking to quit with new vaping bill
OTTAWA – The federal government wants to keep vapour-based e-cigarettes out of the hands of…
4 Romanian hospitals unfit for transplants, minister says
BUCHAREST, Romania – Romania’s health minister says there are irregularities at four hospitals where transplants…
In the EU, death comes sooner in Latvia than Spain
BRUSSELS – Death in the European Union will be coming a lot earlier in Latvia…
Median wait time for patients to get treatment up to 20 weeks, report finds
TORONTO – A new report by the Fraser Institute says Canadians had a median wait…
5 states struggle with surging numbers of foster children
NEW YORK – The number of U.S. children in foster care is climbing after a…
CDC: US abortion rate falls to lowest level in decades
NEW YORK – The number and rate of abortions tallied by federal authorities have fallen…
An Alzheimer’s drug fails, but many others still in testing
Another major Alzheimer’s drug study has failed, leaving patients and families wondering if there ever…
Sweat it out! Skin patch aims to test sweat for health
WASHINGTON – Breaking a sweat? Researchers are creating a skin patch that can test those…
Man who killed abortion doctor gets more lenient sentence
WICHITA, Kan. – The man who seven years ago ambushed and fatally shot one of…
Close to 20,000 protest Belgian health, welfare cuts
BRUSSELS – Thousands of demonstrators who work in Belgium’s health and welfare sector have protested…
Mood gets grimmer in Zimbabwe over Mugabe, diving economy
HARARE, Zimbabwe – In Zimbabwe’s capital, a man fills two drums with gasoline at a…
Patients languish in Burkina Faso amid doctors strike
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso – Doctors and nurses are on strike at Burkina Faso’s public health…
Argentine attorney seeks relief for his pachyderm plaintiffs
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Attorney Andres Gil Dominguez may have had bigger cases, but he’s…
Executives linked to fallen Chinese presidential aide jailed
BEIJING – A group of Chinese executives linked to an imprisoned former presidential aide who…
Court stops firecracker sales in New Delhi to curb pollution
NEW DELHI – India’s top court on Friday stopped firecracker sales in and around New…
Recalls this week: Laptop batteries and carpet cleaners
NEW YORK – Several brands of powdered carpet cleaner are being recalled this week because…