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Coca-Cola No. 1 in Japan with drinks galore, but not Coke
EBINA, Japan – Coca-Cola has been the No. 1 beverage maker in Japan for half…
Trek to Castro’s final resting spot traces revolution’s past
HAVANA – After his band of bearded rebels won power in 1959, Fidel Castro embarked…
Scorsese scores papal audience after screening of “Silence”
VATICAN CITY – Oscar-winning director Martin Scorsese is getting Vatican-style red carpet treatment, meeting Wednesday…
HHS nominee Price opposes Obamacare, backs Medicare vouchers
WASHINGTON – As a congressman, Georgia Republican Tom Price has been thwarted in his hopes…
Premiers, aboriginal leaders, and Joe Biden coming to Ottawa next week
OTTAWA – A series of high-profile meetings will take place next week in Ottawa featuring…
Drug epidemic stalls HIV decline in whites who shoot up
NEW YORK – The long decline in HIV infections among white people who inject drugs…
‘Blood on the floor:’ New Brunswick auditor warns of unsafe food practices
FREDERICTON – New Brunswick’s auditor general conjured up the gory scene of hanging meat carcasses…
Lack of services perpetuates indigenous mental health crisis: frontline workers
Indigenous leaders say rampant child sexual abuse on many reserves across the country is an…
Q&A: A look at Texas’ first homegrown case of Zika
DALLAS – Health officials are going door-to-door in the Texas neighbourhood of a woman who…
The Latest: Trump to tap Mnuchin for treasury secretary
NEW YORK – The Latest on President-elect Donald Trump and his administration (all times EST):…
Missouri Supreme Court Judge Richard Teitelman dies
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Supreme Court Judge Richard B. Teitelman, an affable jurist and…
Officials say at least 17 sickened from Thanksgiving meal
San Francisco Bay Area health officials warned the public Tuesday to throw out any leftovers…
Trump tapping Washington, Wall Street veterans for top jobs
WASHINGTON – President-elect Donald Trump is enlisting a trio of nominees with deep ties to…
Fentanyl deaths on the rise in Ontario as the drug creeps eastward
TORONTO – Fentanyl-related deaths are still rising in Ontario, though the province’s chief coroner said…
Ontario auditor blasts Liberals for poor oversight of road and transit contracts
TORONTO – Ontario’s government watchdog says taxpayers spend millions of dollars paying repair bills for…
House Democrats re-elect Pelosi as leader despite discontent
WASHINGTON – House Democrats re-elected Nancy Pelosi as their leader Wednesday, ratifying the status quo…
New federal rule bans smoking in public housing
WASHINGTON – Smoking will be prohibited in public housing developments nationwide under a final rule…
Advocates decry another immigrant death at Arizona facility
PHOENIX – The weekend death of a Guatemalan woman who became ill at a detention…
House OKs bill bolstering medical research, drug approvals
WASHINGTON – The House easily approved a sweeping biomedical bill Wednesday that would help drug…
Rush donate $40,000 to Gord Downie Fund for Brain Cancer Research
TORONTO – Canadian rockers Rush are donating $40,000 from an award they are receiving to…
Ohio pulls license of 1 of state’s last few abortion clinics
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio has revoked the operating license of one of the state’s few…
Art Basel Miami Beach festivities continue despite Zika
Miami’s art world does not stop for Zika-carrying mosquitoes. Poolside parties, outdoor red carpets and…
Teen boy held on charges he shot sleeping mom, brother
NEW STANTON, Pa. – A 14-year-old boy is accused of shooting his mother and 8-year-old…
Crown prince formally becomes Thailand’s new king
BANGKOK – Thailand has a new king, with the country’s crown prince formally taking the…