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Liberals won’t face flak from Tories over tough stance on health funding
OTTAWA – The Trudeau government may not be winning friends among Canada’s premiers as they…
Ombudsman hopes Liberals act on promised reforms amid growing prison violence
Canada’s outgoing prisoners’ ombudsman says “it’s time” for the federal government to move on promised…
Legal-marijuana activists celebrate new Massachusetts law
BOSTON – Legal-marijuana activists were in a celebratory mood Thursday as a new voter-approved law…
Make federal data protection and breach reporting the law, MPs say
OTTAWA – Federal agencies should be required by law to properly protect the private information…
Two provincial finance ministers confident new health deal with feds is close
OTTAWA – A pair of provincial finance ministers say they’re optimistic that a long-awaited deal…
Guidelines offer women options for treating ‘morning sickness’ during pregnancy
TORONTO – Morning sickness can really put a damper on the experience of being pregnant,…
Don’t look to the Electoral College to upend Trump victory
WASHINGTON – There’s more hustle than hope behind an effort to derail Donald Trump’s presidency…
Crashing at grandma’s? NYU students to bunk with seniors
NEW YORK – Ah, college. Halls of ivy. Stimulating class discussions. All-night cram sessions. ……
Globalization took hits in 2016; Will 2017 lead to more?
LONDON – Globalization, the path that the world economy has largely followed for decades, took…
Aboriginal woman’s slaying exposes Australia’s racial divide
YAMBA, Australia – The life was long drained from Lynette Daley by the time the…
AP FACT CHECK: UN didn’t order US to pay slavery reparations
A widely shared story that claims the United Nations ordered the United States to immediately…
Dangerous wind chills puts parts of US in the deep freeze
CONCORD, N.H. – Low temperatures and high winds have put the Northeastern U.S. in a…
Yahoo faces proposed Canadian class action over compromised user info
TORONTO – Yahoo is now facing a proposed class action on behalf of Canadians whose…
Investigation, cleanup underway after riot at Saskatchewan Penitentiary
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. – A Saskatchewan prison where a riot took place this week had…
Catalan leader mulls early vote on break with Spain
BARCELONA, Spain – Separatist leaders in Catalonia plan to seek Spanish government support for a…
B.C. coroner, police, politicians issue overdose alert after 11 deaths
VANCOUVER – An urgent warning has been sent out to illicit drug users in British…
5 ways North Korea has changed in 5 years under Kim Jong Un
TOKYO – It’s been five years since North Korean leader Kim Jong Un took power…
China restricts cars, factories amid latest smog alert
BEIJING – China’s capital and other northern cities have banned half of all vehicles from…
Drug overdose deaths increased significantly in past 5 years
CONCORD, N.H. – Drug overdose deaths have increased by 33 per cent in the past…
Trump’s Cabinet selections signal a bold shift after Obama
WASHINGTON – Propelled by populist energy, President-elect Donald Trump’s candidacy broke long-standing conventions and his…
The Latest: UK medics stage Syria ‘die-in’ protest
BEIRUT – The Latest on the conflict in Syria where thousands more civilians and rebels…
Roof won’t use mental health experts to try to save his life
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Dylann Roof doesn’t want jurors to consider his mental health when they…
Health demands ‘out of the realm’ of what feds would consider: Morneau
OTTAWA – Canada’s finance minister is calling provincial demands for bigger federal health transfers “out…
Croatia: 42 migrants hospitalized after found packed in van
ZAGREB, Croatia – Forty-two migrants were hospitalized after police in Croatia found a van crammed…