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Trudeau sells Trans Mountain decision, talks overdose deaths during B.C. visit
VANCOUVER – During his first visit to British Columbia since the controversial approval of the…
Once outlawed, Uganda’s tiny Jewish group opens synagogue
MBALE, Uganda – Seth Yonadav swaggered along a dirt path in rural Uganda, pointing toward…
Hockey stick assist credited for helping save bald eagle near Revelstoke, B.C.
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – An injured eagle that was coaxed to safety in southeastern British Columbia…
The Latest: Trump names China critic to lead trade council
WASHINGTON – The Latest on President-elect Donald Trump (all times EST): 3:55 p.m. President-elect Donald…
Ethics watchdog says Philpott car claims didn’t break spending rules
OTTAWA – The federal ethics watchdog has cleared Health Minister Jane Philpott of any wrongdoing…
Not today: Dow still short of 20,000 as health stocks skid
NEW YORK – Stocks finished slightly lower Wednesday as health care companies continued to struggle.…
Things to know as Texas tells Planned Parenthood cuts coming
AUSTIN, Texas – Planned Parenthood is poised to end 2016 in a familiar place: in…
After worry, joy arrives for mother of quintuplets
PHOENIX – The new mother of quintuplets kept her excitement in check for the first…
Judge: Medical providers don’t have to give info on abortion
ROCKFORD, Ill. – An Illinois judge has suspended a state requirement that health care providers…
Researchers: Nearly 400 drug addicts helped in police effort
BOSTON – A novel drug addiction program developed in a small Massachusetts fishing town and…
In Israel, an oily Hanukkah treat outlasts a health campaign
JERUSALEM – Israelis are finding a new campaign by their crusading health minister hard to…
Year in review: a look at highs and lows of Trudeau’s first full year as PM
OTTAWA – As Justin Trudeau’s first full year as prime minister comes to a close,…
From dime bag to money bags, businesses look forward to recreational marijuana
TORONTO – It’s Sunday afternoon and Toronto’s Centre for Social Innovation is packed full of…
Obama helped bring back economy, restless voters chose Trump
WASHINGTON – He was a first-term senator-turned-president, a former law professor with little experience in…
Markets Right Now: US stocks end slightly lower
NEW YORK – The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 4:00 p.m.…
Nova Scotia prosecutors drop charges against Internet ‘black widow’
HALIFAX – The Nova Scotia prosecution service has dropped charges against an 81-year-old woman best…
New Brunswick makes own agreement with Ottawa on health care funding
FREDERICTON – New Brunswick has reached its own agreement on health care funding with the…
B.C. ‘disappointed’ with New Brunswick ‘deal on health funding with Ottawa
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s health minister says he’s disappointed New Brunswick negotiated what appears to…
The Latest: Berlin attack suspect reported videoed at mosque
BERLIN – The latest on the deadly truck attack on a Berlin Christmas market (all…
Judge orders Louisiana to keep 3 death row inmates cool
BATON ROUGE, La. – A federal judge ordered prison officials to continue using new measures…
Bird flu infects 7 people in China this month, killing 2
BEIJING – China has reported at least seven cases of bird flu in humans across…
Trump’s cabinet, in summary: How rich, how conservative, how friendly to Canada?
WASHINGTON – Donald Trump has now named most of his cabinet picks, including the senior…
Four stories in the news today, Dec. 23
Four stories in the news for Friday, Dec. 23 ——— N.B. HEALTH DEAL SPLINTERS PROVINCIAL…
Feds provide inadequate mental health care for First Nations: internal memo
OTTAWA – Even as the federal government pressures provinces and territories to take up its…