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Veterans Affairs slow to approve assistance for ill, injured ex-soldiers
OTTAWA – Canada’s Veterans Affairs Department has been struggling to process requests for assistance from…
Dems want probe of Trump Cabinet pick over stock sales
WASHINGTON – Top Senate Democrats said Thursday that the House ethics office should investigate whether…
As Obama era closes, goal to end veteran homelessness unmet
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Pledges by President Barack Obama and a national non-profit organization to end…
2 House Democrats boycott inauguration over Trump comments
WASHINGTON – Two House Democrats are planning to boycott President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration to protest…
‘I will fix it,’ struggling ex-soldier said before Nova Scotia murder-suicides
A clearer picture is emerging of the former soldier involved in an apparent murder-suicide in…
NOAA plans to open federal waters in Pacific to fish farming
HONOLULU – As traditional commercial fishing is threatening fish populations worldwide, U.S. officials are working…
Philadelphia launches pre-K program funded by soda tax
PHILADELPHIA – Thousands of Philadelphia toddlers have started 2017 in a citywide pre-kindergarten program as…
The Latest: Prosecutors: Beating suspect demanded money
CHICAGO – The Latest on the beating of a white man in Chicago that was…
Free from Boko Haram, Nigeria’s Chibok girls are kept silent
LAGOS, Nigeria – She was found wandering in a forest, the first of the nearly…
Desmonds ‘working to be a family’ as they struggled with former soldier’s PTSD
HALIFAX – Former soldier Lionel Desmond and his wife Shanna were in counselling as the…
Health Canada sending rape kits to Ontario reserves amid community pressure
OTTAWA – Health Canada is sending rape kits to eight reserves in northern Ontario amid…
Judge allows Quebec City man to keep ‘Moko,’ his 7-year-old pet crow
MONTREAL – Moko the crow won’t be flying the coop any time soon — at…
California funds 1st US inmate sex reassignment
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A 57-year-old convicted killer serving a life sentence in California became the…
Tilikum, orca from B.C. who killed three people, dies at SeaWorld
Tilikum, an orca who killed a trainer at an aquarium near Victoria before being linked…
Trump and Schumer: From potential allies to antagonists
WASHINGTON – In the weeks after November’s election, President-elect Donald Trump and incoming Senate Democratic…
Paul: Trump backs health repeal, replacement at same time
WASHINGTON – A Republican senator who challenged Donald Trump for the White House nomination says…
Patients being treated in hallways at overwhelmed hospital in Kelowna, B.C.
KELOWNA, B.C. – Patients at a Kelowna, B.C., hospital may be finding themselves treated outside…
The Latest: US seeks death penalty in airport shooting
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The Latest on Airport Shooting-Florida (all times local): 6:25 p.m. Federal…
SeaWorld San Diego ending killer whale show
SAN DIEGO – SeaWorld San Diego is ending its long-running killer whale show after years…
Several Trump picks’ ethics reviews incomplete
WASHINGTON – Several of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet choices have not completed a full review…
US seeks death penalty in Florida airport shooting case
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – While investigators try to figure out the motive of an Iraq…
Queen Elizabeth II attends church after missing 2 weeks
LONDON – Queen Elizabeth II has attended church near her rural Sandringham estate, after missing…
Deep freeze grips Europe, threatens homeless, migrants
BELGRADE, Serbia – Blizzards and dangerously low temperatures persisted in parts of Europe on Sunday,…
Liberal MP Fry says feds would speed up action on fentanyl if Ontario impacted
OTTAWA – A Liberal MP is speaking out about what she considers a frustratingly slow…