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Federal government fails on First Nations child health delivery: advocate
OTTAWA – An outspoken child advocate is accusing the federal government of dragging its feet…
Judge: Planned Parenthood videos ‘baloney’ in Medicaid fight
AUSTIN, Texas – A federal judge deciding whether Texas can block Planned Parenthood from receiving…
Aborigine promoted in Australian Cabinet reshuffle
CANBERRA, Australia – Australia’s prime minister on Wednesday announced a limited reshuffle of his Cabinet…
DeVos: Won’t dismantle public schools as education secretary
WASHINGTON – In a sometimes contentious confirmation hearing, education secretary pick Betsy DeVos pledged that…
Official: Russia could end ban on US adoptions
MOSCOW – The speaker of Russia’s upper house of parliament said Wednesday Moscow is willing…
Little progress on info units for families of missing, murdered indigenous women
OTTAWA – Nearly six months after Ottawa promised millions of dollars to help the families…
Saskatchewan, Ottawa reach health-funding deal despite province’s concerns
REGINA – The united front that provinces wanted in negotiating a national health-funding deal with…
Almost $8.9B: Research outlines costs of last spring’s Fort McMurray wildfire
EDMONTON – An economics professor at MacEwan University in Edmonton is compiling numbers on the…
Laws needed to protect Great Lakes from farm runoff, joint commission reports
TORONTO – Voluntary measures to protect the Great Lakes from farm manure have proven insufficient…
More clemency coming after Obama shortens Manning’s sentence
WASHINGTON – Embracing his clemency powers like never before, President Barack Obama is planning more…
Federal Reserve sees growth pickup at end of last year
WASHINGTON – The U.S. economy grew a bit faster at the end of last year,…
Trudeau says he ‘maybe’ could have spoken some English when asked questions
MONTREAL – Quebec’s deep-rooted linguistic tensions flared up in unlikely fashion Wednesday as Prime Minister…
Jeff Petry quietly having career season in goals, points on Canadiens defence
BROSSARD, Que. – With most of the attention on star defenceman Shea Weber, Jeff Petry…
Former president’s movement disorder mimics Parkinson’s
Former President George H.W. Bush, who has been placed in intensive care at a Houston…
Price tries to reassure on health care; Dems not buying it
WASHINGTON – Offering reassurances, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for health secretary said Wednesday the new…
A selection of quotes from Conservative leadership candidate Kevin O’Leary
OTTAWA – Some recent and past statements by Conservative leadership contestant Kevin O’Leary: On politics:…
Some facts on illicit drug overdose deaths in B.C.
VICTORIA – Some facts about illicit drug overdose deaths in 2016 in British Columbia: —…
The Latest: George HW Bush, Barbara, in hospital overnight
HOUSTON – The Latest on the hospitalization of former President George H.W. Bush (all times…
In Wyoming, DeVos gun remark more about safety than politics
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – In grizzly country, comments by President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for education secretary…
The Latest: Florida Rep. Rutherford still in hospital
WASHINGTON – The Latest on Congress (all times EST): 6:05 p.m. A congressman from Florida…
Gorilla Harambe’s grandmother dies at age 49 at Zoo Miami
MIAMI – Zoo Miami’s matriarch gorilla, Josephine, who was grandmother to the internet-famous Harambe, has…
No word from Jammeh as midnight deadline arrives in Gambia
DAKAR, Senegal – After more than two decades in power, Gambian President Yahya Jammeh faced…
Indian activist Peltier’s supporters hope for clemency
MINNEAPOLIS – Supporters of American Indian activist Leonard Peltier, who has spent most of his…
Raccoons recover at California zoo after cross-country ride
OAKLAND, Calif. – Baby raccoons that inadvertently hitched a cross-country ride to Northern California are…