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Coffee shops, ATMs ideal spots for automated external defibrillators: study
TORONTO – Coffee shops and automated bank machines would make ideal locations for installing automated…
Chicago-based group brings smiles to deaf Syrian children
BAR ELIAS, Lebanon – Six-year-old Aya al-Souqi, a Syrian refugee, held the camera phone up…
Lawsuit claims publicly funded ads boosting B.C. Liberal Party ahead of election
VANCOUVER – Two Vancouver lawyers have filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against the British Columbia…
Manitoba tables bill to freeze public-sector wages
WINNIPEG – Manitoba’s Progressive Conservative government faced protesting students and the threat of a labour…
The Latest: Jump in missing, dead migrants on Italy route
BERLIN – The Latest on the influx of asylum-seekers and migrants in Europe (all times…
Feds’ innovation strategy inspired by economist who argues for bigger state role
OTTAWA – A U.K.-based economist known for advocating a prominent role for the state in…
San Francisco woman sickened by herbalist’s toxic tea dies
SAN FRANCISCO – A San Francisco woman who fell critically ill after drinking tea from…
AP Interview: McConnell rejects Trump’s foreign aid cuts
WASHINGTON – Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday shot down prospects for major parts…
Man who raped, beat and burned woman speaks at dangerous offender hearing
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. – A Saskatchewan man convicted of beating and sexually assaulting a homeless…
Republicans shift NY Medicaid tab; Dems call ‘Buffalo Bribe’
WASHINGTON – Desperate to lock down votes for their health care overhaul, House Republican leaders…
UN report: ‘progress has bypassed groups, communities’
COPENHAGEN – Globalization has integrated people and the digital revolution has changed lives but development…
Trump to GOP: Pass health care bill or seal your fate
WASHINGTON – Time for talk running out, President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned wavering House…
AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s claim of fleeing doctors rings false
WASHINGTON – Making the case for a Republican repeal and replacement of his predecessor’s health…
Ryan’s legacy as speaker on line with health care vote
WASHINGTON – The vote on the Republican health care bill is a defining moment for…
Canada’s smoking rate falls slightly, down to 17.7 per cent in 2015: StatsCan
TORONTO – The number of Canadians who smoke tobacco appears to be dropping, a national…
African governments urged to spend more on clean water
KAMPALA, Uganda – Nearly a third of people in sub-Saharan Africa do not have access…
Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro state confirms 3rd yellow fever case
RIO DE JANEIRO – Local health officials in Brazil say the uncle of a man…
After surgery, Georgia senator could miss crucial votes
ATLANTA – Sen. Johnny Isakson is recuperating from his second back surgery this year at…
Highlights of federal budget tabled Wednesday by Finance Minister Bill Morneau
OTTAWA – Highlights from the 2017 federal budget tabled Wednesday by Finance Minister Bill Morneau:…
B.C.’s top judge says system needs ‘shock therapy’ to improve access to justice
VANCOUVER – A dose of “shock therapy” is needed to reform Canada’s justice system, which…
The Latest: Pa. moderate Dent to vote no on health bill
WASHINGTON – The Latest on the Republican health care overhaul (all times local): 11:10 p.m.…
A winner in GOP plans to repeal Obamacare: tanning salons
As Republicans try to shore up support for their health care overhaul, one group can’t…
At 93 years old, Zimbabwe’s Mugabe remains a jet-setter
HARARE, Zimbabwe – Zimbabwe’s 93-year-old leader might be slowing down, but his busy foreign travels…
A look at attacks where vehicles have been used as weapons
LONDON – When an attacker plowed a vehicle into pedestrians on London’s Westminster Bridge, killing…