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2 new initiatives for US veterans’ care coming to Colorado
DENVER – Two civilian initiatives are coming to Colorado to help veterans and their families…
Seeking employment: Terrorist who flipped on al-Qaida
NEW YORK – As mid-career resumes go, this one’s a doozy: Bryant Neal Vinas tried…
Notley’s outlook for Kinder Morgan pipeline unswayed by uncertain B.C. vote
CALGARY – Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says the uncertain outcome of the British Columbia election…
What happens to corporate crime cases with the FBI in flux?
WASHINGTON – There’s the federal criminal investigation into Wells Fargo’s opening of unauthorized client accounts.…
Federal government gives green light for two Montreal safe injection sites
MONTREAL – After a long wait, two supervised injection sites will open in Montreal in…
Congo announces 9 suspected Ebola cases, including 3 deaths
KINSHASA, Congo – One person has been confirmed dead from Ebola in an outbreak in…
Neal’s OT goal puts Preds past Ducks 3-2 to open West final
ANAHEIM, Calif. – A few moments after James Neal crumpled Anaheim’s Brandon Montour with a…
GOP leaders see more smoke than fire in Comey’s dismissal
CORONADO, Calif. – Chaos is President Donald Trump’s style, yet as long as the Republican…
Trump’s frustrations are boiling over after Comey dismissal
WASHINGTON – After four months in office, President Donald Trump has become distrustful of some…
Jordanian stabber shot dead in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM – An Israeli police officer shot dead a Jordanian attacker who stabbed him in…
The Latest: Researcher who helped halt cyberattack applauded
LONDON – The Latest on the global cyberattack (all times local): 9:25 p.m. Cybersecurity officials…
Broad support, big challenge for Trump’s foreign aid nominee
WASHINGTON – Mark Green is a rare bird in Washington these days — a Donald…
Missouri targets doctor dearth, expands first-in-nation law
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Numerous additional doctors from around the U.S. could become eligible to…
An alert researcher, teamwork helped stem huge cyberattack
LONDON – The cyberattack that spread malicious software around the world, shutting down networks at…
Provinces overwhelmed with practicalities of ending pot prohibition
OTTAWA – Provinces have been protesting the large volume of work and heavy costs they…
Changes in Medicaid distributions worry school districts
For school districts still getting their financial footing after the Great Recession, the Medicaid changes…
Highlights of former auditor’s look at four RCMP harassment suits
OTTAWA – Former auditor general Sheila Fraser has studied four civil suits filed against the…
New gas-sniffing crisis grips Natuashish Innu: ‘They’re doing it on the street’
NATUASHISH, N.L. – Fifteen years after the Innu of Davis Inlet were moved to a…
Cholera outbreak in war-ravaged Yemen kills 124
SANAA, Yemen – The U.N. humanitarian co-ordinator in Yemen says a cholera outbreak has killed…
The Latest: More US firms believed hit by cyberattack
NEW YORK – The latest on the global extortion cyberattack that hit dozens of countries…
Drug tests at B.C. supervised injection site found 80% contained fentanyl
Almost 80 per cent of street drugs tested for fentanyl at a Vancouver safe injection…
Ontario-born filmmaker applies for non-binary birth certificate
TORONTO – An Ontario-born filmmaker who identifies as neither male nor female says the province…
Ontario Children’s Aid Societies call for inquest into aboriginal youth deaths
TORONTO – The Ontario Association of Children’s Aid Societies is joining a call for a…
Thieves steal vital diagnostic equipment from Greek hospital
ATHENS, Greece – Greek police are looking for thieves who stole vital medical diagnostic equipment…