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Auditor calls out bad management at Freshwater Fish Marketing Corp.
OTTAWA – A federal Crown corporation with a history of bad management practices has drawn…
Senate moderates hold bipartisan health care talks
WASHINGTON – Moderate senators from both parties met Monday to explore whether they can work…
Report: Bullying persists in schools, sex assault reports up
WASHINGTON – One in every 5 middle and high school students has complained of being…
Gov’t report: Progress reducing US uninsured stalled in 2016
WASHINGTON – After five consecutive years of coverage gains, progress reducing the number of uninsured…
2nd Ebola case confirmed among 20 suspected in Congo: WHO
KINSHASA, Congo – The World Health Organization says a second case of Ebola has been…
Cairo airport takes steps to stop cholera spread from Yemen
Cairo airport is introducing emergency measures, including quarantine, to prevent the spread of a cholera…
Spend more, tax the rich: UK’s Labour stakes election turf
LONDON – Britain’s main opposition Labour Party appealed to voters Tuesday with promises to increase…
About 120 computers at Universite de Montreal hit with WannaCry virus
MONTREAL – Universite de Montreal is monitoring its IT network after about 120 of the…
Study: Bullying persists in school, reports of sex crime up
WASHINGTON – One in every 5 middle and high school students has complained of being…
Michigan suspends doctor’s license in unsanitary liposuction
GLENN, Mich. – Michigan has suspended the license of a doctor who authorities said may…
Finance refused to release details on fossil fuel subsidies: auditor
OTTAWA – It’s nearly impossible to tell if the government is meeting a promise to…
Toronto FC coaches hold bragging rights when it comes to record win streak
Toronto FC may be on a franchise-record six-game win streak but the current crop of…
Mounties missing mark on mental health programs, auditor general says
OTTAWA – The RCMP is failing to meet the mental health needs of its members…
Cosby says he doesn’t expect to testify at sex assault trial
PHILADELPHIA – Bill Cosby said he doesn’t expect to testify at his sexual assault trial…
Most actively traded companies on the TSX
Some of the most active companies traded Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock…
What we currently know about the global cyberattack
NEW YORK – As danger from a global cyberattack that hit some 150 nations continues…
Party chairman, anti-abortion Democratic group plan to meet
DES MOINES, Iowa – Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez plans to meet with an…
Study: Taking abortion pill at home as safe as in a clinic
LONDON – Medical abortions done at home with online help and pills sent in the…
GOP runoff to replace SC’s Mulvaney too close to call
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The runoff election for the Republican GOP nomination to replace Mick Mulvaney…
Consternation on Capitol Hill over White House bombshells
WASHINGTON – Consternation and confusion overtook Capitol Hill on Tuesday as Republicans confronted the revelation…
Feminist icon Gloria Steinem adored, reviled in divided Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Gloria Steinem does not believe her life’s work advocating for reproductive freedom…
Residents downstream of Shuswap River fuel spill advised to watch water quality
VANCOUVER – Tap water in the North Okanagan city of Enderby, B.C., has been switched…
Norwegian-British man released from Congo prison
COPENHAGEN – A man with dual Norwegian and British citizenship who had been sentenced to…
Nova Scotia election roundup
HALIFAX – (NSElxn) Nova Scotia’s Liberals have released an election platform that includes a total…