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Canada holds to ‘spirit’ of drug treaties with legal pot: McLellan
OTTAWA – A former Liberal cabinet minister who led a federally appointed task force on…
Taiwan’s Tsai keeps domestic focus amid China’s isolation
TAIPEI, Taiwan – After a year in office, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen’s administration is shunned…
Coroner’s inquest calls police involved shooting death a suicide
VICTORIA – A coroner’s inquest jury that reviewed the case of a Victoria man who…
Travel, drug prices and the RCMP: how federal politics touched us this week
OTTAWA – Last week it was the rush of the bulging Ottawa River that swamped…
Senators run into obstacles, consider options on health bill
WASHINGTON – Remember the Republican health care bill? Washington is fixated on President Donald Trump’s…
GOP Sen. Cotton raises national profile in visit to Iowa
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa – Arkansas Republican Sen. Tom Cotton is walking a delicate path by…
Montana Republican goes from wary Trump backer to all-in
HELENA, Mont. – When Donald Trump visited Montana last year ahead of the state’s Republican…
Times Square driver says he tried to get mental help
NEW YORK – A man accused of mowing down pedestrians in Times Square, killing a…
‘Alt-right’ leader loses gym membership after confrontation
A leading figure in the “alt-right” movement had his gym membership revoked after a Georgetown…
Police: Mom killed 2 kids to save them from evil in world
DAYTON, Ohio – Police in Ohio say a woman told them she fatally shot her…
Gov. Branstad leaves Iowa with new voter ID, anti-union laws
DES MOINES, Iowa – Iowa Republican Gov. Terry Branstad’s upcoming departure to Beijing marks the…
Climate change taking toll on clarity of Lake Tahoe water
CRYSTAL BAY, Nev. – Climate change is causing Lake Tahoe to warm sooner in the…
Tories say Nova Scotia’s health-care ‘crisis’ will decide the election
HALIFAX – Nova Scotia’s Tory leader is framing the provincial election as a referendum on…
Advice to growers: Match the cure to the pest problem
The caller on the other end of the phone was worried: Her apple trees had…
Ask Brianna: Should I pick my first job based on my debt?
“Ask Brianna” is a column from NerdWallet for 20-somethings or anyone else starting out. I’m…
AP Exclusive: Outgoing WHO head practiced art of appeasement
LONDON – As the World Health Organization struggled to co-ordinate vaccine production during the 2009…
Trump budget slashes money of clean air and water programs
WASHINGTON – The Trump Administration budget released Tuesday slashes funding for the Environmental Protection Agency…
Traffic moving after truck fire closed Coquihalla Highway for a full day
MERRITT, B.C. – More than a day after traffic on a busy British Columbia highway…
Court set to OK deal in harassment class action by female RCMP employees
TORONTO – Approval of a settlement in a class action by sexually harassed Mounties is…
Highlights from Ontario’s Changing Workplaces Review
TORONTO – A long-awaited report on labour laws in Ontario was released Tuesday, recommending wide-ranging…
One-third of Ontario’s 6.6M workers vulnerable, says new report
TORONTO – New technology, a shrinking manufacturing sector and fewer union jobs, among other factors,…
California botulism outbreak is rare case of deadly disease
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A deadly botulism outbreak linked to contaminated nacho-cheese dip sold in a…
Health care is key issue as Montana fills US House seat
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, Mont. – Meagher County, Montana, may not be much different than the…
Times Square crash: 5 still hospitalized, but teen goes home
NEW YORK – A New Jersey high school senior and another person mowed down by…