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Israel reduces power supply to Hamas-ruled Gaza
GAZA, Palestinian Territory – Israel’s national electric company on Monday cut back its already limited…
Medica weighs staying in Iowa’s health exchange next year
DES MOINES, Iowa – Iowa’s last health care insurer to sell policies to individuals statewide…
Veteran Lawrence more than fine with Ticats opening another season versus Argos
HAMILTON – For the third time in five years, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats will open their…
B.C. Liberals promise welfare rate hike days as government is expected fall
VICTORIA – There will be a promise to raise welfare rates in British Columbia by…
First of three safe injection sites for drug users opens in downtown Montreal
MONTREAL – The first of three safe injection sites for Montreal drug users opened its…
Support effort to learn more about impact of cannabis, researchers urge Ottawa
OTTAWA – The federal government needs to make research into the effects of pot a…
Assault charge against Whitecaps defender Sheanon Williams stayed by the Crown
VANCOUVER – An assault charge against Vancouver Whitecaps defender Sheanon Williams in connection with an…
The Latest: Phoenix and Tucson tie heat records for the date
PHOENIX – The Latest on the heat wave affecting the Southwestern U.S. (all times local):…
The Latest: Police release video after Seattle shooting
SEATTLE – The Latest on the fatal shooting of a woman by Seattle police (all…
The Latest: 7 still hospitalized after London mosque attack
LONDON – The Latest on the London mosque attack (all times local): 11:50 a.m. British…
Need key info in a disaster? U of C researchers say there’s no app for that
CALGARY – A study that analyzed nearly 70,000 tweets sent in the thick of the…
Commons committee issues indigenous suicide study with 28 recommendations
OTTAWA – A House of Commons committee looking at the issue of indigenous suicide is…
Justice workers vulnerable to trauma from graphic reports and images, union says
OTTAWA – Public safety and justice workers exposed to graphic materials detailing horrific crimes are…
Manitoba backs faith-based hospitals on issue of doctor-assisted death
WINNIPEG – The Manitoba government says it will not force faith-based hospitals to provide medical…
Liberal legislation aimed at limiting how long inmates can be kept in solitary
OTTAWA – The federal government introduced legislation Monday to restrict the use of solitary confinement…
Clinton office hostage-taker gets 5 years for bank robbery
CONCORD, N.H. – A man convicted of taking hostages at a Hillary Clinton presidential campaign…
Film Review: Fall in love with ‘The Big Sick’
That two people could overcome centuries-old cultural obstacles, the perils of modern dating and a…
Ryan promises tax overhaul this year despite GOP divisions
WASHINGTON – Overhauling the nation’s tax code in a once-in-a-generation opportunity, says House Speaker Paul…
GOP budget deadlock imperils Trump hopes for tax overhaul
WASHINGTON – If Republicans can’t pass a budget, forget about a major overhaul of the…
Opioid addiction could be factor in growing number of donor organs: experts
OTTAWA – Amid the growing death toll of Canada’s ongoing opioid epidemic, there’s evidence of…
Barrier at Toronto’s Bloor Viaduct significantly reduced suicides:study
TORONTO – A new study suggests a barrier erected on a Toronto overpass that was…
Woman, 2 children dead after rollover into water; passersby save 2 other kids
YELLOW QUILL FIRST NATION, Sask. – Two children who survived a deadly crash when a…
Clamping down, Trump team puts the ‘brief’ in press briefing
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s White House is putting the “brief” in press briefings. Sean…
Whitecaps coach Robinson says defender Williams has a future in Vancouver
Vancouver Whitecaps coach Carl Robinson said defender Sheanon Williams has a place with the club…