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Indigenous Games ’empower’ athletes from Pikangikum First Nation
TORONTO – Before hopping the overnight bus from Thunder Bay, Ont., to the North American…
Nuns with chapel on land as pipeline protest sue regulators
COLUMBIA, Pa. – Nuns who allowed activists opposing a natural gas pipeline to build a…
Rural hospitals face uncertainty with health care proposals
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Kathy Holbrook was at home one night last year when she started…
Australia to help Sri Lanka fight worst-ever dengue outbreak
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – Australia is contributing funds to help Sri Lanka combat its worst…
Bereaved N. Zealand family protests Japan’s psychiatric care
TOKYO – A New Zealand family says it wants to be a catalyst for change…
Supreme Court won’t hear appeal from former Nortel employee over benefits
OTTAWA – The Supreme Court won’t hear an appeal from a former Nortel employee who…
Blue Bell ice cream opens observation deck at Texas plant
DALLAS – Two years after enduring the harsh glare of negative publicity, Texas-based Blue Bell…
For 1st time, over half of people with HIV taking AIDS drugs
LONDON – For the first time in the global AIDS epidemic that has spanned four…
Trump administration pulls health law help in 18 cities
CHICAGO – President Donald Trump’s administration has ended Affordable Care Act contracts that brought assistance…
Hints that lifestyle changes might guard against dementia
WASHINGTON – Seek a good education. Control blood pressure and diabetes. Get off the couch.…
New Brunswick seeks champions to help campaign against intimate partner violence
FREDERICTON – Melissa Shea had been married for more than two years but no matter…
Authorities continue probe of catheter allegedly found in Quebec ice cream
MONTREAL – Federal inspectors say no health threats have been identified at a Quebec ice…
Eighth North Atlantic right whale found dead in Gulf of St. Lawrence
HALIFAX – Another endangered North Atlantic right whale that was found lifeless in the Gulf…
Alexa, turn up my Kenmore AC; Sears cuts a deal with Amazon
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. – Sears will begin selling its appliances on Amazon.com, including smart appliances…
Detained student’s mother: China police want “ransom”
BILLINGS, Mont. – The mother of an American college student arrested in central China following…
The Latest: Health care bill set for vote faces uphill climb
WASHINGTON – The Latest on the Republican effort to repeal the Obama health law (all…
New Brunswick seeks champions to help campaign against intimate partner violence
FREDERICTON – Melissa Shea had been married for more than two years but no matter…
Zimbabwe’s Mugabe, 93, reappears after medical treatment
LUPANE, Zimbabwe – Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has made his first public appearance since undergoing…
Mounties help livestock displaced by B.C. wildfires as drivers urged to look out
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Thousands of people have been displaced by wildfires in British Columbia, but…
The Latest: 2 dead, 500 hurt as 6.7 quake rocks Aegean Sea
KOS, Greece – The Latest on the earthquake that hit the Aegean Sea region (all…
Audi to update 850,000 cars as diesel recalls widen
BERLIN – German automaker Audi says it will fit up to 850,000 diesel cars with…
Capitol Hill Buzz: Past budget office heads seek respect
WASHINGTON – Lately the Congressional Budget Office just can’t get any respect. Republicans from the…
US to ban Americans from travelling to North Korea
WASHINGTON – American citizens will be barred from travelling to North Korea next month following…
16 marijuana companies band together to develop marketing guidelines
TORONTO – Sixteen of Canada’s licensed marijuana producers have enlisted the help of Advertising Standards…