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2016 census reveals anglophone population in Quebec rising despite language laws
MONTREAL – Quebec’s English-speaking community has grown more in the past five years than during…
Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ July 27 The Toronto…
Explosions at arms depot in breakaway Abkhazia injure dozens
MOSCOW – Dozens of people were injured by explosions that ripped through a munitions depot…
Canadians’ personal data on the table in NAFTA negotiations
OTTAWA – The personal information of Canadians will be on the negotiating table when North…
The Latest: Medicaid concern influenced McCain’s health vote
WASHINGTON – The Latest on health care (all times local): 5:15 p.m. Republican Sen. John…
RCMP need training to challenge assumptions about Inuit intoxication: inquest
BAKER LAKE, Nunavut – The sister of a Nunavut man who died of a stroke…
Congress OKs big boost in GI Bill college aid for veterans
WASHINGTON – Congress sent President Donald Trump legislation to provide the biggest expansion of college…
The Latest: No local charges for teen who jumped from plane
SAN FRANCISCO – The Latest on a teenager who opened the emergency door of an…
Molina Healthcare to exit ACA exchanges in Utah, Wisconsin
Molina Healthcare Inc. said Wednesday it will exit the Affordable Care Act’s insurance marketplaces in…
The Latest: Unclear how long residents will be evacuated
HYNDMAN, Pa. – The Latest on train derailment in Pennsylvania (all times local): 7:20 p.m.…
Euthanasia used for 4.5 per cent of deaths in the Netherlands
LONDON – Euthanasia has become “common practice” in the Netherlands, accounting for 4.5 per cent…
Thousands show up for jobs at Amazon warehouses in US cities
FALL RIVER, Mass. – Thousands of people showed up Wednesday for a chance to pack…
AP FACT CHECK: Trump immigration pitch on shaky ground
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s endorsement of legislation to restrict and reshape legal immigration is…
Federal NDP hopefuls hit B.C., questioned on reconciling party differences
VICTORIA – Federal NDP leadership hopeful Jagmeet Singh felt compelled during Wednesday’s debate in Victoria…
Smoky air from fires from Interior to cover southern B.C. for days: district
VANCOUVER – Smoke from dozens of fires in British Columbia’s Interior has prompted expanded air…
With spike in asylum seekers, Montreal’s Olympic Stadium to be used as shelter
Montreal’s iconic Olympic Stadium will be the first place some newcomers to Canada call home,…
Labor board’s newest member is lawyer and onetime GOP aide
WASHINGTON – The Senate has confirmed a new member of the National Labor Relations Board.…
EPA chief backtracks on delaying rules reducing emissions
WASHINGTON – One day after 15 states sued him, Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt…
New Hampshire is no ‘drug-infested den,’ state leaders say
CONCORD, N.H. – New Hampshire political leaders and others said Thursday that President Donald Trump…
The Latest: Driller says no threat in ‘Gasland’ town
DIMOCK, Pa. – The Latest on federal government testing of water wells in Dimock (all…
Official: Police closing in on Northwestern-Oxford duo
CHICAGO – Investigators think they’re closing in on a Northwestern University professor and University of…
FDA OKs new drug to treat all forms of hepatitis C
U.S. regulators have approved the first drug to treat all forms of hepatitis C in…
NTSB says school blast investigation could take a year
MINNEAPOLIS – Workers may have been moving a gas meter when an explosion tore through…
The Latest: Attorney says priest freed from prison ‘frail’
BOSTON – The Latest on the release from prison of a former Boston priest who…