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Allan MacEachen, overseer of social reform and skilled politician, dies at 96
Allan J. MacEachen, a driving force behind social policy changes under two prime ministers, has…
European court sides with Italian farmer pushing GM crops
BRUSSELS – The European Union court ruled Wednesday in favour of an Italian activist farmer…
Regulators take step to ban fracking near Delaware River
NEWTOWN, Pa. – A commission that oversees drinking water quality for 15 million people took…
Larry King says he was operated on for lung cancer
NEW YORK – Veteran broadcaster Larry King says he battled lung cancer this summer but…
Working women bearing more of the breadwinning burden, 2016 census shows
TORONTO – Men and women are each making comparable contributions to the family finances in…
The Latest: Trump on taxes, wants lower corporate tax rate
WASHINGTON – The Latest on Congress and Republican efforts to overhaul taxes (all times local):…
Mother gets 30 to 80 years in sons’ bathtub drownings
PITTSBURGH – A Pennsylvania woman who drowned her two youngest sons in their bathtub because…
Correction: Alice Waters Memoir story
BERKELEY, Calif. – In a story Sept. 7 about Alice Waters, The Associated Press misidentified…
Manager of nursing home where 8 died has been charged before
MIAMI – The manager of a Florida nursing home where eight people died following Hurricane…
8 die at Florida nursing home in Irma’s sweltering aftermath
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – Eight patients at a sweltering nursing home died after Hurricane Irma knocked…
US Virgin Islands getting aid, but still reeling from Irma
ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands – The last of the late-summer tourists were gone Wednesday from…
UN chief: Myanmar Rohingyas are victims of ethnic cleansing
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday that ethnic cleansing is taking place in Myanmar against the…
Heinz Awards: Doc in Flint, Michigan, water crisis, 4 others
PITTSBURGH – A pediatrician who helped call attention to childhood health risks from exposure to…
AP FACT CHECK: Single-payer sounds best when it sounds free
WASHINGTON – Americans are not clamouring for single-payer health care, as Sen. Bernie Sanders suggests…
Healthy evacuees can return to home on Saskatchewan First Nation; smoke remains
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. – A Saskatchewan First Nation lifted an evacuation order Wednesday, allowing some…
Sears defined pension plan ‘slap’ a reminder that savings should be diversified
Sue Earl, a 38-year Sears Canada employee, was shocked when she found out she would…
Downie’s ‘best case scenario,’ secret Bee Gees love: Moments from new Hip doc
TORONTO – A frank discussion about the “best case scenario” for Gord Downie after his…
Summer may be getting longer in waters off New England
PORTLAND, Maine – Summer is getting longer in the waters off New England, and that…
Strange bedfellows: Jimmy Carter defends Trump
ATLANTA – President Donald Trump has an unlikely defender of his approach to immigration law:…
Hospital staff took photos of patient with item in genitals
BEDFORD, Pa. – A University of Pittsburgh Medical Center hospital where staff took photos and…
Liberal MP Arnold Chan, 50, remembered as good friend, committed public servant
OTTAWA – Liberal backbencher Arnold Chan, whose eloquent, emotional tribute to democracy earlier this summer…
Settlement sends $150M to 50 neediest Los Angeles schools
LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Unified School District will direct $151 million to 50…
The Thursday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Thursday, Sept. 14 ——— UNITED STATES MAY NOT DEFEND…
Markets Right Now: Dow ekes out another high in mixed day
NEW YORK – The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 4 p.m.…