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San Diego increases homeless citations in hepatitis outbreak
SAN DIEGO – The city of San Diego issued citations and cleared a downtown street…
Sockeye salmon run in B.C. remains low while federal government amps up response
VANCOUVER – The federal government says it has implemented most recommendations from a 2012 report…
Vet plans to visit 84 Great Danes seized from woman’s home
OSSIPEE, N.H. – A woman who had 84 Great Danes seized from her New Hampshire…
Job in jeopardy, HHS chief promises to repay charter costs
WASHINGTON – Fighting to keep his job, health secretary Tom Price said Thursday he’d write…
Hillary Clinton thrills Toronto crowd with part feminist, part activist talk
TORONTO – Former American presidential candidate Hillary Clinton told an appreciative crowd on Thursday that…
Harvey may not have dealt devastating blow to Texas ranchers
GLEN FLORA, Texas – As John Locke looked down from a helicopter at his roughly…
Nova Scotia pharmacies now offering free naloxone kits for opioid overdoses
HALIFAX – Nova Scotia pharmacies are now stocking free naloxone kits as part of the…
Judge: Maryland can act against drug price-gouging, for now
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – An effort by drug makers to block Maryland’s first-in-the-nation law against pharmaceutical…
Haslam hit from left and right as he considers Senate bid
NASHVILLE – Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam’s opponents on both sides of the political spectrum aren’t…
How major US stock market indexes fared Friday
NEW YORK – Large technology and health care companies and smaller U.S.-focused firms rose again…
The Friday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Friday, Sept. 29 ——— QUEBEC JUDGE HANDS NINE-YEAR PRISON…
Notable firings and resignations from Trump’s White House
WASHINGTON – Notable firings and resignations from President Donald Trump’s White House since he took…
Trump’s health secretary resigns in travel flap
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s health secretary resigned Friday, after his costly travel triggered investigations…
The Latest: Americans advised to stay away from Cuba
WASHINGTON – The Latest on the U.S. policy on Cuba (all times local): 9 p.m.…
Being called a ‘good man’ by Trump is sometimes an omen
BRANCHBURG, N.J. – Sometimes it’s better not to be a nice guy. President Donald Trump…
For GOP women in politics, a needle that’s not moving
The president of Emily’s List rose to the podium at a recent New York fundraiser…
Accused in Amanda Lindhout kidnapping faces trial nine years after events
OTTAWA – More than nine years after journalist Amanda Lindhout was taken hostage in Somalia,…
Price’s exit adds another hurdle to GOP health care push
BRANCHBURG, N.J. – The ouster of Tom Price as President Donald Trump’s health secretary is…
UN steps up aid to plague-hit Madagascar after 21 deaths
BERLIN – The U.N. health agency says it is stepping up its response to an…
Toronto bars carrying naloxone kits in face of growing opioid crisis
TORONTO – Within days of opening her new bar in west-end Toronto, Carmen Elle had…
Psychiatrist, gay rights trailblazer honoured in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA – A psychiatrist considered a trailblazer in the gay rights movement for appearing in…
Kamala Harris at black church: US isn’t as split as it seems
ATLANTA – Making her first high-profile foray into the Southern black church, California Sen. Kamala…
A list of terrorist incidents and attacks in Canada
Edmonton police say an attack on an officer outside a football game Saturday night and…
Post prison, ex-congressman Grimm running for old seat
NEW YORK – He came to Congress with the law-and-order image of a former FBI…