Elevate your local knowledge
Sign up for the iNFOnews newsletter today!
Health
Turkey bans all LGBTI events in Ankara, citing security
ISTANBUL – Turkish officials have banned all events by lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex…
Insider Q&A: Health data helps doctors pick drugs
Tightly-controlled studies used to test the safety and effectiveness of new drugs don’t always tell…
Toronto police reviewing supports after officer’s overdose death
TORONTO – The fatal fentanyl overdose of a Toronto drug squad officer has the police…
Norway’s king hospitalized with infection
HELSINKI – Norway’s royal palace says King Harald has been hospitalized with an infection and…
European cities battle fiercely for top agencies leaving UK
BRUSSELS – Brexit is still well over a year away but two European cities on…
Mixed signals sent on fate of tax bill’s health provision
WASHINGTON – Two of President Donald Trump’s leading economic advisers sent mixed signals Sunday on…
15 dead, 10 hurt in a stampede for food aid in Morocco
MARRAKECH, Morocco – A stampede erupted while food aid was being distributed in a Moroccan…
White House: True cost of opioid epidemic tops $500 billion
WASHINGTON – The White House says the true cost of the opioid drug epidemic in…
Bush administration alums rising in Trump’s orbit
WASHINGTON – For all the lingering tensions between President Donald Trump and former President George…
10 Things to Know for Today
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked…
Uber Canada’s service animal policy criticized by some disability rights advocates
TORONTO – Uber Canada has launched a new policy on how its drivers deal with…
Doctors at B.C. hospital question why police eavesdrop on suspects in ER
Imagine taking a doctor into your confidence in a hospital emergency room, only to discover…
Ontario motorcycle crash injuries twice as costly to treat as car crash injuries:study
TORONTO – Motorcyclists in Ontario are three times more likely to be injured in a…
The Latest: Body recovered from NY factory explosion, fire
NEW WINDSOR, N.Y. – The Latest on the explosions and fire at a cosmetics factory…
In the news today, Nov. 21
Seven stories in the news for Monday, Nov. 20 ——— FEDS ON ALERT AFTER U.S.…
China sentences prominent rights lawyer to 2 years in prison
BEIJING – A prominent Chinese human rights lawyer was sentenced Tuesday to two years in…
Probe underway into fatal blasts, fire at cosmetics factory
NEW WINDSOR, N.Y. – State and local authorities are trying to determine what triggered explosions…
Coming out as trans just start of journey for teen, family
HOMESTEAD, Fla. – It was May of seventh grade, and 14-year-old Theo Ramos was in…
Nearly half of US cancer deaths blamed on unhealthy behaviour
NEW YORK – A new look at cancer in the U.S. finds that nearly half…
Cost to fix Phoenix pay system to surpass $540 million, auditor general says
OTTAWA – The federal government’s chronic salary struggles will take more time and more dollars…
AP Was There: Mugabe sworn in as Zimbabwe’s prime minister
SALISBURY, Zimbabwe – On April 17, 1980, Robert Mugabe was sworn in as prime minister…
Toronto looking at rebranding homeless services as part of shelter overhaul plan
TORONTO – Canada’s most populous city is considering changing the language used to describe services…
Victims of cancer doctor could receive $4.1M in repayment
DETROIT – An expert is recommending approval of $4.1 million in claims, including $2 million…
Report calls on federal and provincial policies to address child poverty in B.C.
VANCOUVER – A coalition of child and youth advocates says one in five children in…