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Supreme Court appeal in child’s meningitis death could be dismissed from bench
CALGARY – Lawyers say just because parents convicted in the meningitis death of their toddler…
Chemical company’s response to water worries: Silence
RALEIGH, N.C. – Americans have grown accustomed to hearing apologies from everyone from cheating car-makers…
Gorsuch establishes conservative cred in 1st year on court
WASHINGTON – More than 2,000 conservatives in tuxedos and gowns recently filled Union Station’s main…
Trudeau calls on men to help end violence against women
TORONTO – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says men must do more to put an end…
Couillard’s Liberals prepare voter pitches as 2018 election nears
QUEBEC – More paid time off for workers, better services for English-speakers and a rapid…
Toll from Greek floods rises to 23 as 2 new deaths reported
ATHENS, Greece – Greek authorities on Monday raised to 23 the death toll from heavy…
‘It was very hard on her:’ Woman assaulted, burned in 2014 alley attack dies
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. – A woman who lost both her legs and much of her…
House panel to weigh bill expanding gun rights
WASHINGTON – House Republicans moved forward on legislation to expand gun owners’ rights, the first…
The Monday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Monday, Nov. 27 ——— POSTMEDIA AND TORSTAR CLOSING PAPERS:…
Arkansas again cuts off Medicaid funds to Planned Parenthood
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Arkansas has again cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood, the…
APNewsbreak: Florida paid millions settling harassment cases
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The state of Florida has paid more than $11 million over a…
The Latest: GOP still fighting for tax bill votes in Senate
WASHINGTON – The Latest on the Republican tax overhaul (all times local): 11:15 p.m. Senate…
Hot deck: German cops nab card cheat with radioactive cards
BERLIN – A German restaurant owner is in hot water for allegedly marking playing cards…
Pope demands rights for all in Myanmar, omits ‘Rohingya’
NAYPYITAW, Myanmar – Pope Francis insisted Tuesday that Myanmar’s future depends on respecting the rights…
Review: U2’s ‘Songs of Experience’ is a thrilling listen
U2, “Songs of Experience” (Interscope Records) Like its 2014 predecessor, U2’s “Songs of Experience” is…
In Trump health secretary pick, Dems have questions but hope
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s pick for health secretary is a former drug company executive…
Michelle Obama and Joe Biden in Toronto for separate speaking engagements
TORONTO – Two prominent figures in U.S. politics were north of the border in Toronto…
EPA hears worries about climate in heart of coal country
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – After more than four decades as a coal miner, Stanley Sturgill ambled…
Court tie means Louisiana Planned Parenthood keeps funding
NEW ORLEANS – A deeply divided federal appeals court in New Orleans refused Tuesday to…
GOP shoves tax overhaul ahead; shutdown still a threat
WASHINGTON – Republicans held together and shoved their signature tax overhaul a crucial step ahead…
Iran challenges taboos on discussing sex as HIV rate rises
TEHRAN, Iran – In a square in a poor eastern Tehran neighbourhood known for its…
Capsule for fecal transplant as good as colonoscopy to treat C. difficile: study
TORONTO – When it comes to treating Clostridium difficile with a fecal transplant — yes,…
Quebec gun lobby group backtracks on plan for rally at Polytechnique memorial site
MONTREAL – Amid swift and widespread outrage, a pro-gun lobby group backtracked Tuesday on a…
Mississippi shipyard union members vote to extend contract
PASCAGOULA, Miss. – Members of five unions at a Mississippi shipyard that’s part of America’s…