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Addiction, mental illness complicate help for the homeless
EVERETT, Wash. – This is the lesson that the working-class city of Everett has learned:…
Addiction, mental illness complicate help for the homeless
EVERETT, Wash. – This is the lesson that the working-class city of Everett has learned:…
Woman accused of killing husband pleads not guilty
BARBERTON, Ohio – An Ohio woman accused of fatally shooting her husband and dismembering his…
Saskatchewan government sells bus company assets to Hilco Industrial
REGINA – The Saskatchewan government has sold the assets of its bus company for an…
Mississippi editorial roundup
Recent editorials from Mississippi newspapers: ___ Dec. 13 Oxford Eagle on the suspension of a…
EPA chief jets to Morocco to help promote fossil fuel use
WASHINGTON – The head of the Environmental Protection Agency flew to Morocco this week to…
Arkansas abortion facilities threatened with suspension
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Two Arkansas abortion facilities were threatened with suspension — one for…
GOP says it’s got a deal on taxes; cuts coming for next year
WASHINGTON – Confident congressional Republicans forged an agreement Wednesday on a major overhaul of the…
In the news today, Dec. 14
Six stories in the news for Thursday, Dec. 14 ——— PLANE CRASH IN SASKATCHEWAN There…
Family doctors should learn to treat addiction, not shun patients: scientist
VANCOUVER – Family doctors should be on the front lines of addiction treatment but many…
Canadian donations for Myanmar hit $12.5M, government to match funds: Bibeau
OTTAWA – International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau says Canadians have donated a total of $12.5…
Quebec to spend heavily to boost digital services throughout the province
QUEBEC – The Quebec government launched the province’s first digital strategy Wednesday, announcing $1.5 billion…
Companies fret about hazy rules around pot use
TORONTO – Once recreational cannabis use becomes legal, taking a “smoke break” at work could…
Treading dangerously: Lax safety inside Goodyear tire plants
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. is among the deadliest manufacturers in the nation for workers…
Substance use among Ont. students down but concerns rise over fentanyl use: report
TORONTO – Ontario adolescents are drinking, smoking and using cannabis and other recreational drugs at…
Investigators looking for cause of fatal school bus fire
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa – Federal investigators looking into a fatal school bus fire in western…
South Africa’s famed ANC risks split in choosing new leader
JOHANNESBURG – The stakes for Africa’s oldest liberation movement have rarely been higher. As thousands…
Decade since recession: Thriving cities leave others behind
As the nation’s economy was still reeling from the body blow of the Great Recession,…
Study: 1/4 of California kids seen as gender nonconforming
LOS ANGELES – More than a quarter of California schoolchildren between 12 and 17 believe…
‘Moving up and down:’ Plane crash survivor says something wrong after takeoff
FOND DU LAC, Sask. – One of the survivors of a plane crash in northern…
Quebec plan for compulsory sex-ed courses has its detractors
Quebec’s plan to introduce compulsory sexual-education courses for primary and secondary students ran into some…
Texas-based DaVita Rx to pay nearly $64M in billing dispute
DALLAS – A Texas-based pharmacy chain that specializes in patients with kidney problems will pay…
Lemieux hopes top preparation, home ring advantage trump WBO champ Saunders
LAVAL, Que. – There is no shortage of confidence from either British champion Billy Joe…
Rubio defection threatens GOP’s slim majority on tax bill
WASHINGTON – The Republicans’ razor-thin margin for driving their sweeping tax package through the Senate…