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Report recommends scrapping most N.S. school boards, says system isn’t working
HALIFAX – Nova Scotia’s school system is failing its students, according to a provincially ordered…
What’s making news in British Columbia
VANCOUVER – EXPERT SAYS TSUNAMI ALERT A GOOD MOVE An expert in British Columbia is…
New Indigenous Services ministry aiming to improve health, quality of life
OTTAWA – The new department of Indigenous Services has an unusual long-term goal: Its own…
AI can read! Tech firms race to smarten up thinking machines
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Seven years ago, a computer beat two human quizmasters on a “Jeopardy”…
RCMP officers allege sexual abuse by doctor at Mounties’ health office
Halifax police are investigating allegations from dozens of female RCMP officers and recruits who say…
Sao Paulo shuts parks as yellow fever outbreak kills 70
Sao Paulo closed its zoo and botanical gardens Tuesday as a yellow fever outbreak that…
Civil rights leader Wyatt Tee Walker dies; worked beside MLK
CHESTER, Va. – The Rev. Wyatt Tee Walker, a leader in the civil rights movement…
The Tuesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Tuesday, Jan. 23 ——— CANADA AGREES TO REVISED TPP…
San Diego declares end to Hepatitis A emergency
San Diego’s public health emergency for Hepatitis A has ended, officials declared Tuesday, after no…
Congressman saw aide as ‘soul mate,’ but denies misconduct
HARRISBURG, Pa. – A Republican congressman from Pennsylvania who settled a former aide’s sexual harassment…
California city to give some families $500 a month
STOCKTON, Calif. – A California city plans to give several dozen families $500 a month…
Beaches open after sewage spill on California Central Coast
MONTEREY, Calif. – Eight beaches on California’s Central Coast reopened after nearly 5 million gallons…
The Latest: Classmate says shackled girl was bullied, frail
LOS ANGELES – The Latest on the torture and abuse case against the parents of…
Philadelphia wants safe injection sites to help opioid fight
Philadelphia wants to become the first U.S. city to allow supervised drug injection sites as…
Flu can be fatal for healthy kids and young adults, though rare: experts
TORONTO – When most people think about deaths from influenza, elderly patients with underlying health…
Death toll in car bombings in Libya’s Benghazi rises to 33
BENGHAZI, Libya – The death toll from a nighttime twin car bombing near a mosque…
CEO says company working to stop ‘Tide pod challenge’
NEW YORK – Procter & Gamble says it’s working to stop the “Tide Pod challenge,”…
Yemeni rebels accused of banning UN agencies, aid groups
CAIRO – U.N. sources said Wednesday that Yemen’s Houthi rebels have banned over 35 U.N.…
Changing plans: Tax law makes small businesses rethink ideas
NEW YORK – As Congress debated a new tax law at the end of last…
Ontario transit agency Metrolinx says targeted by North Korean cyberattack
TORONTO – Ontario transit agency Metrolinx says it was the target of a cyberattack that…
Markets Right Now: US stocks mostly fall in midday trading
NEW YORK – The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 11:45 a.m.…
Florida editorial roundup
Recent editorials from Florida newspapers: ___ Jan. 22 Miami Herald on the government shutdown stopgap…
Feds announce funding for 14 marijuana research projects across Canada
TORONTO – The federal government is putting $1.4 million toward research into the effects of…
Militants attack Afghan offices of children’s NGO, killing 4
KABUL – Militants stormed the offices of Save the Children in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday,…