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Greenhouse growers uproot other crops for a stake in lucrative cannabis market
LINCOLN, Ont. – Inside this southern Ontario greenhouse, workers delicately clip each stem of a…
EPA announces plan for suburban St. Louis landfill cleanup
ST. LOUIS – The Environmental Protection Agency plans to clean up radioactive waste at a…
Canada Council reviewing Soulpepper funding; places it under ‘concerned status’
TORONTO – The Canada Council for the Arts is reviewing its funding of Toronto-based Soulpepper…
Argentina ballet dancers protest by performing in the street
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Ballet dancers took to the streets of Argentina’s capital Thursday, blocking…
Fentanyl increasingly found in drugs in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside: study
VANCOUVER – A new study shows illicit opioid users in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside are increasingly…
AP Interview: New Zealand urges North Korea ‘de-escalation’
WELLINGTON, New Zealand – New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern expressed support Thursday for economic…
Philippines: 3 deaths may be linked to dengue vaccinations
MANILA, Philippines – Philippine health officials said Friday that the deaths of three children injected…
Effectiveness of flu shot under 20 per cent for dominant strain this season: experts
TORONTO – The effectiveness of this season’s flu shot has been extremely low, with the…
Multi-vehicle crash kills 11 in Egypt’s Minya province
CAIRO – Egypt’s Health Ministry says a crash involving several cars has killed at least…
Vote in Ecuador turns into heated showdown on term limits
QUITO, Ecuador – Sitting in his wheelchair on a brightly lit stage, Ecuadorean President Lenin…
Nassar accuser: ‘Larry was a master manipulator’
CHARLOTTE, Mich. – More women and girls are giving victim statements in a Michigan courtroom…
Family’s dog turns up 10 years after vanishing from home
APOLLO, Pa. – A family has been reunited with its dog 10 years after the…
Cancer from cellphones? New studies say no need to hang up
WASHINGTON – Two government studies that bombarded rats and mice with cellphone radiation found a…
Correction: Army-Vaping Danger story
JACKSONVILLE, N.C. – In a story Feb. 1 about a U.S. Army warning on the…
State bills tackle threats to endangered Puget Sound orcas
SEATTLE – With the number of endangered Puget Sound orcas at a 30-year low, state…
Claude-Eric Gagne, senior PMO staffer, resigns following investigation
MONTREAL – A top-ranking official in the prime minister’s office resigned from his position Friday,…
Today in History
Today in History Today is Saturday, Feb. 3, the 34th day of 2018. There are…
Lady Gaga cancels European tour dates due to ‘severe pain’
LONDON – Lady Gaga has cancelled 10 concerts in Europe because of severe pain, the…
Hoffman lifts Senators to shootout victory over Flyers
PHILADELPHIA – Mike Hoffman dazzled in the shootout while Craig Anderson was simply solid. Hoffman’s…
N.S. case seeks to make supported homes for disabled declared a right
HALIFAX – A ground-breaking human rights case set to begin on Monday could help hundreds…
Ex-Virginia Tech student to go on trial in girl’s killing
RICHMOND, Va. – It’s been just over two years since 13-year-old Nicole Lovell was found…
German coalition talks adjourned until Monday
BERLIN – Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives and the centre-left Social Democrats embarked Sunday on a…
Tillerson says US considers Venezuela oil sale restrictions
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Sunday that the U.S. is…
Trump era throws wrench into grad students’ hopes for unions
NEW YORK – Graduate teaching assistants at private universities had high hopes 18 months ago…