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Olympic Roundup: Boutin threatened on social media after bronze-medal win
Canada was quiet on Day 5 of competition at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics, with athletes…
Longest-serving Dutch premier, Ruud Lubbers, dies at 78
THE HAGUE, Netherlands – Ruud Lubbers, who as the Netherlands’ longest serving prime minister led…
Relatives of P.E.I. woman tell inquiry that Indigenous lives matter
MONCTON, N.B. – The family of an Aboriginal woman from Prince Edward Island who died…
Researchers make rare sighting of sperm whale near Alert Bay, B.C.
VANCOUVER – Researchers studying the activity of whales off British Columbia’s coast have had an…
Rauner: Pension, health overhaul needed to balance budget
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner said Wednesday he could balance the Illinois budget…
Romney’s Senate bid to mark latest campaign over 2 decades
SALT LAKE CITY – Mitt Romney’s expected run for a U.S. Senate seat in Utah…
Kept out: How banks block people of colour from homeownership
PHILADELPHIA – Fifty years after the federal Fair Housing Act banned racial discrimination in lending,…
Report warned rights of N.S. people with disabilities ‘verging’ on violation
HALIFAX – An external report warned more than a decade ago that a Nova Scotia…
Nobel winner Tutu says no longer an Oxfam global ambassador
JOHANNESBURG – Nobel Peace Prize winner Desmond Tutu said Thursday he will no longer be…
Ban on abortions due to Down syndrome challenged in lawsuit
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging…
Officer who fatally shot mentally ill woman found not guilty
NEW YORK – A police officer who fatally shot a mentally ill woman in her…
Prince Edward Island town mobilizes for single mother with triplets
TIGNISH, P.E.I. – They say it takes a village to raise a child, and one…
The Latest: Trump postpones Penn. rally after shooting
WASHINGTON – The Latest on President Donald Trump’s response to the Florida school shooting (all…
Appeal court overturns sex assault convictions of HIV-positive man
HALIFAX – Nova Scotia’s highest court has overturned the sexual assault convictions of an HIV-positive…
Huge sea turtle found dead in unlikely spot: A frozen Cape Breton lake
HALIFAX – The endangered leatherback sea turtle is an elusive creature of the deep. Last…
Key GOP lawmaker backs Medicaid expansion in Virginia
RICHMOND, Va. – A powerful Republican lawmaker has publicly endorsed expanding Medicaid in Virginia after…
Judge reserves decision on former child refugee’s request to pause deportation
HALIFAX – The sister of former Somali child refugee Abdoul Abdi said Thursday she was…
Audit says B.C. lacks climate change policies, especially on wildfires, flooding
VANCOUVER – British Columbia has no clear plan to prevent threats such as wildfires, flooding…
Warning signs may have been missed in school shooting case
PARKLAND, Fla. – Months before authorities say Nikolas Cruz walked into his former high school…
The Latest: Hundreds at vigil mourn school shooting victims
PARKLAND, Fla. – The Latest on a deadly school shooting at a Florida high school…
Warning signs may have been missed in school shooting case
PARKLAND, Fla. – Months before authorities say Nikolas Cruz walked into his former high school…
Doctors should think twice before prescribing medical marijuana: guideline
EDMONTON – A new medical guideline suggests family doctors should think twice before prescribing medical…
Senate deal to vote on pot bill on June 7 means no actual sales before August
OTTAWA – Canadians will have to wait until at least early August — and maybe…
Lots of talk, little action in Congress after shootings
WASHINGTON – For a brief moment after the Las Vegas massacre last fall, Republicans and…