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Budget lays foundation for pharmacare, avoids taxes on pot-based drugs
OTTAWA – The federal Liberals will ask a group of advisers, led by Ontario’s former…
Man accused of luring 14-year-old girl for sex sentenced
CINCINNATI – An Ohio man accused of using the internet to lure a 14-year-old girl…
Official: Teens in migrant shelters have no abortion rights
HOUSTON – The U.S. government official whose office oversees shelters for unaccompanied immigrant minors said…
B.C. college of midwives takes court action to ban use of term ‘death midwife’
VANCOUVER – Two British Columbia women who call themselves death midwives are facing legal action…
The Latest: State agency says it can’t comment on death
BELFAST, Maine – The Latest on death of 10-year-old girl in Maine (all times local):…
Cabinet OK’s elimination of minimum finance test for public auto insurer: Eby
VICTORIA – The minister responsible for British Columbia’s financially challenged public auto insurer says the…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EST
White House communications director Hope Hicks resigning WASHINGTON (AP) — White House communications director Hope…
Notable firings and resignations from Trump’s White House
WASHINGTON – Notable firings and resignations from President Donald Trump’s White House since he took…
The Latest: Schools in all counties staying closed Thursday
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The Latest on a statewide walkout by teachers in West Virginia over…
US-based Uighur journalist says China detained 20 relatives
BEIJING – A U.S.-based Uighur journalist is accusing the Chinese authorities of seizing about 20…
Putin boasts of new weapons, vows to boost living standards
MOSCOW – President Vladimir Putin on Thursday boasted of new nuclear weapons and set a…
The Latest: Winter storm halts all flights in Dublin
GENEVA – The Latest on the wintry weather hitting Europe (all times local): 4:05 p.m.…
AP-NORC Poll: Nearly 6 in 10 Americans say Trump a racist
WASHINGTON – More than half of Americans, including large majorities of blacks and Hispanics, think…
Olympic sprinter Haynes returning to football roots with Hamilton Tiger-Cats
It’s taken eight years, but Akeem Haynes is a football player once again. The Olympic…
TV ad aims to pressure Trump on transgender military service
WASHINGTON – Activist groups are turning to television ads, including on President Donald Trump’s go-to…
Sick Kids Hospital identifies case of infection linked to heart surgery
Toronto’s Sick Kids Hospital is advising former heart surgery patients about a single case of…
Halifax man charged with yelling vulgar phrase at female reporter set over
HALIFAX – The case of a Halifax man accused of hurling a vulgar slur at…
Mom of slain medical student calls daughter a ‘warm person’
BOSTON – A medical student stabbed to death in a Massachusetts library was “The Little…
Argentina president urges Congress to start abortion debate
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Argentina’s conservative President Mauricio Macri said Thursday that Congress should launch…
Brazil yellow fever cases on track to surpass last outbreak
SAO PAULO – Brazil has confirmed 723 cases of yellow fever, putting the current outbreak…
Officials say transgender woman should stay at men’s prison
BOSTON – Massachusetts corrections officials say a transgender inmate should remain at a men’s prison…
Markets Right Now: Plans for steel tariffs sink US stocks
NEW YORK – The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 4 p.m.…
Inquest called in death of Saskatchewan Indigenous woman found in B.C. park
VICTORIA – A public inquest will be held into the death of a Saskatchewan Indigenous…
Stocks dive after Trump promises tariffs on steel
NEW YORK – U.S. stocks dove in another dizzying day of trading after President Donald…