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UK home secretary: ‘Too early’ to pin blame in spy case
LONDON – British government security ministers held an emergency meeting Saturday to discuss the poisoning…
Trump uses page from ‘smart policymaking 101’ on health care
WASHINGTON – A smartphone app that lets Medicare patients access their claims information. Giving consumers…
Insurance company uncovers ‘pervasive’ auto body shop scams; urges action
TORONTO – Workers at auto body shops deliberately damaged cars, installed used parts but billed…
Putin’s Russia: From basket case to resurgent superpower
MOSCOW – Vladimir Putin and his Russia look more invincible today than at any other…
The Latest: Guardian: Shooter had been person of integrity
YOUNTVILLE, Calif. – The Latest on a fatal shooting at a California veterans centre (all…
Trump promising consumers digital-age health care approach
WASHINGTON – A smartphone app that lets Medicare patients access their claims information. Giving consumers…
Bangladesh court grants bail to former leader Khaleda Zia
DHAKA, Bangladesh – Bangladesh’s High Court on Monday granted bail for four months to opposition…
#LoveWins concert for LGBTQ community postponed after criticism from community
TORONTO – A critic of an event billed as “part vigil, part celebration” in the…
Rumours, mistrust hinder Brazil yellow fever vaccine campaign
SAO PAULO – Elisangela Santos doesn’t understand why everyone in her neighbourhood on the outskirts…
Poland trims ministry jobs amid spending questions
WARSAW, Poland – Poland’s government dismissed 17 deputy ministers in a move designed to improve…
Texas dad, son convicted in scam targeting American Airlines
DALLAS – A North Texas father and son could each be sentenced to more than…
S Korean firm joins Ohio effort to build petrochemical plant
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Gov. John Kasich said Monday that a major South Korean industrial plant…
Kansas lawmakers pass bill aimed at luring big chicken plant
TOPEKA, Kan. – Kansas lawmakers approved legislation Monday aimed at attracting large chicken-processing plants to…
Let’s study it instead: Commissions can be policy graveyard
WASHINGTON – It’s a time-tested Washington strategy for making a difficult policy question disappear: death…
Gas prices going up, ambulance fees going down: Manitoba budget
WINNIPEG – Manitoba residents will be paying just over five cents more for a litre…
US scientists study impact of uranium in Grand Canyon region
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – U.S. scientists knew little about the impact of uranium mining in the…
Immigrants sue US over end to temporary protected status
SAN FRANCISCO – The Trump administration’s decision to end a program that lets immigrants from…
Q&A: What’s known of fatal shootings at California vets home
SAN FRANCISCO – Three days after a former Army rifleman killed three mental health care…
UK says ex-spy poisoned with Soviet-developed nerve agent
LONDON – The use of Russian-developed nerve agent Novichok to poison ex-spy Sergei Skripal and…
UN chief calls himself ‘proud feminist,’ urges men to follow
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called himself “a proud feminist” Monday and said all men should support…
Levine fired by Met after it finds evidence of sexual abuse
NEW YORK – James Levine, whose 46-year career at the Metropolitan Opera established him as…
The Latest: Sessions points to background check requirements
WASHINGTON – The Latest on White House proposals on addressing gun violence (all times local):…
Trump’s strong words on guns give way to political reality
WASHINGTON – Not two weeks ago, President Donald Trump wagged his finger at a Republican…
Anti-Indigenous racism normalized in northeastern Ontario city: rights commissioner
TORONTO – Racism against Indigenous people in the northeastern Ontario city of Timmins appears to…