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Pregnancy centre ruling a blow for abortion-rights advocates
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – In knocking down a California law aimed at regulating anti-abortion crisis pregnancy…
True or false: Zamboni racing was included in the 1988 Calgary Olympics
True or false: Canada’s history is rife with colourful anecdotes and fun facts that a…
Judge: Separated families must be reunited within 30 days
MCALLEN, Texas – A judge in California on Tuesday ordered U.S. border authorities to reunite…
Wisconsin high court caps some malpractice damages at $750K
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Supreme Court upheld the state’s cap on noneconomic medical malpractice…
Q&A on kids at the border and the latest court ruling
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration has 30 days to reunite children and parents who were…
Atlantic Richfield ordered to pay $29M for pollution cleanup
HELENA, Mont. – BP-owned Atlantic Richfield Co. must pay nearly $29 million for the cleanup…
B.C. First Nation plans emergency meeting to discuss moose allocation
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. – A First Nation in British Columbia’s central Interior has called an…
N.S. premier defends health-care changes, calls for a ‘reimagining’ of care
HALIFAX – Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil is defending his government’s sweeping changes to health…
Past pot conviction won’t automatically prevent involvement in cannabis industry
OTTAWA – The federal government is imposing strict regulations aimed at ensuring organized crime doesn’t…
US: Care lacking at troubled Washington psychiatric hospital
SEATTLE – A patient at Washington state’s largest psychiatric hospital received a new feeding tube…
Worker found dead in stadium cooler was Minnesota inventor
ATLANTA – A body found inside a beer cooler at the major league home of…
California governor touts turnaround in his final budget
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Gov. Jerry Brown took a victory lap Wednesday after he signed a…
Judge dismisses request to put Alberta gay-straight alliance law on hold
MEDICINE HAT, Alta. – A judge has denied a request to put Alberta’s gay-straight alliance…
The Latest: Texas executes man condemned for 1979 killing
HUNTSVILLE, Texas – The Latest on the scheduled execution of a Texas inmate who confessed…
Officials: DHS requests 12,000 beds to detain families
WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security has formally requested space for up to 12,000…
The Latest: Trump criticizes people who want ICE abolished
FARGO, N.D. – The Latest on President Donald Trump’s visit to North Dakota (all times…
US allows Nestle to keep taking water from California forest
LOS ANGELES – U.S. officials offered Nestle, the maker of Arrowhead bottled water, a three-year…
Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ June 25 The Wall…
In the news today, June 28
Five stories in the news for Thursday, June 28 ——— NAVDEEP BAINS: FIRST LIBERAL CANDIDATE…
Science Says: How family separation may affect kids’ brains
CHICAGO – Doctors have long known that separating families and other traumatic events can damage…
Officials: Kentucky’s hepatitis A outbreak now worst in US
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The hepatitis A outbreak in Louisville and other parts of Kentucky is…
A ‘Me Too’ movement shakes Chilean universities
SANTIAGO, Chile – After a long day of work, Sofia Brito fell asleep on a…
Deputy arrested girlfriend of alleged shooter before death
SKOWHEGAN, Maine – Court documents say the Maine man accused of fatally shooting a county…
Thai rescuers search for other entrances to flooded cave
MAE SAI, Thailand – Rescuers punched a hole into the side of a mountain on…