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Congo says countdown toward end of Ebola outbreak begins
KINSHASA, Congo – Congo’s health ministry says the countdown toward the end of its latest…
Bird flu hot spot: Scientists track virus in huge migration
MIDDLE TOWNSHIP, N.J. – Huge flocks of famished birds scour the sands of Delaware Bay…
Facing Cuomo, Nixon looks to Ocasio-Cortez win
ALBANY, N.Y. – Up against an entrenched incumbent with a $30 million war chest, Cynthia…
Toronto stocks lower as key sectors step back; Loonie climbs higher
Canada’s main stock index closed down Thursday as the key energy, financial and materials sectors…
Ex-state representative sentenced for money-laundering plan
PHILADELPHIA – A former Pennsylvania state lawmaker has been sentenced to seven months in federal…
VP Pence tells Central America to do more to stop migrants
GUATEMALA CITY – U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence told the leaders of three Central American nations…
The Latest: Senate panel OKs head of agency overseeing kids
CHICAGO – The Latest on immigrant parents and children separated at the U.S. border (all…
In the news today, June 29
Five stories in the news for Friday, June 29 ——— DOUG FORD TO BE SWORN…
SpaceX launches AI robot, strong coffee for station crew
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A SpaceX rocket that flew just two months ago with a…
California bows to beverage industry, blocks soda taxes
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A new push by the beverage industry is slowing the expansion of…
Supreme Court cuts jail time for Edmonton man in patio crash that killed toddler
OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada has reduced the sentence of a man who…
Quebec launches hiring drive for government-run cannabis store employees
MONTREAL – Quebec’s government-run cannabis monopoly has launched a hiring drive with jobs starting at…
Concern over using US military to help border enforcement
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration’s request for the Pentagon to house migrants detained at the…
Ohio governor won’t spare killer who cited mental illness
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio Gov. John Kasich said Friday he won’t spare a death row…
Man who fought transfer to prison psychiatric unit released
CONCORD, N.H. – A New Hampshire man who fought his incarceration in a prison psychiatric…
NYC drivers for Uber, other apps to get vision care coverage
NEW YORK – Drivers for car services and ride-hailing apps like Uber and Lyft are…
First Nations poised to challenge Nova Scotia’s marijuana monopoly
HALIFAX – Nova Scotia First Nations appear poised to take on the province’s marijuana monopoly…
Canadian award-winners dazed by glitzy ceremony with the Queen, royal newlyweds
TORONTO – Three brilliant young Canadians admit to finding themselves momentarily dumbstruck when meeting the…
A list of the new members named by Rideau Hall to the Order of Canada
OTTAWA – The Order of Canada is getting 99 new members in 2018. Here’s a…
Man convicted of opening fire on state troopers, injuring 1
EASTON, Pa. – A 22-year-old man was convicted of attempted murder Friday for opening fire…
Groups want study of refinery near Theodore Roosevelt park
BISMARCK, N.D. – Two environmental groups want North Dakota regulators to study the site of…
Health ministers meeting in Winnipeg want national pharmacare, but who pays?
WINNIPEG – Canada’s health ministers say they are moving closer to a national pharmacare program,…
Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s Tory cabinet criticized for lack of diversity
TORONTO – Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government had barely been in power for an hour Friday…
Federal judge blocks Kentucky’s Medicaid work requirements
FRANKFORT, Ky. – A federal judge says Kentucky can’t require poor people to get a…