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Toronto RBCxMusic concert with Demi Lovato cancelled after hospitalization
TORONTO – A benefit concert that was to feature pop singer Demi Lovato in Toronto…
Georgia governor’s matchup sets a battle for the middle
ATLANTA – With the Georgia governor’s race now set, the contest between Republican Brian Kemp…
Kentucky drug overdose deaths jump 11.5 per cent in 2017
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Since 2011, a year when Kentucky was flooded with 371 million doses…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
Trump tape a turning point in legal game of cat-and-mouse WASHINGTON (AP) — The sudden…
Afghan official: Attack on security convoy in Kabul kills 3
KABUL – A Taliban suicide bomber targeted a convoy belonging to the Afghan intelligence service…
UK relaxes health rules to allow cannabis-based medicines
LONDON – The British government says doctors will now be able to legally prescribe cannabis-based…
Mutated strains of HIV in Saskatchewan causing illness quicker: study
AMSTERDAM – Research suggests mutated strains of HIV circulating in Saskatchewan are leading to faster-developing…
As Phoenix sizzles, ‘urban island’ phenomenon compounds heat
PHOENIX – When temperatures soar as they have this week in downtown Phoenix, homeless people…
The Latest: Group: Syria must return remains of disappeared
BEIRUT – The Latest on developments in Syria (all times local): 9 p.m. An international…
The Latest: Turkey calls US threats over pastor unacceptable
WASHINGTON – The Latest on U.S.-threatened sanctions on Turkey over a detained American pastor (all…
Nova Scotia announces $120-million surplus, despite extra spending
HALIFAX – Nova Scotia has tabled its final books for fiscal 2017-18, posting a net…
Canada must be held accountable in Indigenous decisions: minister to chiefs
VANCOUVER – The federal government must “get out of the way” of First Nations in…
Psychiatric body warns against stigmatizing mentally ill after Toronto shooting
TORONTO – The man responsible for a deadly shooting in the heart of Toronto’s Greektown…
Nevada argues broad US effect of drugmaker execution delay
LAS VEGAS – A court-ordered delay of Nevada’s first execution in 12 years over a…
Latest calf born to endangered killer whales dies off British Columbia
VANCOUVER – A female killer whale was spotted in the waters off Vancouver Island for…
US to hit NATO-ally Turkey over detained pastor, Trump says
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump declared on Thursday the United States will impose sanctions on…
In the news today, July 27
Six stories in the news for Friday, July 27 ——— PROVINCE TO CUT TORONTO COUNCIL…
The Latest: Police: Lindsay Lohan’s stepmother arrested
BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Latest on the arrest of stepmother of Lindsay Lohan (all…
Gaza officials: 2 Palestinians killed in border protest
GAZA, Palestinian Territory – Gaza health officials said two Palestinians were killed and dozens injured…
Man arrested after 40 animals seized from Kansas home
ELLINWOOD, Kan. – Authorities in central Kansas say a 63-year-old man has been arrested after…
Montreal backs Toronto health authorities calling for decriminalizing drugs
MONTREAL – The director of Montreal’s public health department is welcoming a recent report by…
Hamilton chiropractor charged with alleged sexual assault of two women
A Ontario chiropractor, already facing discipline with professional watchdogs, has been charged in connection with…
Judge credits, faults administration on family reunification
SAN DIEGO – A federal judge commended the Trump administration for reunifying families in its…
Today in History
Today in History Today is Saturday, July 28, the 209th day of 2018. There are…