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Three people dead after small plane goes down in Northwest Territories
FORT SIMPSON, N.W.T. – The Transportation Safety Board says three people have died in a…
Stan Lee gets 3-year restraining order against ex-adviser
LOS ANGELES – Stan Lee’s restraining order against a former business manager has been extended…
Hospitals to see ‘delays’ in care after losing Saudi students, health group says
OTTAWA – The loss of Saudi Arabian resident physicians in Canada’s hospitals will likely cause…
Synthetic pot seen as a public health danger
A decade after first appearing in the United States, synthetic marijuana is seen as a…
Alaska man gets life in prison for Florida airport shooting
MIAMI – An Alaska man will spend the rest of his life in prison for…
Man steals cruiser in Ohio, leads police on dangerous chase
LORAIN, Ohio – Authorities say a man being transferred by police to county sheriff’s deputies…
7-year-old boy reopens lemonade stand shuttered by inspector
BALLSTON SPA, N.Y. – A 7-year-old New York boy is back selling lemonade and raising…
Ben Carson’s politics complicate his legacy
BALTIMORE – The portrait used to hang in the hallway, welcoming children and parents to…
Ill health forces Dutch Olympian to halt long-distance swim
THE HAGUE, Netherlands – Maarten van der Weijden beat leukemia and went on to win…
Nova Scotia to face surgical delays as replacements sought for Saudi trainees
HALIFAX – The pending departure of almost 60 Saudi Arabian medical residents because of a…
Several priests accused of sexual abuse in US received treatment in Canada
TORONTO – Several priests accused in an American grand jury report of preying on children…
Melania Trump planning solo international swing to Africa
WASHINGTON – Melania Trump is planning her first big solo international swing with a trip…
Blood pressure medication recall due to potential cancer risk expanded
TORONTO – A recall of medications used to treat high blood pressure and heart failure…
UK woman ‘sang to stay awake’ after falling off cruise ship
PULA, Croatia – A British woman who fell from a cruise ship and spent 10…
Kentucky governor loses another round in Medicaid fight
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Kentucky’s Republican governor lost another round Monday in a legal fight over…
Children, elderly at risk as smoke from distant fires hangs over parts of B.C.
VANCOUVER – Thick smoke blanketing British Columbia communities far from any flames — including Vancouver…
Toronto and U.S. stocks edge higher, loonie creeps up in trading
TORONTO – Canada’s main stock index inched higher in Monday trading led by a strong…
Shootouts leave 13 dead, including 2 soldiers, in Rio
RIO DE JANEIRO – At least 11 suspects and two soldiers died during shootouts with…
Michigan official faces manslaughter trial over Flint deaths
FLINT, Mich. – A judge on Monday ordered Michigan’s health director to stand trial for…
Other suspected Nazi war criminals removed from the US
NEW YORK – Since the 1970s, the U.S. government has initiated legal proceedings to expel…
‘It doesn’t heal as quickly as the bones’: trauma survivors group offers peer support
TORONTO – Wednesday marks one month since a gunman went on a shooting rampage on…
Malaysia sees no terror link in radioactive item lost 1 week
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Malaysian police said Tuesday the disappearance of an industrial item containing…
The Latest: EU, Britain agree to fast-track Brexit talks
LONDON – The Latest on Britain’s exit from the European Union (all times local): 5:30…
Loyola celebrity nun Sister Jean celebrating 99th birthday
CHICAGO – Sister Jean is celebrating her 99th birthday months after gaining national attention as…