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Health minister moves to make U.S. EpiPen alternative available in Canada
OTTAWA – The federal government says an alternative to EpiPens will be available next month…
Wisconsin ginseng growers seek new customers amid trade war
WAUSAU, Wis. – Wisconsin ginseng growers are seeking new customers as tariffs in an escalating…
AP NewsBreak: Staff at psychiatric hospital fear for safety
SEATTLE – A patient with a history of violence has been charged with the weekend…
B.C. promotes breastfeeding for infants in government care after court ruling
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government has outlined a five-point plan to promote breastfeeding and…
Employers didn’t protect workers’ safety in fatal ammonia leak: WorkSafeBC
RICHMOND, B.C. – A refrigeration company and a municipality have been cited by WorkSafeBC under…
Thousands line up in Arizona heat to pay respects to McCain
PHOENIX – Thousands endured triple-digit heat Wednesday and waited in long lines outside the Arizona…
Clashes escalate in Libya’s capital, killing 26
BENGHAZI, Libya – A Libyan official says fighting between rival militias in the capital has…
Rights group sees blocked aid to Myanmar Kachin as war crime
YANGON, Myanmar – Myanmar has deliberately obstructed aid deliveries to civilians in war-torn Kachin and…
Religious leader charged in child slave labour case dies
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – A religious leader charged with using children as slave labour has died…
Global warming could spur more and hungrier crop-eating bugs
WASHINGTON – A warmer world likely means more and hungrier insects chomping on crops and…
Internal review to examine suicides among Ontario Provincial Police
The recent suicides of three officers in as many weeks has prompted Ontario’s provincial police…
Nova Scotia formally signs 2016 health funding deal with federal government
HALIFAX – A bilateral health deal that will see Nova Scotia get $286 million over…
Nova Scotia premier says no justification for Veterans Affairs help for murderer
HALIFAX – Nova Scotia’s premier is questioning the justification for Veterans Affairs Canada’s decision to…
Purdue Pharma says it followed all regulations after B.C. lawsuit
VANCOUVER – Purdue Pharma says it has followed all of Health Canada’s regulations, including those…
Health groups call on Ontario to rethink position on overdose prevention sites
TORONTO – More than 100 health groups urged Doug Ford and Ontario’s health minister on…
Health care emerges as prominent issue in Quebec election campaign
MONTREAL – The hot-button issue of health care burst into the spotlight in Quebec’s election…
Markets fall slightly on the possibility of new U.S. tariffs against China
TORONTO – Canada’s main stock index joined other North American markets in closing lower Thursday…
Heroin-fentanyl mix led to drug exposure concerns at prison
CINCINNATI – A substance that led to nearly 30 people at an Ohio prison being…
Maryland pharma company buys overdose-reversing Narcan maker
GAITHERSBURG, Md. – A Maryland pharmaceutical company will acquire the maker of the opioid overdose…
At rally, Trump urges Indiana voters to unseat Sen. Donnelly
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Casting the midterms as a referendum on his agenda, President Donald Trump…
With McCain gone, could women replace the lion of Senate?
WASHINGTON – John McCain is being remembered as a last lion of the Senate, with…
6 Asians receive Ramon Magsaysay Awards for accomplishments
MANILA, Philippines – Six people were honoured Friday as this year’s winners of the Ramon…
Canadian IndyCar driver Robert Wickens transferred to hospital near home
INDIANAPOLIS – Canadian IndyCar driver Robert Wickens has been transferred to a hospital near his…
98 new modular homes near Queen E. Park approved by the City of Vancouver
VANCOUVER – The city of Vancouver has approved the development of 98 new temporary modular…