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UN food agency says Israeli tanks and snipers opened fire on a crowd seeking aid in Gaza
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The U.N. food agency accused Israel of using tanks,…
Premiers to meet with Indigenous groups on first day of three-day Ontario gathering
HUNTSVILLE, ONT. — A three-day meeting of the country’s premiers gets underway today, and the…
‘Grossly exceeded’: Fentanyl in air at Vancouver supportive housing offices
VANCOUVER — The presence of second-hand fentanyl smoke is so severe at some British Columbia…
Health advocates urge Carney not to delay pledge for UN Global Fund fighting AIDS, TB
OTTAWA — AIDS activists are urging the federal government to quickly renew Canada’s support for…
Gaza’s children have missed 2 years of school. A truce won’t undo the damage
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Two years ago, Sarah Qanan was a star high…
AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EDT
Request to unseal Epstein grand jury transcripts likely to disappoint, ex-prosecutors say NEW YORK (AP)…
Missing loved ones leave those left behind with ‘ambiguous loss’ – a form of frozen grief
Rachel Ganz’s husband might be alive. But he might not be. More than three months…
The 2026 Senate map is tough for Democrats, but Republicans have their own headaches
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are encountering early headaches in Senate races viewed as pivotal to…
The 2026 Senate map is tough for Democrats, but Republicans have their own headaches
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are encountering early headaches in Senate races viewed as pivotal to…
Workplace assessment of RCMP watchdog found ‘clear call for change,’ documents show
OTTAWA — An independent assessment of the RCMP watchdog, prompted by an anonymous email from…
Trade top of mind as Canada’s premiers are set to hold three-day meeting in Ontario
TORONTO — Tariffs and trade are top of the agenda as the country’s premiers arrive…
Syria’s armed Bedouins say they have withdrawn from Druze-majority city after weeklong fighting
MAZRAA, Syria (AP) — Syria’s armed Bedouin clans on Sunday announced that they had withdrawn…
Israel orders evacuations in central Gaza as ceasefire talks stall and military offensive widens
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli military published new evacuation warnings for areas…
Water tanks replace springs on a Serbian mountain as drought endangers some 1,000 cows and horses
SUVA PLANINA, Serbia (AP) — A severe drought this summer has left over 1,000 cows…
Arctic birders combat impact of climate change and avian flu on delicate ecosystem
VARDØ, Norway (AP) — In one of the top Arctic birding destinations in the world,…
B.C., Saskatchewan among provinces where contaminated salami was sold
Health officials are adding Saskatchewan and British Columbia to the list of provinces where salami…
Smog episodes accumulate and have long-term health effects: Quebec doctors group
MONTREAL — A group of Quebec doctors is warning that poor air quality can cause…
B.C. Health Ministry restores drug funding for girl with rare disease
VICTORIA — The mother of a nine-year-old Vancouver Island girl who has an extremely rare…
Federal officials say wildfire forecast shows high risk of more fires in August
OTTAWA — The 2025 wildfire season is already one of the worst on record for…
Drug body members quit, B.C. minister apologizes to family of girl with rare disease
VICTORIA — Four members of British Columbia’s Expensive Drugs for Rare Diseases Committee have resigned…
B.C. health minister praises U.S. recruitment, says 780 applications in 2 months
VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s health minister says the province has received almost 780 job applications…
E-scooter injuries are on the rise among both kids and adults, data and doctors say
TORONTO — The Canadian Institute for Health Information says e-scooter injuries are on the rise…
B.C. limits sales of two more diabetes drugs amid off-label use for weight loss
VICTORIA — British Columbia’s Health Ministry is limiting the sales of two more diabetes drugs…
B.C. Health officials set up mosquito traps in the Sea to Sky region for study
VANCOUVER — Mosquito traps have been set up across the Sea-to-Sky region in British Columbia…