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Former PM Paul Martin’s portrait the 21st to hang beside Confederation Hall
OTTAWA – For years, Paul Martin was a fixture in the halls of Parliament, as…
BLM boss: Wild horse program facing future $1B budget crisis
RENO, Nev. – The head of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management says it’s time…
UN Declaration on Rights of Indigenous Peoples ‘should not be scary’: Bennett
OTTAWA – There’s nothing frightening about adopting and implementing the United Nations Declaration on the…
Prince’s autopsy, toxicology tests may resolve uncertainties
Prince’s autopsy, particularly the toxicology report, may clarify whether prescription painkillers played any part in…
Sorry, Trump: Canada isn’t committing to doubling defence spending
WASHINGTON – Canada isn’t committing to a massive boost in military spending, such as is…
US Supreme Court maintains execution stay for Alabama inmate
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – A divided U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday blocked the execution of an…
Rare diseases often go undiagnosed or untreated in parts of Africa. A project seeks to change that
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Ndeye Lam visits the cemetery often, praying and gently touching the…
‘Nashville’ star Hayden Panettiere getting depression help
Hayden Panettiere says she’s taking time to “reflect holistically” on her health and life amid…
B.C. Health Minister predicts record drug overdose deaths this year
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s health minister says he’s hopeful the rate of drug overdose deaths…
Operation Puerto continues to shed bad light on Spain
MADRID – Ten years later, one of the worst doping scandals in Spain continues to…
IMF warns EU exit risks London’s status as financial hub
London’s status as a global financial centre could be eroded should Britain vote to leave…
Lawyer: 48-year fugitive in poor health, to seek commutation
HARTFORD, Conn. – A Connecticut man who spent 48 years on the lam after escaping…
National project to harness microbes for health, environment
WASHINGTON – We share our bodies and surroundings with teeming communities of microbes that are…
Fight over GMO labeling law moves to Vermont
DOVER, Del. – A federal judge in Delaware says a legal battle between the Dupont…
Toronto and New York stock markets lower; Canadian dollar falls, oil slumps
TORONTO – The Toronto stock market turned modestly lower and the loonie fell against the…
Puerto Rico reports 1st Zika-related microcephaly case
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The first Zika-related microcephaly case acquired on U.S. soil was…
The Latest: Hearing on detention centres to resume June 1
AUSTIN, Texas – The Latest on a court hearing on issuing child care licenses to…
Immigrant mothers: Detention centre harmful to kids
AUSTIN, Texas – Texas detention centres for families caught illegally crossing the southern U.S. border…
5 Boko Haram leaders arrested; dozens of captives freed
YAOUNDE, Cameroon – The multinational forces fighting the Islamic extremists of Boko Haram have arrested…
Kerry in Saudi Arabia for talks on Syria, Libya, Yemen
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday held talks with…
Students released from 2 besieged Syrian areas to sit exams
BEIRUT – The Syrian government allowed hundreds of students to leave two besieged areas near…
Two years later: A timeline of events since five people stabbed in Calgary
CALGARY – A Calgary man accused of stabbing five young people to death at a…
The USDA isn’t alone in counting disease-carrying mosquitoes
The USDA isn’t alone in trying to fill data gaps about invasive and disease-carrying mosquitoes…
David Saint-Jacques, Canada’s newest astronaut, carries impressive resume
OTTAWA – David Saint-Jacques, the 46-year-old Quebec native named Monday as Canada’s newest astronaut, can…