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PBS’ Gwen Ifill, on leave, expected to return in 2 weeks
NEW YORK – PBS’ Gwen Ifill is “doing well” and plans to return to the…
After 3 months, Congress ready to act on Obama’s Zika call
WASHINGTON – Congress is ready to act on President Barack Obama’s long-stalled request for emergency…
Premature baby delivered by dying mother is in stable condition: police
TORONTO – A premature baby delivered via emergency C-section shortly before its mother died from…
The Latest: Records link cop shooter suspect, mental illness
MANCHESTER, N.H. – The Latest on the case of a New Hampshire man accused of…
Lyme disease cases rising in Canada; climate change cited as a probable factor
TORONTO – More Canadians are contracting Lyme disease and federal health officials are partly blaming…
Low to very high risk: a look at Canada’s air quality monitoring system
The air in fire-damaged Fort McMurray has scored 38 on the Air Quality Health Index,…
Penn West latest oilpatch company to face showdown with banks over debt
CALGARY – Concerns mounted in the oilpatch after one of Calgary’s oldest oil and gas…
Hillary Clinton and the 2-for-1 presidency
HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. – The notion of a 2-for-1 Clinton presidency is back. Recalling sunnier days…
Work camps north of Fort McMurray evacuated due to growing wildfire
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. – A harsh reminder of the perils still at play in the…
Supreme Court, down by one, finds it can be hard to decide
WASHINGTON – The eight Supreme Court justices say they’ll take care of business until a…
UN: Zika more worrying but Rio Olympics shouldn’t be moved
GENEVA – The World Health Organization’s chief says the agency is increasingly concerned about the…
Report: Genetically altered food safe but not curing hunger
WASHINGTON – Genetically manipulated food remains generally safe for humans and the environment, a high-powered…
ESPN moving to get out-of-home Nielsen measurements
NEW YORK – ESPN says it has agreed with the Nielsen company to become one…
Hormone may hold clue to weight loss, N.B. professor says as he launches study
FREDERICTON – People struggling to lose weight might one day be able to find help…
Biologist: Rabbits and skunks can pass bird flu to ducks
DES MOINES, Iowa – A government wildlife researcher has found that rabbits and skunks can…
Toronto still a safe city, police chief says days after pregnant woman killed
Toronto’s police chief said the city remains “the safest in North America” despite a spike…
South Carolina passes bill banning abortion after 19 weeks
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The South Carolina Legislature passed a bill Tuesday prohibiting abortion after 19…
UN: Risk of Zika outbreak across Europe is “low to moderate”
LONDON – The World Health Organization says the risk of a Zika outbreak across Europe…
UK university bans mortarboard throwing over injury risk
LONDON – A British university has been accused of overreacting for banning graduating students from…
Candidate for UN health chief eyes worldwide tax to help WHO
PARIS – A French diplomat competing to be the world’s top health official says a…
University student says school muzzled discussion of his depression
HALIFAX – A Nova Scotia student who faced eviction from his university residence if he…
Low sexual assault charge rate in Halifax disturbing:justice minister
HALIFAX – Police statistics that show only 22 per cent of sexual assault cases in…
Nigerian girl kidnapped 2 years ago is found alive
LAGOS, Nigeria – One of the teenagers kidnapped by Boko Haram extremists over two years…
Formerly conjoined twins released from Texas hospital
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Twin girls who were formerly conjoined below the waist have been…