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Adieu, Rafa: 9-time French Open champ Nadal out with injury
PARIS – For a decade, Rafael Nadal ruled Roland Garros the way no other man…
Canadian class-action launched over Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder
TORONTO – A Canadian class-action lawsuit has been filed against Johnson & Johnson over an…
Health experts urge WHO to consider moving Rio Olympics
LONDON – Health experts on Friday urged the World Health Organization to consider whether the…
North American markets moderately higher as Yellen hints at upcoming rate hike
TORONTO – North American markets were moderately higher Friday after U.S. Federal Reserve chairwoman Janet…
Dr. Heimlich, 96, uses his manoeuvr to save choking woman
CINCINNATI – The 96-year-old retired chest surgeon credited with developing the namesake Heimlich manoeuvr has…
Steven Stamkos says he’d like to remain with Lightning
TAMPA, Fla. – Steven Stamkos hopes he hasn’t played his last game for the Tampa…
UN health agency rejects call to postpone Rio Olympics
BERLIN – The World Health Organization says there is “no public health justification” for postponing…
New Bevo, ill Mike remind us how attached we are to mascots
Word about college mascots in Texas and Louisiana this week was a reminder of the…
Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week
TORONTO – Five things to watch this week in Canadian business: Economic pulse-taking: A key…
Seven injured in structure collapse of framework at Muskrat Falls
MUSKRAT FALLS, N.L. – Seven workers were injured in the collapse of a structure used…
Innocent verdict for Canadian held in U.A.E., but man remains in custody: family
A Canadian imprisoned in the United Arab Emirates for nearly two years has been acquitted…
New Zealand plans to remove logos from cigarette packs
WELLINGTON, New Zealand – New Zealand is moving ahead with plans to make tobacco companies…
Not everything will be fully operating when Fort McMurray reopens to residents
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. – Officials have warned that residents of Fort McMurray in northern Alberta…
Seven stories in the news today, May 31
Seven stories in the news today from The Canadian Press: < EX-MP URGES PARLIAMENT TO…
UN health agency trumpets ‘plain packaging’ for tobacco
GENEVA – The UN health agency says “plain packaging” on tobacco products has shown to…
UN: Sex transmission of Zika more common than first thought
GENEVA – The U.N. health agency says sexual transmission of Zika is more common than…
Liberal MP Mauril Belanger, dying from ALS, behind push for change in wording
OTTAWA – The lyrics to O Canada will be a hot topic in Ottawa on…
Rio problems, doping issues, refugee athletes on IOC agenda
LAUSANNE, Switzerland – With the opening ceremony in Rio de Janeiro just over two months…
Kennedy relatives visit South Africa to mark anniversary
JOHANNESBURG – In 1966, someone tossed a garland around Robert F. Kennedy’s neck after he…
Puerto Rico’s tourist industry feels economic sting of Zika
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – It was the wedding of one of her best friends,…
Egyptian girl dies during female circumcision
CAIRO – A 17-year-old girl has died while undergoing female circumcision in Egypt, prompting health…
Ex-Dominican president who helped topple dictator dies at 95
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic – A former Dominican president and general who was the last…
Feds need to improve planning, tracking for severe weather events, says audit
OTTAWA – The federal government needs to get a better handle on the impact and…
Buyer beware: cosmetics safety incidents not reported, no power to force recall
OTTAWA – Health Canada doesn’t regularly test cosmetics for harmful or prohibited substances and there’s…