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The Latest: Body of 1 of 2 men pull from crushed equipment
CRYSTAL SPRINGS, Miss. – The Latest on body of one of two missing workers pulled…
Ohio Gov. Kasich signs bill to legalize medical marijuana
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio became the latest state in the nation to legalize medical marijuana…
Body of 1 of 2 missing workers found in gravel pit
Rescue crews found the body of one of two men missing in a landslide at…
Not doing it: Fewer high school kids are having sex
NEW YORK – The troubles with kids these days … are not as common as…
UN: Ireland’s abortion ban is cruel, discriminatory to women
DUBLIN – Ireland’s abortion ban subjects women to discriminatory, cruel and degrading treatment and should…
Colombia to force Novartis to lower prices of cancer drug
BOGOTA – Colombia’s government will unilaterally force the world’s largest drugmaker Novartis to lower prices…
In Pakistan US drone strike victim’s family push for justice
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s government met senior U.S. officials Friday to discuss the fallout from a…
Government won’t entertain Senate’s proposal to amend assisted-dying bill
OTTAWA – The Trudeau government is insisting that medical assistance in dying should only be…
CDC director visits Puerto Rico amid Zika outbreak
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and…
Western-backed forces encircle key town in northern Syria
BEIRUT – Kurdish-led fighters completed their encirclement Friday of a key town held by the…
Ottawa moves to get dirty mowers off Canadian lawns, align with U.S. rules
OTTAWA – The federal government wants dirty gas-guzzling mowers to get off everybody’s lawn. Proposed…
Trial hears Alberta had little record of diabetic teen before he died
CALGARY – When Alexandru Radita moved to Alberta from British Columbia with his family in…
Minister troubled by Senate change to assisted dying bill
OTTAWA – A change to the government’s assisted death bill proposed by the Senate could…
A look at other attacks on celebrities by apparent strangers
A 22-year-old singer and former contestant on television’s “The Voice” had just given a concert…
Nanaimo, B.C.-based author Susan Juby wins Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour
ORILLILA, Ont. – Susan Juby is the winner of this year’s Stephen Leacock Medal for…
‘Craft cannabis’ growers fight for legal role, say B.C. jobs, tourism at stake
VANCOUVER – Travis Lane has been growing marijuana since high school, when his first pot…
Drugs for physician-assisted death: What will they cost and who will pay?
TORONTO – With medically assisted death now legal in Canada, doctors need access to specific…
As mass shootings plague US, survivors mourn lack of change
DENVER – The deadliest shooting in U.S. history has people around the world wondering why…
B.C.’s youth representative wants inquest into police-involved shooting death
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s representative for children and youth is calling for an inquest into…
Semi-automatic rifle used in Florida mass shooting is restricted in Canada
The semi-automatic rifle used in Sunday’s deadly mass shooting in Florida is classified as a…
G4S defends employee screening practices following Orlando, Edmonton shootings
CALGARY – The security company that employed both the Florida nightclub gunman and an armoured…
A quick sketch of the next president of the University of British Columbia
VANCOUVER – Here’s a look at Santa Ono, the new president of the University of…
As young man, gunman worked ordinary jobs and got married
FORT PIERCE, Fla. – Like many other young American men, Omar Mateen worked a series…
Amnesty International opposes anti-abortion effort in Poland
WARSAW, Poland – A human rights watchdog called on Poland’s conservative government Tuesday to give…