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Bedbug infestation causes library closures in southwestern Ontario
LEAMINGTON, Ont. – A southwestern Ontario library has closed its 14 branches after finding bedbugs…
Federal government announces new money for indigenous mental health
OTTAWA – Attawapiskat Chief Bruce Shisheesh met with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Ottawa on…
Canadian canoeist Oldershaw bringing young family to Olympics despite Zika fears
Canada’s Mark Oldershaw won’t let fears about the Zika virus keep his family apart during…
Iraq detains men fleeing IS-held Fallujah, raising tensions
FALLUJAH, Iraq – At a checkpoint outside militant-held Fallujah, hundreds of civilians who fled the…
26 people wounded as Paris protesters clash with police
PARIS – Some 20 police officers and six protesters were injured in Paris Tuesday as…
Health Canada acknowledges lack of data about potency, classification of W-18
VANCOUVER – Health Canada has taken a step back from claims that W-18 is a…
Craft-clay dentures prompt court action against allegedly unlicensed B.C. man
VANCOUVER – Dental regulators in British Columbia have asked the province’s Supreme Court to shut…
TSX, New York indexes continue pull back amid uncertainty over ‘Brexit’ vote
TORONTO – Jitters over the possibility that Britain may exit the European Union continued to…
UN: Risk that Rio Olympics will spread Zika is ‘very low’
GENEVA – There is “a very low risk” that the upcoming Rio de Janeiro Olympics…
Leaders ask Oregon, Washington governors to ban oil-by-train
PORTLAND, Ore. – Portland and Multnomah County leaders on Tuesday urged the governors of Oregon…
Victim vignettes: All described as kind, loving, full of joy
A gunman wielding an assault-type rifle and a handgun opened fire inside Pulse, a crowded…
Authorities say girl, 5, bitten by shark near Galveston
GALVESTON, Texas – Authorities in Galveston, Texas, say a 5-year-old girl has been taken to…
Ottawa rejects decorated Halifax veteran’s application for community care
HALIFAX – The son of a decorated 94-year-old war veteran says he’s shocked after receiving…
Report says government and taxpayers on the hook for most flood damage
CALGARY – A new report says Canada is the only G7 nation that leaves unprepared…
Orlando a stark reminder that gay men still face obstacles to donating blood
TORONTO – In the aftermath of Sunday’s massacre at a gay nightclub in Orlando, blood…
Indian city on alert as polio strain found in sewage water
HYDERABAD, India – A city of nearly 7 million people in southern India has declared…
Tokyo governor to resign in another Olympic setback
Tokyo Governor Yoichi Masuzoe was set to accept the Olympic flag in a handover during…
Walton foundation hires new director to start this fall
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Walton Family Foundation has hired a new executive director to…
Home Depot: US credit card firms slow to upgrade security
ATLANTA – Visa and MasterCard are using security measures prone to fraud, putting retailers and…
Veterans who battled Tories to hold protest against Liberals over treatment
HALIFAX – It appears the Liberal government has stirred the anger of a veterans’ group…
Hints that antibiotics, C-sections may affect baby gut bugs
WASHINGTON – Two new studies are offering some of the clearest snapshots yet of how…
Former Victoria seniors home to house 140 homeless, including tent city campers
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s housing minister says he’s hoping people living at a homeless camp…
Quebec looking at tighter pit-bull regulations after recent incidents
Quebec is contemplating tighter regulations for pit bulls, including a provincewide ban on them. The…
A third of Canadian kids sleep deprived, most get too much screen time: report
TORONTO – Almost a third of Canadian school-aged kids are sleep-deprived while most are spending…