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Sanders says his revolution is ‘just getting started’
NEW YORK – Bernie Sanders told a roaring crowd of supporters Thursday that his campaign…
Branden Grace cites Zika in pulling out of Olympics
Branden Grace withdrew from the Olympics on Friday, becoming the fourth golfer to cite the…
Decorated Halifax veteran wins fight to be admitted to federal hospital
HALIFAX – The son of a decorated 94-year-old veteran who has been fighting for months…
Oscar-nominated documentarian Liz Garbus makes a music video
LOS ANGELES – What does it take to get an Oscar-nominated documentarian to direct a…
The Latest: Obama says UK committed to orderly transition
WASHINGTON – The Latest on the U.S. presidential campaign (all times EDT): 2:10 p.m. President…
Report: Lead levels higher in Flint kids after water switch
DETROIT – Flint children under the age of 6 had significantly higher blood-lead levels after…
Major battle over oil terminal unfolds in Pacific Northwest
SEATTLE – Two companies proposing to build what would be the nation’s largest oil-by-rail marine…
Game Boy Disease? There’s a cure for that with wearable technology: doctor
VANCOUVER – When patients visit Dr. Vahid Sahiholnasab for a routine check-up, he often asks…
Tulane: Med student shot, wounded in Haiti armed robbery
NEW ORLEANS – A medical student from Tulane who was in Haiti as part of…
Three Amigos to preach North American co-operation against Brexit backdrop
North American leaders meeting in Ottawa this week are being confronted with the seismic economic…
Canadian academic jailed in Iran for dabbling in feminism, security: family
MONTREAL – A Montreal-based university professor being held in an Iranian jail is being investigated…
Duterte ready to clash with Catholic church on birth control
DAVAO, Philippines – The Philippine president-elect said Monday he would aggressively promote artificial birth control…
Report links 6.5 million deaths worldwide to air pollution
STOCKHOLM – Each year about 6.5 million deaths worldwide are linked to air pollution, a…
Allina Health offers new contract proposal to union nurses
MINNEAPOLIS – Allina Health says it’s offering a new contract proposal to its union nurses…
High court overturns former Virginia governor’s conviction
WASHINGTON – A unanimous Supreme Court on Monday threw out the bribery conviction of former…
Calgary group pushing for new NHL, CFL facilities pitch council on moving ahead
CALGARY – The group that wants to build a new NHL arena and CFL stadium…
Texas illegally curbs abortion clinics, Supreme Court rules
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court issued its strongest defence of abortion rights in a quarter-century…
Veteran: Therapy wrongly denied because she is HIV-positive
HARRISBURG, Pa. – An Iraq War veteran claims in a federal lawsuit that she was…
Getting overdose antidote with painkillers may cut ER visits
WASHINGTON – Overdoses don’t happen just to heroin addicts — patients who legally use strong…
Austin Clarke remembered for breaking barriers for black writers
TORONTO – Austin (Tom) Clarke is being remembered as a pioneering black Canadian writer who…
Supreme Court ruling imperils abortion laws in many states
NEW YORK – By striking down tough abortion restrictions in Texas, the U.S. Supreme Court…
Bronze medallist Valois-Fortier to lead Canada’s Olympic judo team
MONTREAL – Olympic bronze medallist Antoine Valois-Fortier will lead Canada’s judo team at the 2016…
FDA approves first pill to treat all forms of hepatitis C
WASHINGTON – Federal health officials have approved the first pill to treat all major forms…
Florida confirms birth defects after mom gets Zika abroad
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida confirmed its first Zika-related case of microcephaly, in a child whose…