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Madonna in Malawi visits hospital she has supported
BLANTYRE, Malawi – Madonna in Malawi on Sunday visited the construction of a children’s wing…
The Latest: Obama says people of goodwill will prevail
MADRID – The Latest on U.S. President Barack Obama’s visit to Spain: (all times local):…
At least 16 die in traffic accident In Dominican Republic
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic – Two trucks collided in northeastern Dominican Republican, killing at least…
Chaka Khan and sister enter rehab over prescription drugs
NEW YORK – Chaka Khan and her sister have entered a drug rehabilitation program to…
Three stories in the news today, July 11
Three stories in the news today from The Canadian Press: ——— TRUDEAU VISITS UKRAINE Justin…
Ailing alligator gets CPR at Ohio zoo but dies later anyway
POWELL, Ohio – An animal care team administered CPR to an ailing alligator in front…
Correction: Obit-Brown story
NEW YORK – In a story July 5 about the death of Tuskegee Airman Roscoe…
Relatives of Canadian academic Homa Hoodfar seek details on charges in Iran
MONTREAL – A Montreal-based university professor being held in an Iranian jail is now reportedly…
New kidneys 40 years apart show transplant progress, hurdles
WASHINGTON – Brenda Hudson recalls weeks spent in a glass-enclosed isolation room after her first…
Fentanyl sentencing same as other drugs, unless Parliament acts: B.C. judge
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – A judge in Kelowna declined to consider the presence of fentanyl an…
The Monday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Monday, July 11 — EXTEND UKRAINE MISSION? TRUDEAU WON’T…
Veteran cabinet minister, MP Tony Clement expected to seek Tory leadership
OTTAWA – Former Conservative cabinet minister Tony Clement is expected to throw his hat into…
Whale found dead in Alaska appeared to be in poor health
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – National Park Service officials say a humpback whale with a long history…
‘Lives are going to be shortened:’ Fort McMurray firefighters fear for health
Many Fort McMurray firefighters, unable to wear their usual air masks while battling a giant…
Officials confirm Zika-related death in Utah was a man
SALT LAKE CITY – Utah health officials say the Zika-infected person who died last week…
Trump: Plan to revamp veterans care will save lives
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Republican Donald Trump pledged Monday to expand programs that allow veterans…
Workers at some Hanford tanks stop in dispute over vapours
SPOKANE, Wash. – A coalition of labour unions on the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington…
Escaped psychiatric patient had planned bombing
SEATTLE – A patient accused of torturing a woman to death before escaping from a…
Publication ban imposed in review board hearing for Calgary mass killer
CALGARY – A cloak of silence was imposed Tuesday on an Alberta Review Board hearing…
Officials say nearly all health services restored in fire-ravaged Fort McMurray
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. – Health officials say residents of a northern Alberta city ravaged by…
Fatally stabbed young people: Some main events in the case of Matthew de Grood
CALGARY – Matthew de Grood is facing an Alberta Review Board hearing to determine whether…
Inaction on Zika funding likely to delay vaccine testing
WASHINGTON – The Obama administration on Tuesday cautioned top lawmakers that continued gridlock over legislation…
33 sickened in apparent mass drug overdose in New York City
NEW YORK – More than two dozen people were sickened in an apparent mass drug…
The Latest: Trump assails Ginsburg statements about him
WASHINGTON – The Latest on Campaign 2016 ahead of the Republican and Democratic presidential nominating…