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Ontario spent $44M to prepare for jail strike that never happened
TORONTO – Ontario spent more than $44 million preparing for a correctional and probation workers’…
Nearly half of working-age Canadians not saving for retirement: HSBC report
OTTAWA – A report by HSBC suggests that nearly half of working-age Canadians are not…
Low risk in all but 4 countries of Olympics-related Zika
NEW YORK – The upcoming Olympic games are not likely to have a major impact…
Court sides with Utah’s Planned Parenthood in defunding case
SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah governor’s order to block funding to Planned Parenthood was…
Hillary Clinton, the candidate we know so well – and don’t
When she was about 14, Hillary Clinton says, she wrote to NASA volunteering for astronaut…
Canada wants at least 19 medals, plus top-12 in standings, at Rio Olympics
The Canadian Olympic team is confident it can reach its goal of winning at least…
Fentanyl a main cause in surge in B.C. drug deaths this year: coroner
VICTORIA – The latest statistics from British Columbia’s coroner’s office show a large increase in…
Judge refuses class-action lawsuit against BC Hydro over smart meters
VANCOUVER – A judge has refused a class action lawsuit against BC Hydro over the…
What may happen next if Japan’s emperor decides to abdicate
TOKYO – Japan’s royal palace has denied reports that Emperor Akihito intends to relinquish his…
Three sustain minor injuries when camera equipment falls at Calgary Stampede
CALGARY – Three people were taken to hospital with minor injuries after camera equipment fell…
Digest this: heavy people may die up to 3 years early
LONDON – Being too heavy may cost you your life — literally. Scientists say overweight…
Police: Driver who killed 5 bicyclists had taken pain pills
KALAMAZOO, Mich. – A man accused of killing five people when he plowed his speeding…
Congress leaves Washington, its dysfunction on display
WASHINGTON – Congress exited a sweltering Washington on Thursday, its dysfunction on full display as…
New Brunswick doctor fired for ‘disturbing’ snooping on files of 141 young women
MONCTON, N.B. – A Moncton, N.B., doctor who checked the medical files of more than…
Caution urged after camp worker gets bacterial meningitis
ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. – Officials say roughly 200 children ages 5-12 who attended a day…
A timeline of the four-year Senate expense scandal, now finally near its end
OTTAWA – Another chapter in the Senate expense scandal closed Wednesday as the Crown officially…
US, Cuba hold migration talks in Havana; no new agreements
HAVANA – U.S. and Cuban officials held another round of talks on migration issues in…
Professor worries Stephan case could turn them into anti-vaccination “martyrs”
CALGARY – Some experts worry the continuing legal saga of a southern Alberta couple convicted…
Puerto Rico reports biggest weekly jump in Zika cases ever
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Puerto Rico government officials on Friday reported the biggest weekly…
When Army career ended in disgrace, gunman was ostracized
DALLAS – He was disarmed in the middle of a war zone and placed under…
Woman who pointed out alleged rapist is sentenced in killing
SANTA ANA, Calif. – Norma Patricia Esparza was a Southern California college student in 1995…
Marijuana charges stayed against Burnaby, B.C., Realtor after trial delays
VANCOUVER – Charges against a real estate agent stemming from a marijuana grow-op raid in…
Brock Lesnar: “We will get to the bottom” of doping test
Former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar has been notified of a potential violation of the…
Africa’s biggest city shuts churches, mosques to fight noise
LAGOS, Nigeria – Africa’s largest city is closing dozens of mosques, churches and nightclubs in…