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Nova Scotia father convicted in assault that ‘crushed’ infant son’s skull
HALIFAX – The boy was just three weeks old when he suffered a head injury…
Wisconsin girls to be tried as adults in Slender Man attack
MADISON, Wis. – A Wisconsin state appeals court ruled Wednesday that two girls accused of…
Mexican official: drug lord will finish sentence at home
MEXICO CITY – Mexico’s interior secretary says the government has exhausted its options and will…
Inuit need a common understanding of suicide to stop it: study
Inuit and those who provide mental-health services to them need to reach a common understanding…
Mosquitoes suspected in 2 new mysterious Florida Zika cases
NEW YORK – Florida health officials are investigating two more mysterious cases of Zika infection…
OLYMPIC PREVIEW:Olympic brand in Canada and the world looks for a recovery in Rio
Canada’s athletes head into the Summer Games amid tumultuous times for the Olympic movement at…
The Latest: Man wounded by Hinckley hopes judge is right
WASHINGTON – The Latest on a judge’s ruling that the man who tried to assassinate…
Army secretary touts importance of mental health
HONOLULU – Army Secretary Eric Fanning says the Army is paying more attention to behavioural…
Text of President Obama’s Democratic convention speech
Text of President Barack Obama’s speech Wednesday at the Democratic National Convention, as provided by…
UK top court says Scottish child-safety plan violates rights
LONDON – Britain’s Supreme Court has ruled against a plan by the Scottish government to…
To reverse damage of sitting, take a brisk, hour-long walk
LONDON – If you spend all day sitting, then you might want to schedule some…
To reverse damage of sitting, take a brisk, hour-long walk
LONDON – If you spend all day sitting, then you might want to schedule some…
Court: Man who killed 2 must be freed from mental hospital
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – A man who believed Jesus commanded him to slaughter his father and…
Mexico drug lord in DEA agent’s killing sent to house arrest
MEXICO CITY – Drug lord Ernesto “Don Neto” Fonseca Carrillo, who was convicted in the…
Some Canadian police officers who have faced murder or manslaughter charges
Toronto Police Const. James Forcillo was sentenced Thursday to six years in prison for gunning…
Board rejects Trump challenge to Vegas hotel union effort
LAS VEGAS – Workers at Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s Las Vegas hotel scored a…
Katy Perry belts ‘Rise’ and ‘Roar’ at Democratic convention
Katy Perry sparkled in a slinky, silver dress Thursday as she belted her new song…
Text of Hillary Clinton’s Democratic convention speech
Text of Hillary Clinton’s speech Thursday accepting the presidential nomination at the Democratic National Convention…
The Latest: Trump slams Clinton over ‘radical Islam’
PHILADELPHIA – The Latest on the Democratic National Convention and 2016 presidential campaign. (all times…
New mothers, get babies to the breast faster, UNICEF says
GENEVA – UNICEF is urging mothers to do more to start breastfeeding their newborns within…
Cops: Woman laced baby’s formula with drug so he would sleep
QUAKERTOWN, Pa. – Police say a Pennsylvania woman laced her baby’s formula with a drug…
Are Swedes having less sex? The government wants to know
STOCKHOLM – Worried that Swedes aren’t having enough sex, the government wants to analyze the…
Homegrown Zika raises more questions about the evolving risk
WASHINGTON – Homegrown mosquitoes apparently have infected four people in the Miami area with Zika…
What Canadians need to know after Zika virus is transmitted by Florida mosquitoes
As Florida has its first reported case of Zika virus transmitted by mosquitoes on the…