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Colorado’s new, higher oil and gas fines are biting industry
DENVER – Colorado is imposing heftier fines on energy companies as the state struggles to…
Court hears family prayed over starved diabetic teen instead of calling for help
CALGARY – Family members prayed over a starved, diabetic teen for about two hours after…
Senators air concerns about assisted dying bill, grill ministers
OTTAWA – The Trudeau government’s controversial assisted dying bill made its official debut in the…
The Latest: Senate votes down doctors-on-probation bill
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Latest on action in the California Legislature (all times local): 6:10…
Cameron Mackintosh, one of the last great theater impresarios, has plans for stages everywhere
NEW YORK (AP) — The great theater composer Stephen Sondheim loved puzzles, and when he…
Lack of any Nova Scotia probe of nursing home pushing death shocks daughter
MIDDLETON, N.S. – After 87-year-old Dorothy Stultz died following a shove from another resident in…
What probes were done on violent deaths at Nova Scotia’s long-term care homes
MIDDLETON, N.S. – Eight seniors have died in long-term care homes in Nova Scotia from…
Medicare doesn’t cover everything
Younger people may not realize it, but seniors know well that Medicare doesn’t cover all…
Already smitten with Canada’s Cabot Links, golf world falls for Cabot Cliffs
Golfers know a thing or two about confronting the impossible. The 230-yard forced carry over…
Critics are raving about the last four holes at the new Cabot Cliffs. Here’s why
INVERNESS, N.S. – Ever since preview play began last year, critics from around North America…
Some of the biggest names in the trend towards far-off fairways and greens
INVERNESS, N.S. – Golf in North America is in the grips of a fixation with…
Alabama landfill activists seek dismissal of slander suit
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Four activists from one of Alabama’s poorest communities asked a federal judge…
The Latest: All 4 bid cities for ’24 Games into next stage
LAUSANNE, Switzerland – The Latest on the IOC executive board meetings (all times local): ___…
Prince’s death adds to opioid overdose epidemic’s grim toll
Prince’s death from an opioid overdose is another example of the national opioid epidemic driven…
Meet Tony Award nominee Cynthia Erivo, ‘a force of nature’
NEW YORK – Actors are rarely like their characters, but few actors these days are…
Panel: Treating hearing loss shouldn’t be a pricey hassle
WASHINGTON – Treating hearing loss shouldn’t be such a pricey hassle. That’s the message from…
Schools look to address mental health effect of student debt
TORONTO – Many of this year’s new post-secondary graduates have left the academic world carrying…
Garrison Keillor suffers brain seizure, but show goes on
MINNEAPOLIS – “Prairie Home Companion” radio show host Garrison Keillor says he has suffered a…
Six new and expanded residential care facilities planned for B.C.
Vancouver’s health authority has signed agreements for six new and expanded residential care facilities, which…
US cyclist withdraws from Rio consideration citing Zika
American cyclist Tejay van Garderen understands the chances that he might contract the Zika virus…
The Latest: Assembly approves California State Bar reforms
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Latest on action by the California Legislature (all times local): 4:45…
Prime Minister Trudeau to meet Attawapiskat chief, youth in Ottawa
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is to sit down with the chief of Attawapiskat…
Japanese boy who went missing in forest found
TOKYO – The 7-year-old Japanese boy who went missing nearly a week ago after his…
US hiring grinds to a near-halt; many stop looking for work
WASHINGTON – U.S. hiring slowed to a near-standstill in May, sowing doubts about the economy’s…