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Kenneth Cole named UNAIDS international goodwill ambassador
The head of the U.N.’s AIDS-fighting organization has named fashion designer Kenneth Cole as a…
Medical aid group urges better HIV treatment in West Africa
DAKAR, Senegal – Governments need to improve access to HIV treatment in West and Central…
Rod Zimmer, former senator who made headlines in controversies, dead at 73
OTTAWA – Rod Zimmer — athlete, fundraiser, corporate executive and Manitoba senator — died Tuesday…
Hundreds walk out of schools to express frustration over response to 5 suicides
WOODSTOCK, Ont. – Hundreds of students left their classrooms Tuesday morning in a mass walkout…
Feds shift stance on veteran seeking admission to Halifax hospital after outcry
HALIFAX – A decorated 94-year-old war veteran who was initially refused admission to a federally…
Senators balk at limiting assisted dying to Canadians who are near death
OTTAWA – The federal government’s proposed new law on medically assisted dying is entering uncharted…
Survey: Medical marijuana users say program provides relief
ST. PAUL, Minn. – A survey of patients enrolled in Minnesota’s medical marijuana program shows…
University of B.C. unveils draft sexual assault policy in wake of complaints
VANCOUVER – The University of British Columbia has unveiled its draft sexual assault policy, but…
Newtown documentary gets 1st public Connecticut screening
HARTFORD, Conn. – Mark Barden and David Wheeler share intimate details of their families’ struggles…
Iconic rubber duck goes digital, but does it need to?
TOKYO – The iconic rubber duck has gone digital — but maybe it doesn’t need…
Malaria-proof mosquito? Tool promising but needs more study
WASHINGTON – A powerful new technology holds the promise of rapidly altering genes to make…
Ryan clamps down after LGBT rights plan sank energy bill
WASHINGTON – House Speaker Paul Ryan, who’s in charge of the GOP-run House, is cracking…
The Latest: Mesh opening allowed Utah leopard to escape
SALT LAKE CITY – The Latest on a leopard that escaped at a Salt Lake…
Chemical castration manages sexual impulses, but courts can’t order it:experts
TORONTO – The treatment Gordon Stuckless hopes will help him secure a lighter sentence is…
Mesh opening allowed leopard to escape Utah zoo enclosure
SALT LAKE CITY – A rare leopard at a Salt Lake City zoo escaped to…
Syrians flee IS-held town as US-backed group approaches
BEIRUT – Thousands of civilians fled a northern Syrian town Wednesday in anticipation of a…
Oregon races to finalize rules for marijuana, issue licenses
PORTLAND, Ore. – After months of public hearings with pot growers, lawmen, public health officials…
Star names new managing editor amid turmoil sparked by death of reporter
TORONTO – The Toronto Star announced a new managing editor Wednesday in the midst of…
Star of reality show ‘Wicked Tuna’ gets 4 years of probation
BURLINGTON, Vt. – A man whose fishing job was featured on the reality television show…
Billy Idol on his first album in over a decade, surviving addiction, the Rock Hall and more
NEW YORK (AP) — When Billy Idol first entered American consciousness in the early ’80s,…
Study: Most antidepressants don’t work for young patients
LONDON – Scientists say most antidepressants don’t work for children or teenagers with major depression,…
Your phone may soon sense everything around you
SAN FRANCISCO – Suppose your smartphone is clever enough to grasp your physical surroundings —…
Latest Ebola outbreak in Liberia is now over, UN says
MONROVIA, Liberia – The World Health Organization has declared Liberia’s latest Ebola outbreak over, the…
Mayor, province say La Loche is getting help after shooting in January
LA LOCHE, Sask. – The Saskatchewan government and the mayor of a northern village are…