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B.C. justice branch says nurses, pharmacists OK to help in assisted dying
VANCOUVER – When Dr. Ellen Wiebe performed her first assisted death of a new legal…
Senate deletes near-death requirement from assisted dying bill, sets itself on collision course with government
OTTAWA – The Senate voted Wednesday to allow suffering Canadians who are not near death…
The Latest: Body of 1 of 2 men pull from crushed equipment
CRYSTAL SPRINGS, Miss. – The Latest on body of one of two missing workers pulled…
Ohio Gov. Kasich signs bill to legalize medical marijuana
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio became the latest state in the nation to legalize medical marijuana…
Body of 1 of 2 missing workers found in gravel pit
Rescue crews found the body of one of two men missing in a landslide at…
Not doing it: Fewer high school kids are having sex
NEW YORK – The troubles with kids these days … are not as common as…
UN: Ireland’s abortion ban is cruel, discriminatory to women
DUBLIN – Ireland’s abortion ban subjects women to discriminatory, cruel and degrading treatment and should…
Obama urges LGBT community to keep pushing for equality
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama says the nation has made important strides in providing the…
Colombia to force Novartis to lower prices of cancer drug
BOGOTA – Colombia’s government will unilaterally force the world’s largest drugmaker Novartis to lower prices…
Uruguay’s blind ‘bird man’ can identify 3,000 bird sounds
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay – Born blind, Juan Pablo Culasso has never seen a bird. But through…
In Pakistan US drone strike victim’s family push for justice
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s government met senior U.S. officials Friday to discuss the fallout from a…
Luminato marks milestone with revival of Rufus Wainwright’s Judy Garland tribute
TORONTO – As the Luminato Festival celebrates its 10th anniversary, the Toronto multi-arts event will…
Bone-marrow transplant can halt progression in patients with aggressive MS: study
TORONTO – More than 10 years ago, Jenn Fraser looked into her future and saw…
Government won’t entertain Senate’s proposal to amend assisted-dying bill
OTTAWA – The Trudeau government is insisting that medical assistance in dying should only be…
Obama marks milestone with daughter’s high school graduation
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama marked a big milestone Friday: His daughter Malia graduated from…
CDC director visits Puerto Rico amid Zika outbreak
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and…
Study: More help needed for unrepresented in family court
DENVER – After speaking to more than 100 people in four states who represented themselves…
Western-backed forces encircle key town in northern Syria
BEIRUT – Kurdish-led fighters completed their encirclement Friday of a key town held by the…
Ottawa moves to get dirty mowers off Canadian lawns, align with U.S. rules
OTTAWA – The federal government wants dirty gas-guzzling mowers to get off everybody’s lawn. Proposed…
Governor signs bill allowing full-strength beer phase-in
DENVER – Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper signed a bill Friday to gradually allow grocery stores…
Trial hears Alberta had little record of diabetic teen before he died
CALGARY – When Alexandru Radita moved to Alberta from British Columbia with his family in…
Minister troubled by Senate change to assisted dying bill
OTTAWA – A change to the government’s assisted death bill proposed by the Senate could…
A look at other attacks on celebrities by apparent strangers
A 22-year-old singer and former contestant on television’s “The Voice” had just given a concert…
Nanaimo, B.C.-based author Susan Juby wins Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour
ORILLILA, Ont. – Susan Juby is the winner of this year’s Stephen Leacock Medal for…