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UN: Risk that Rio Olympics will spread Zika is ‘very low’
GENEVA – There is “a very low risk” that the upcoming Rio de Janeiro Olympics…
It was a sweet year for maple syrup production in US, Canada
MONTPELIER, Vt. – The United States and Canada produced record amounts of maple syrup this…
Leaders ask Oregon, Washington governors to ban oil-by-train
PORTLAND, Ore. – Portland and Multnomah County leaders on Tuesday urged the governors of Oregon…
Victim vignettes: All described as kind, loving, full of joy
A gunman wielding an assault-type rifle and a handgun opened fire inside Pulse, a crowded…
Authorities say girl, 5, bitten by shark near Galveston
GALVESTON, Texas – Authorities in Galveston, Texas, say a 5-year-old girl has been taken to…
Ottawa rejects decorated Halifax veteran’s application for community care
HALIFAX – The son of a decorated 94-year-old war veteran says he’s shocked after receiving…
Report says government and taxpayers on the hook for most flood damage
CALGARY – A new report says Canada is the only G7 nation that leaves unprepared…
Orlando a stark reminder that gay men still face obstacles to donating blood
TORONTO – In the aftermath of Sunday’s massacre at a gay nightclub in Orlando, blood…
Indian city on alert as polio strain found in sewage water
HYDERABAD, India – A city of nearly 7 million people in southern India has declared…
Tokyo governor to resign in another Olympic setback
Tokyo Governor Yoichi Masuzoe was set to accept the Olympic flag in a handover during…
Walton foundation hires new director to start this fall
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Walton Family Foundation has hired a new executive director to…
Garland speaks at school where he tutors kids
WASHINGTON – Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland hasn’t made much progress winning over Senate Republicans,…
Home Depot: US credit card firms slow to upgrade security
ATLANTA – Visa and MasterCard are using security measures prone to fraud, putting retailers and…
Veterans who battled Tories to hold protest against Liberals over treatment
HALIFAX – It appears the Liberal government has stirred the anger of a veterans’ group…
The Latest: French police in Lille have made 16 arrests
PARIS – The Latest from soccer’s European Championship (all times local): ___ 9:51 p.m. French…
Hints that antibiotics, C-sections may affect baby gut bugs
WASHINGTON – Two new studies are offering some of the clearest snapshots yet of how…
Former Victoria seniors home to house 140 homeless, including tent city campers
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s housing minister says he’s hoping people living at a homeless camp…
Quebec looking at tighter pit-bull regulations after recent incidents
Quebec is contemplating tighter regulations for pit bulls, including a provincewide ban on them. The…
A third of Canadian kids sleep deprived, most get too much screen time: report
TORONTO – Almost a third of Canadian school-aged kids are sleep-deprived while most are spending…
Rules on GMO crops in Hawaii heads to US appeals court
HONOLULU – The fight over regulating genetically engineered crops in three Hawaii counties was back…
Can inmates ask to die? Clarity urged around doctor-assisted death in prison
CALGARY – A Belgian man three decades into a life sentence for rape and murder…
Shares of Whole Foods weighed down by FDA warning
NEW YORK – Whole Foods is under heavy selling pressure this week after receiving a…
Nova Scotia won’t prosecute health-care officials involved in assisted deaths
HALIFAX – Doctors and other health care professionals involved in a physician-assisted death will not…
VA benefits chief retiring; was suspended in relocation scam
WASHINGTON – The acting head of the Veterans Benefits Administration said Thursday he is retiring,…