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Palestinian rocket strikes Israel, drawing Israeli reprisal
GAZA, Palestinian Territory – The Israeli military carried out a series of airstrikes in the…
Obama returns from summer vacation with eye on busy fall
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama returned from vacation Sunday, ready for a busy fall season…
Greece: Blood donations curbed after malaria cases reported
ATHENS, Greece – Greece’s health ministry says blood donations have been suspended at hospitals in…
Cheers! 1st drink in 81 years sold in formerly dry town
BRIDGEWATER, Conn. – A simple plastic cup of beer has made history by being the…
Charter denies sending mailer on drug bust at public school
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – A suburban Philadelphia charter school has denied sending out promotional mailers referencing…
Medical board asked to drop anti-abortion boss as president
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Groups representing doctors, consumers and women have asked the state medical board…
Jazz harmonica great Toots Thielemans dies at 94 in Belgium
BRUSSELS – Belgian musician Toots Thielemans, who turned the lowly harmonica into a virtuoso jazz…
Florida sends another $5 million to fight Zika in Miami-Dade
MIAMI – Gov. Rick Scott has announced that the Florida Department of Health is allocating…
Bahamas detains 112 migrants from Haiti at sea near Exuma
NASSAU, Bahamas – Officials in the Bahamas say a large group of migrants from Haiti…
Backyard mini orchards: Smaller apple trees a popular option
Miniature trees have become a popular way to grow apples in backyards. Dwarf and semi-dwarf…
Former Newfoundland and Labrador premier to join service organization
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – A former premier of Newfoundland and Labrador has a new job…
Trump’s stamina attack on Clinton stirs talk of gender bias
NEW YORK – Donald Trump and his Republican allies say Hillary Clinton is weak, lacks…
Clinton: Trump health allegations a ‘wacky strategy’
LOS ANGELES – Hillary Clinton is pushing back against charges that she’s physically unfit for…
Family devastated: Calgary officer who fatally shot son won’t be charged
CALGARY – The parents of a man shot dead by Calgary police while he was…
Travellers upset Air Transat is no longer accommodating special dietary requests
TORONTO – A popular airline says it has stopped offering meal accommodations for the majority…
Canada ‘missed the boat’ on economic policies to mitigate climate change: doctor
VANCOUVER – Canada “has missed the boat” when it comes to developing renewable energy resources…
Changes needed to boost end-of-life care in Canada, ranked 18th in world: doctors
TORONTO – Canada needs to broaden its approach to palliative care to provide support to…
Health Minister Jane Philpott to repay $520 for Air Canada lounge access
OTTAWA – The controversy surrounding Jane Philpott’s travel expenses grew Monday as evidence surfaced that…
Romanian health official detained on suspicion of bribery
BUCHAREST, Romania – Anti-corruption prosecutors have detained a senior Romanian health official on suspicion of…
Health board: Decorative port-a-potties can stay by driveway
WILLIAMSBURG, Mass. – The health board in a small Massachusetts town says it can’t order…
Bahamas gov’t says islands ‘safe’ despite 4 cases of Zika
NASSAU, Bahamas – The Bahamas has confirmed four cases of mosquito-born Zika virus, including two…
New Brunswick marijuana facility gets financial help from province
ATHOLVILLE, N.B. – A proposed facility to grow medical marijuana in northern New Brunswick is…
Chile issues alert over faulty condoms
SANTIAGO, Chile – Chilean authorities are issuing a health alert, saying they distributed more than…
Ruling: Grad students at private universities can unionize
NEW YORK – The National Labor Relations Board ruled Tuesday that student teaching and research…