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‘Quite alarming:’ Report finds skies quieter by 1.5 billion fewer birds
North American skies have grown quieter over the last decades by the absent songs of…
Councillors in Kamloops, B.C., unanimously support safe injection clinics
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – City councillors in Kamloops, B.C., have voted unanimously in favour of considering…
Actress Evangeline Lilly joins protest against Trans-Pacific Partnership deal
TORONTO – A Canadian star is adding her voice to a chorus of advocacy and…
Chicago woman launches lawsuit against Canadian maker of app-based vibrator
TORONTO – An American woman has launched a proposed class-action lawsuit against the Canadian-owned maker…
Fewer teens smoke tobacco, but pot use popular
OTTAWA – A new federal survey suggests the percentage of students who smoke tobacco fell…
Official didn’t publicly report Flint-area disease outbreak
DETROIT – Michigan’s former state epidemiologist acknowledged in a plea deal Wednesday that she was…
Bayer buying Monsanto, will create global chemical, ag giant
American seed and weed-killer company Monsanto and German medicine and farm chemical maker Bayer are…
Treat or monitor early prostate cancer? 10-yr survival same
LONDON – Men with early prostate cancer who choose to closely monitor their disease are…
Bill Clinton to leave board of foundation health project
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – Former President Bill Clinton and daughter Chelsea will leave the board…
Quebec to abolish all health-care fees on state-insured services by January
Quebec doctors will no longer be allowed to charge incidental fees associated with services covered…
Liberal MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes opens up about living with mental illness
OTTAWA – Liberal MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes remembers being on a train, tears streaming down her…
How to tell if a preschooler needs glasses – and how to get the kid to wear them
TORONTO – Angie Illerbrun had no idea her daughter Olivia was having trouble seeing until…
The Latest: ‘Please hurry,’ abducted woman says in 911 call
ASHLAND, Ohio – The Latest on an Ohio abduction case that led police to a…
$4.2M payout after man with sore throat dies at clinic
HONOLULU – The widow and children of a man who went to a rural Hawaii…
Uber riders in Pittsburgh get a taste of driverless future
PITTSBURGH – Taylor Pollier got an offer from Uber he couldn’t refuse — to be…
VR arrives at Tokyo Game Show, counted on to revive industry
CHIBA, Japan – Virtual reality has arrived for real at the Tokyo Game Show, one…
Tony-winning stage, screen director Jack Hofsiss dies at 65
NEW YORK – Stage and screen director Jack Hofsiss, who won a Tony Award in…
Five stories in the news today, Sept. 15
Five stories in the news today from The Canadian Press ——— VERDICT TODAY IN TRAVIS…
Wife of Greek central bank head targeted in corruption probe
ATHENS, Greece – A Greek judiciary official says corruption prosecutors have raided the offices of…
Mom sent to mental hospital for killing 2 kids in exorcism
ROCKVILLE, Md. – A Maryland woman who pleaded guilty to fatally stabbing two of her…
Walker says nothing illegal about campaign donations
EDGERTON, Wis. – Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker insisted Thursday that there was nothing illegal about…
Weinstein accuser had ‘zero interest’ in sex with him, friend testifies
NEW YORK (AP) — Friends of one of Harvey Weinstein’s accusers testified Thursday that the…
One for the books: Novelist runs into fiery home for laptop
NEW ORLEANS – Avoiding a nasty real-life plot twist, a writer dashed past firefighters into…
Washington state to increase testing pot for pesticides
SEATTLE – More than two years after Washington state launched legal marijuana sales, it’s planning…