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Open secret: sexual abuse haunts children in indigenous communities
Freda Ens says she was a baby when her birth mother sold her for a…
B.C. lays out West Coast spill response needs ahead of expected federal plan
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s demands for a world-leading marine oil spill response has a long…
A twice-divorced Saudi mother of 6 reinterprets Islamic law
JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia – When Souad al-Shammary posted a series of tweets about the thick…
China passes law punishing companies for box-office fraud
BEIJING – China is attempting to crack down on box office fraud in the world’s…
With mixed progress, nations review war vs. tobacco industry
NEW DELHI – In Nepal, health warnings cover 90 per cent of cigarette packs, while…
UN agency: Yemen war has taken out half of health facilities
SANAA, Yemen – The U.N.’s health agency says that half of Yemen’s medical facilities have…
Other Indian cities join Delhi in air pollution emergency
LUCKNOW, India – The sickening air pollution that led the Indian capital to shut schools…
Philly’s weeklong transit strike over with tentative deal
Philadelphia’s weeklong transit strike is over. The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority and the union representing…
Internet freezes for ‘mannequin challenge’ craze
Forget dumping ice buckets, dancing or planking, the latest viral phenomenon sweeping the internet consists…
Mosul Today: Iraqi Kurdish forces advance, mass grave found
BAGHDAD – Iraqi Kurdish fighters exchanged heavy fire with militants early on Monday as they…
Algerian president in France for ‘periodic medical care’
ALGIERS, Algeria – Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has returned to a clinic in France for…
Prince Charles sees remote UAE island by dune buggy, boat
BU TINAH ISLAND, United Arab Emirates – Britain’s Prince Charles crisscrossed the United Arab Emirates…
Aussie police search of woman yields a baby koala
SYDNEY, Australia – Australian police have made an unusual find while searching the bag of…
Addiction experts call for national opioid strategy as overdose deaths rise
TORONTO – Canada needs a comprehensive national strategy to curb rampant overprescribing of opioids and…
Iraqi Kurdish forces advance as mass grave found near Mosul
NEAR BASHIQA, Iraq – Iraqi Kurdish fighters exchanged heavy fire with militants on Monday as…
The Latest: California mom cited for selling ceviche
STOCKTON, Calif. – The Latest on a California woman awaiting trial for selling homemade ceviche…
New York heir Durst pleads not guilty to murder in LA court
LOS ANGELES – Wearing a neck brace and seated in a wheelchair, looking pale and…
Statement: Pitt-Jolie children will remain in actress’ care
LOS ANGELES – Angelina Jolie Pitt will continue to have sole custody of her six…
Manage light for flavour and tenderness
Some of my vegetables blanched at what I did to them. Not from embarrassment, but…
Ebola scare in Winnipeg: A look at some facts about the deadly virus
WINNIPEG – An employee at the National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease in Winnipeg may…
Killings spark reckoning over status of Arab women in Israel
LOD, Israel – After years of abuse and death threats, Duaa Abu-Sharkh had finally divorced…
Stock markets rise slightly as investors await U.S. election results
TORONTO – North American stock markets rose modestly Tuesday as investors awaited the results of…
The Latest: Voters OK lawmakers’ access to aid fund
BISMARCK, N.D. – The Latest on Election Day in North Dakota (all times local): 10:50…
The Latest: Incumbent Supreme Court justices winning
OLYMPIA, Wash. – The Latest on elections in Washington state (all times local): 11:34 p.m.…