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Health of Vancouver Aquarium’s lone beluga whale deteriorates
VANCOUVER – An ailing beluga whale at the Vancouver Aquarium appears to have taken another…
In name of clean energy, Liberals seek to snuff out, clean up coal-fired power
OTTAWA – The federal Liberal government once again earned the scorn of Saskatchewan’s premier Monday…
Girl, 2, dies; was focus of fight over brain death test
RICHMOND, Va. – A 2-year-old Virginia girl whose parents went to court to block a…
Education Secretary King calls for end to paddling students
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Education Secretary John B. King Jr. is urging governors and school leaders…
Turkey sacks 15,000 more people as part of coup probe
ANKARA, Turkey – Turkey’s government on Tuesday dismissed a further 15,000 people from the military,…
Once a child bride, Syrian refugee is now sole provider
BEIRUT – For the first few weeks of her job recycling garbage, Haela Kalawi often…
RIGHT AT HOME: Serving up style with new trays and platters
The holidays are the perfect chance to show off special serveware and update your kitchen…
Zika-caused birth defect may become clear only after birth
NEW YORK – Researchers say a severe birth defect caused by Zika infection may not…
The top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store
App Store Official Charts for the week ending November 20, 2016: Top Paid iPhone Apps:…
Thanksgiving in space: turkey, green beans & even football
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Turkey and football will be the main Thanksgiving headliners up on…
Defence lawyers say closure of sex-offender program puts public at risk
CALGARY – Criminal trial lawyers in Alberta are worried the public could be at risk…
Canadians Lorne Michaels, Frank Gehry receive Presidential Medal of Freedom
WASHINGTON – Barack Obama expressed praise for the individual work of Frank Gehry and Lorne…
Syrian group: Rebels preventing refugees from fleeing Aleppo
BEIRUT – A Syrian monitoring group alleged Tuesday that rebels are preventing dozens of families…
Federal Liberals targets children, smokers looking to quit with new vaping bill
OTTAWA – The federal government wants to keep vapour-based e-cigarettes out of the hands of…
1926 Lawren Harris painting ‘Mountain Forms’ could chase auction record
TORONTO – A year after the record-breaking sale of a prized Lawren Harris painting, which…
Get ready to build! Hands-on toys that teach are hot
NEW YORK – Toys that teach aren’t a new thing, but a growing number are…
4 Romanian hospitals unfit for transplants, minister says
BUCHAREST, Romania – Romania’s health minister says there are irregularities at four hospitals where transplants…
In the EU, death comes sooner in Latvia than Spain
BRUSSELS – Death in the European Union will be coming a lot earlier in Latvia…
Median wait time for patients to get treatment up to 20 weeks, report finds
TORONTO – A new report by the Fraser Institute says Canadians had a median wait…
5 states struggle with surging numbers of foster children
NEW YORK – The number of U.S. children in foster care is climbing after a…
CDC: US abortion rate falls to lowest level in decades
NEW YORK – The number and rate of abortions tallied by federal authorities have fallen…
An Alzheimer’s drug fails, but many others still in testing
Another major Alzheimer’s drug study has failed, leaving patients and families wondering if there ever…
Several animated short films with Canadian ties in running for Oscar
LOS ANGELES – Four animated short films with Canadian ties are a step closer to…
Sweat it out! Skin patch aims to test sweat for health
WASHINGTON – Breaking a sweat? Researchers are creating a skin patch that can test those…