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Fear of Trump pledges linger at Our Lady of Guadalupe feast
CHICAGO – Heckel Villa noticed something different as tens of thousands of Catholics made their…
Grip of drug addiction shapes new ideas to reduce risk of deadly fentanyl
VANCOUVER – Watching an addict fill a syringe with puddle water, former senior RCMP officer…
Poster of Netanyahu with noose sparks probe and debate
JERUSALEM – Israel launched an investigation Tuesday into a poster bearing the image of Israeli…
Feds ease rules on supervised drug injection sites, mail inspections at border
OTTAWA – The federal government is adopting a public-health approach to its drug control strategy,…
1st SeaWorld park without orcas opening in Abu Dhabi in 2022
ORLANDO, Fla. – Months after SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment ended its orca-breeding program amid pressure…
Electronics store employees pitch in to buy Nintendo for boy
VALLEY STREAM, N.Y. – Employees at a New York electronics store have come together to…
State government trying to cover up collapsed church deaths
LAGOS, Nigeria – Nigeria’s Akwa Ibom state government says only 23 people died in a…
Nature’s remedy for blocking noise? Trees
Landscape designers in cities are creating quieter living spaces by using trees to mute loud…
Russian opposition leader Navalny announces presidential bid
MOSCOW – Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Tuesday officially announced his bid to run…
The Cosby 13: Meet the women being asked to testify at trial
PHILADELPHIA – Did Bill Cosby drug and molest young women as part of a signature…
Italy’s new government wins 1st of 2 confidence votes
ROME – Premier Paolo Gentiloni easily won a vote of confidence Tuesday night from the…
Islamic State turned Mosul into city of terror and darkness
MOSUL, Iraq – She survived the first stone that struck her, then the second. One…
The Latest: ConAgra pleads guilty in salmonella case
ALBANY, Ga. – The Latest on ConAgra’s plead deal to settle a criminal case stemming…
Wait lists growing for residential care, subsidized housing in B.C.: advocate
VICTORIA – High rents and reduced home-support services for British Columbia’s seniors are forcing many…
The unspoken issue in N.S. teachers’ dispute:inclusion of special-needs students
HALIFAX – It is the unspoken heart of the province’s bitter contract dispute with Nova…
The Tuesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Tuesday, Dec. 13 LEGALIZE POT SALES FOR 18 AND…
The Latest: FBI agent: Roof took backroads after shooting
CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Latest on the federal death penalty trial of a man accused…
The Latest: Heartbeat bill supporter calls for veto override
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Latest on Republican Gov. John Kasich’s signing into law a ban…
Many recommendations, but questions about legalized pot regime abound
OTTAWA – The federal task force on legalization and regulation of cannabis made dozens of…
Mexico Senate passes medical pot bill; sent to lower house
MEXICO CITY – The Senate on Tuesday overwhelmingly passed a bill approving the use of…
Five stories in the news today, Dec. 14
Five stories in the news for Wednesday, Dec. 14 ——— CANADIAN ACTOR ALAN THICKE DEAD…
5 things to know ahead of the Abe-Putin hot springs summit
TOKYO – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will be the first G-7 leader to welcome…
Saudi king defends Yemen intervention in televised address
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – Saudi Arabia’s King Salman vowed on Wednesday to prevent other nations…
Shannen Doherty gives glimpse of breast cancer treatment
Shannen Doherty is giving an up-close look at her fight against breast cancer. The former…