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Light exercise after concussion in kids, teens may halt prolonged symptoms: study
TORONTO – Getting physical exercise within a week of suffering a concussion may reduce a…
At rising rate, Nepalis working abroad go home in coffins
KATHMANDU, Nepal – A tiny young woman crouches just outside the airport, crying softly into…
Ohio to mine government data for answers to tough issues
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio is making plans to restructure its vast stores of government data…
Trudeau sells Trans Mountain decision, talks overdose deaths during B.C. visit
VANCOUVER – During his first visit to British Columbia since the controversial approval of the…
Once outlawed, Uganda’s tiny Jewish group opens synagogue
MBALE, Uganda – Seth Yonadav swaggered along a dirt path in rural Uganda, pointing toward…
Hockey stick assist credited for helping save bald eagle near Revelstoke, B.C.
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – An injured eagle that was coaxed to safety in southeastern British Columbia…
The Latest: Trump names China critic to lead trade council
WASHINGTON – The Latest on President-elect Donald Trump (all times EST): 3:55 p.m. President-elect Donald…
Ethics watchdog says Philpott car claims didn’t break spending rules
OTTAWA – The federal ethics watchdog has cleared Health Minister Jane Philpott of any wrongdoing…
Not today: Dow still short of 20,000 as health stocks skid
NEW YORK – Stocks finished slightly lower Wednesday as health care companies continued to struggle.…
Things to know as Texas tells Planned Parenthood cuts coming
AUSTIN, Texas – Planned Parenthood is poised to end 2016 in a familiar place: in…
After worry, joy arrives for mother of quintuplets
PHOENIX – The new mother of quintuplets kept her excitement in check for the first…
Judge: Medical providers don’t have to give info on abortion
ROCKFORD, Ill. – An Illinois judge has suspended a state requirement that health care providers…
Researchers: Nearly 400 drug addicts helped in police effort
BOSTON – A novel drug addiction program developed in a small Massachusetts fishing town and…
Child’s play: Lego master builders show work at White House
ENFIELD, Conn. – The assignment for this year’s White House holiday display came with a…
In Israel, an oily Hanukkah treat outlasts a health campaign
JERUSALEM – Israelis are finding a new campaign by their crusading health minister hard to…
Year in review: a look at highs and lows of Trudeau’s first full year as PM
OTTAWA – As Justin Trudeau’s first full year as prime minister comes to a close,…
Spain’s ‘El Gordo’ lottery sparks celebrations across Madrid
MADRID – Workers at a home for the elderly were among those celebrating Thursday in…
From dime bag to money bags, businesses look forward to recreational marijuana
TORONTO – It’s Sunday afternoon and Toronto’s Centre for Social Innovation is packed full of…
Obama helped bring back economy, restless voters chose Trump
WASHINGTON – He was a first-term senator-turned-president, a former law professor with little experience in…
Anthony Bourdain has ‘contempt’ for Trump hotel restaurateur
NEW YORK – A restaurant in President-elect Donald Trump’s Washington hotel will remain “Parts Unknown”…
Vogue Italia editor Franca Sozzani dies at 66
MILAN – Vogue Italia editor-in-chief Franca Sozzani, who championed Italian fashion in the magazine she…
Markets Right Now: US stocks end slightly lower
NEW YORK – The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 4:00 p.m.…
Nova Scotia prosecutors drop charges against Internet ‘black widow’
HALIFAX – The Nova Scotia prosecution service has dropped charges against an 81-year-old woman best…
New Brunswick makes own agreement with Ottawa on health care funding
FREDERICTON – New Brunswick has reached its own agreement on health care funding with the…