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Condition of hospitalized suspect in Louvre attack worsens
PARIS – The health of an Egyptian man suspected of charging soldiers at the Louvre…
‘A mistake’: GOP downplays Puzder’s housekeeper issue
WASHINGTON – Labour Secretary nominee Andrew Puzder acknowledged Tuesday that he had employed a housekeeper…
Sparks fly as Vatican conference challenges China on organs
VATICAN CITY – Participants at a Vatican conference on organ trafficking challenged China on Tuesday…
Democratic pressure to oppose Trump roils Capitol Hill
WASHINGTON – Congressional Democrats are under intense pressure from the liberal base to oppose President…
Four stories in the news today, Feb. 8
Four stories in the news for Wednesday, Feb. 8 ——— BOMBARDIER WELCOMES FEDERAL MONEY Bombardier…
Efforts under way to revitalize New York’s garment industry
New York City is working to revitalize its garment industry. The New York Times (…
Swede who made numbers and facts entertaining dies at 68
COPENHAGEN – A Swedish foundation says Hans Rosling, a global health professor known for his…
Cape Breton among Atlantic areas hoping to stanch the human exodus
HALIFAX – George MacDonald has seen it play out generation after generation, the timeworn ritual…
At least 5 dead in Central African Republic violence
BANGUI, Central African Republic – Militia members stormed a health centre in Central African Republic’s…
Hungary: Bronze antiquities found in truck date to 900 BC
BUDAPEST, Hungary – Some objects in a trove of Persian, Sumerian, Assyrian and other antiquities…
More operating rooms, other upgrades for Vancouver General Hospital
VANCOUVER – The British Columbia government and Vancouver Coastal Health have announced a $102-million upgrade…
Woman accused of stabbing stranger in Toronto set to go to trial Jan. 8, 2018
TORONTO – A woman charged in an apparently unprovoked fatal stabbing in Toronto’s financial district…
The Latest: Tribe’s decades-long recognition bid advances
BILLINGS, Mont. – The Latest on an effort to gain federal recognition for Montana’s Little…
Canada announces $70M in development aid for Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Canada has announced roughly $70 million in development aid for Haiti a…
US Senate committee supports tribe recognition
BILLINGS, Mont. – A U.S. Senate committee on Wednesday advanced a bill that would give…
House Democrats ratchet up fighting words against Trump
BALTIMORE – House Democratic leaders on Wednesday abandoned earlier assertions that they would look for…
The Latest: Suspect returning from Georgia to Florida
The Latest on the capture of a woman suspected in a string of deaths across…
Sister of teacher killed in La Loche shooting says community needs more support
SASKATOON – The sister of a teacher who was killed in a school shooting is…
Arkansas doctors could be sued over banned abortion method
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Does an Arkansas law allow husbands to sue doctors to prevent…
Deadly opioid carfentanil found in drugs in Nanaimo, B.C.
NANAIMO, B.C. – Police say the deadly synthetic opioid carfentanil has been found in Nanaimo,…
Paralympian Michelle Stilwell retires as one of Canada’s most decorated athletes
VICTORIA – Michelle Stilwell, one of the world’s most decorated Paralympic athletes and the first…
The Latest: Trump wishes China a prosperous new year
WASHINGTON – The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times EST): 8:40 p.m. The White…
Making mannequins an unlikely business in Egyptian village
AL-KHARQANIYAH, Egypt – There is an unlikely industry thriving in a village north of Cairo:…
Last Cuban doctor defectors arrive in US after policy change
MIAMI – Yoandri Pavot applied just in time for a visa under a recently scrapped…