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Sea turtle flaps flippers in 1st rehab swim after surgery
BANGKOK – Bank the green sea turtle flapped her flippers with vigour in her first…
Manitoba government pays most of man’s U.S. emergency medical bill
WINNIPEG – The Manitoba government has paid a large chunk of a $118,00 US medical…
Supreme Court brings gavel down on O’Connor workout class
WASHINGTON – Years after she left the Supreme Court, Justice Sandra Day O’Connor remained enthusiastic…
No flush, no shower: Mississippi capital city in water pinch
JACKSON, Miss. – Portable toilets are parked outside the Mississippi Capitol, city residents are stocking…
UNESCO issues warning about Wood Buffalo National Park due to dams, development
An United Nations agency has issued a warning about the environmental health of Canada’s largest…
Step 1 in NAFTA renegotiation could start within two weeks: Ross
WASHINGTON – The U.S. government hopes to take the first formal step in renegotiating NAFTA…
The Latest: Higher education spending gets partial reprieve
HELENA, Mont. – The Latest on Montana’ state budget (all times local): 4:20 p.m. A…
‘I’m warm. I’m alive:’ Manitoba man recounts three nights stuck in snowstorm
LYNN LAKE, Man. – Ernest Castel had a dilemma: venture out into waist-high snowdrifts to…
Ontario, Quebec, Alberta reach health deals with federal government
OTTAWA – The federal government’s charm offensive with provincial counterparts resulted Friday in three new…
As would-be NDP leaders prepare for debate, Caron fleshes out basic income plan
OTTAWA – As NDP leadership hopefuls prepare for their first debate on Sunday, Quebec MP…
The border, the budget and chafing over ‘the centre’: federal politics this week
OTTAWA – The delight and optimism surrounding International Women’s Day persisted over several days on…
Eskimo village aims to serve up reindeer meat far and wide
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A remote Eskimo village on a tundra-covered island in western Alaska is…
GOP acts fast on health care, aims to avoid ire Dems faced
WASHINGTON – It took former President Barack Obama and his Democrats more than a year…
Clash with police leaves 21 injured in Georgian city
TBILISI, Georgia – At least 21 people, including 11 police officers, have been injured during…
Spanish police investigate suspected human trafficking route
BARCELONA, Spain – Police in eastern Spain opened an investigation into a suspected human trafficking…
In 1st budget, Trump to push conservative view of government
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump sends Congress a proposed budget this week that will sharply…
HK leader given role in China’s top political advisory body
BEIJING – China’s top political advisory body voted Monday to appoint Hong Kong Chief Executive…
AP FACT CHECK: Cabinet members go rogue on science, history
WASHINGTON – Some of Donald Trump’s boasts from the first weeks of his presidency were…
Albanian premier replaces 4 Cabinet ministers
TIRANA, Albania – Albania’s prime minister has replaced four Cabinet ministers who he says stepped…
Eight stories in the news today, March 13
Eight stories in the news for Monday, March 13: ——— CRA’S ONLINE TAX FILING SERVICES…
UNICEF says 2016 was worst year yet for Syria’s children
BEIRUT – In Syria, last year was the worst yet for the country’s rising generation,…
Russian doctor Portugalov banned for life in doping case
LAUSANNE, Switzerland – A Russian sports doctor accused of supplying performance-enhancing drugs to athletes has…
Lawyered up? A look at what Florida has spent money on
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Associated Press has documented that since Gov. Rick Scott took office…
Amy Krouse Rosenthal, bestselling author, dead at age 51
NEW YORK – Amy Krouse Rosenthal, a popular author, filmmaker and speaker who brightened lives…