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Student fined $25,000 for accessing personal health info without permission
TORONTO – An Ontario student has been fined $25,000 for accessing personal health information, which…
Palestinian killed in clash with Israeli forces in West Bank
RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territory – The Palestinian health ministry says a teenager was shot and killed…
Indigenous Bolivians have some of the healthiest hearts
LONDON – Deep in the Bolivian Amazon lives a group of indigenous people who spend…
Correction: Congress-Health Overhaul story
WASHINGTON – In a story March 17 about the House Republican health care bill, The…
12 books later, See tells how holiday letter launched career
LOS ANGELES – If she’d just stuck with her plan to write that family Christmas…
To aid ferrets, vaccine treats planned for prairie dogs
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Feeding peanut butter kibbles to millions of prairie dogs — by flinging…
Republicans at odds over how to overhaul Medicaid
WASHINGTON – The House GOP health care bill has competition from other Republicans, a group…
Spicer: Secret Service stops attempted White House intrusion
PALM BEACH, Fla. – The White House said Saturday that an individual was apprehended after…
Trump budget clouds Public Broadcasting Act’s 50th year
LOS ANGELES – The federal act that created public broadcasting is marking its 50th year,…
Candy, makeup, K-pop get doused amid China’s ire over THAAD
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of – The once-cordial ties between South Korea and its biggest trading…
EU citizens in UK anxiously seek security before Brexit
LONDON – Sam Schwarzkopf, a German neuroscientist at University College London, was startled to receive…
Hot Docs one step closer to selling Ted Rogers Cinema after conditional offer
Hot Docs is one step closer to selling its flagship theatre that’s located in Toronto’s…
No Canadian finalists make Griffin Poetry Prize short list for first time
TORONTO — No Canadians are in the running for the Griffin Poetry Prize for the…
Heart pills or food? Wabush mine pensioners struggle after benefits cut
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Jim Skinner thought after a 35-year career at the Wabush iron…
Lobster-crazy China sets record for US crustacean imports
ROCKPORT, Maine – The expanding market for lobsters in China is continuing to grow, with…
China’s trading partners alarmed by food import controls
BEIJING – China’s trading partners are bringing the top U.N. food standards official to Beijing…
Trump’s rallies give a boost to president and his supporters
NASHVILLE – President Donald Trump is returning to the road, rallying supporters to recapture the…
Match-making: Dutch coalition building process begins
THE HAGUE, Netherlands – An initial round of match-making talks to investigate possibilities for a…
Sharers rather than authors more important on social media
NEW YORK – The person who shares a news story on social media is more…
Who’s happy, who’s not: Norway tops list, Canada 7th
WASHINGTON – If you want to go to your happy place, you need more than…
Counting Americans: A new Mideast box on census is sensitive
DEARBORN, Mich. – Zahraa Ballout isn’t “white,” and she certainly isn’t “some other race.” If…
Canucks forward Granlund to undergo wrist surgery, likely done for season
Vancouver Canucks forward Markus Granlund will undergo wrist surgery and will likely miss the remainder…
After battling back issues, Canadian Julia Budd savours Bellator title win
Julia (The Jewel) Budd was more worried about her quality of life last year than…
The Latest: George HW Bush: Rockefeller was valuable adviser
NEW YORK – The Latest on the death of billionaire philanthropist David Rockefeller (all times…