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Religious, indigenous leaders demand rainforests be saved
HELSINKI – Religious and indigenous leaders on Monday called for an end to deforestation in…
Car Seat Headrest juggling criticism, praise as young band
MANCHESTER, Tenn. – While rappers and pop stars feud with each other in the form…
Few opioid-addicted youth get standard treatment medication
CHICAGO – Only 1 in 4 teens and young adults with opioid addiction receive recommended…
Israel reduces power supply to Hamas-ruled Gaza
GAZA, Palestinian Territory – Israel’s national electric company on Monday cut back its already limited…
Medica weighs staying in Iowa’s health exchange next year
DES MOINES, Iowa – Iowa’s last health care insurer to sell policies to individuals statewide…
Veteran Lawrence more than fine with Ticats opening another season versus Argos
HAMILTON – For the third time in five years, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats will open their…
Guinness Records to check newly unveiled Brazil graffiti
RIO DE JANEIRO – The mayor of Rio de Janeiro says a newly unveiled graffiti…
B.C. Liberals promise welfare rate hike days as government is expected fall
VICTORIA – There will be a promise to raise welfare rates in British Columbia by…
First of three safe injection sites for drug users opens in downtown Montreal
MONTREAL – The first of three safe injection sites for Montreal drug users opened its…
Amazon-Whole Foods tie-up could speed grocery transformation
NEW YORK – Even before Amazon said it was buying Whole Foods, the grocery industry…
Support effort to learn more about impact of cannabis, researchers urge Ottawa
OTTAWA – The federal government needs to make research into the effects of pot a…
Assault charge against Whitecaps defender Sheanon Williams stayed by the Crown
VANCOUVER – An assault charge against Vancouver Whitecaps defender Sheanon Williams in connection with an…
The Latest: Phoenix and Tucson tie heat records for the date
PHOENIX – The Latest on the heat wave affecting the Southwestern U.S. (all times local):…
The Latest: Police release video after Seattle shooting
SEATTLE – The Latest on the fatal shooting of a woman by Seattle police (all…
Forever green: Cemeteries make more room for natural burials
RHINEBECK, N.Y. – Last goodbyes are said in these woods with wildflowers placed on a…
Ohio woman’s family files lawsuit against outdoor park
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The family of an Ohio woman who died after contracting a brain-eating…
The Latest: 7 still hospitalized after London mosque attack
LONDON – The Latest on the London mosque attack (all times local): 11:50 a.m. British…
Need key info in a disaster? U of C researchers say there’s no app for that
CALGARY – A study that analyzed nearly 70,000 tweets sent in the thick of the…
Commons committee issues indigenous suicide study with 28 recommendations
OTTAWA – A House of Commons committee looking at the issue of indigenous suicide is…
Justice workers vulnerable to trauma from graphic reports and images, union says
OTTAWA – Public safety and justice workers exposed to graphic materials detailing horrific crimes are…
Manitoba backs faith-based hospitals on issue of doctor-assisted death
WINNIPEG – The Manitoba government says it will not force faith-based hospitals to provide medical…
Liberal legislation aimed at limiting how long inmates can be kept in solitary
OTTAWA – The federal government introduced legislation Monday to restrict the use of solitary confinement…
A rose may be a rose may be a rose – but varieties vary
Seeing gardens awash in rose blossoms this time of year is undoubtedly what prompted my…
Clinton office hostage-taker gets 5 years for bank robbery
CONCORD, N.H. – A man convicted of taking hostages at a Hillary Clinton presidential campaign…