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Sears Canada to seek court approval to suspend some benefits for retirees
TORONTO – Sears Canada says it will go to court next week to seek approval…
Lawsuit challenges Florida ban on smokable medical marijuana
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The trial lawyer who led the effort to allow marijuana for medical…
Cardiac program targets marital woes that can exacerbate health problems
The bickering didn’t start until nearly 40 years of marriage. But it soon escalated so…
Woman pleads guilty to killing social worker, 3 relatives
BARRE, Vt. – A Vermont woman pleaded guilty Thursday to killing a social worker and…
Sen. Moran gets tough health care questions in Trump country
PALCO, Kan. – Kansas Sen. Jerry Moran faced tough questions Thursday at a town hall…
Opioid prescribing is falling in the US, but not everywhere
NEW YORK – Overall opioid prescription rates have been falling in recent years, but the…
Alberta Energy Regulator lays charges against Nexen Energy for 2015 pipeline spill
CALGARY – The Alberta Energy Regulator has laid five charges against Nexen Energy for a…
Woman, 42, pleads guilty in Texas fake registered nurse case
VICTORIA, Texas – Prosecutors say a woman with no medical training faces up to five…
The Latest: End of state budget fight prompts big response
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Latest on the Illinois Legislature’s actions to address the nation’s longest…
Olympic champ Drouin withdraws from Canadian championships with nagging injury
OTTAWA – Derek Drouin’s priority is defending his world championship gold medal. And so the…
Governor launches probe into hospital’s handling of gunman
NEW YORK – Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday launched an investigation into a hospital’s handling…
Virginia executes inmate for killing 2 men during escape
JARRATT, Va. – A Virginia man who killed a hospital security guard and a sheriff’s…
Ohio preparing for 1st execution in more than 3 years
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio is following a mandatory checklist for putting inmates to death as…
Hobby Lobby accused of hypocrisy amid smuggling case
Hobby Lobby, the arts-and-crafts chain whose devout Christian owners won a landmark Supreme Court ruling…
Virginia executes 1st inmate under more secretive protocol
JARRATT, Va. – A Virginia man who killed a hospital security guard and a sheriff’s…
Bodies in the streets amid Central African Republic fighting
BANGUI, Central African Republic – Bodies lie in the streets of Zemio, the stench filling…
Winnipeg Folk Festival stocking naloxone in case of opioid overdoses
WINNIPEG – For the first time, on-site first aid crews at the Winnipeg Folk Festival…
US government agrees to help Maine wild blueberry industry
PORTLAND, Maine – The federal government is again trying to prop up the wild blueberry…
FDA approves first new drug in 20 years for sickle cell
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first drug in nearly 20 years…
Gov. Kasich’s backing a mixed blessing for GOP’s Mary Taylor
CLEVELAND – Ohio’s lieutenant governor enters the 2018 race for the state’s top job with…
US employers add strong 222K jobs; jobless rate at 4.4 pct.
WASHINGTON – U.S. employers added a robust 222,000 jobs in June, the most in four…
Smiles and thumbs up from woman charged with killing family
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. – A woman charged with killing four of her young children and her…
Newark riots recall an era echoed by Black Lives Matter
NEWARK, N.J. – The rumour spread quickly: A man had been beaten to death by…
Peru leader to consult doctors on Fujimori ‘medical pardon’
LIMA, Peru – Peru’s president said Friday night that a group of doctors will help…