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Prairie ticket holder wins Friday night’s $55 million Lotto Max jackpot
TORONTO – A Lotto Max player somewhere in the Prairies has 55 million good reasons…
Farmers markets scaling down with eye on safety due to virus
DETROIT – For a dozen years, Johnny Gyergyou has sold meat, poultry and eggs from…
Iran rejects ‘baseless’ US comments on aid to Venezuela
TEHRAN, Iran – Iran on Saturday denounced recent U.S. allegations that it was providing covert…
Canada needs long-term, free mental health support program, doctors and advocates say
As pandemic-related stress and anxiety continues to take its toll, some doctors say what’s needed…
New head of Alberta Energy Regulator wants to rebuild confidence in leadership
CALGARY – Like a sports coach coming off a disappointing season, the new head of…
Misery of Italy’s migrants grows not from virus but lockdown
CASTEL VOLTURNO, Italy – They are known as “the invisibles”: Undocumented African migrants who, even…
Weary Moroccan medics fight virus, nightmares and tears
RABAT, Morocco – When Moroccan nurse Mofadal Ahyane lost his first patient to COVID-19, he…
Air travel wanes, but bodies still fly to Israel for burial
TEL AVIV, Israel – Air travel to Israel has come to a near standstill due…
US tweets support for Taiwan, sparking opposition from China
TANZANIA, Tanzania – The United States tweeted its support for Taiwan’s participation in the United…
The Sea of Galilee is full, but the beaches are empty
JERUSALEM – After an especially rainy winter, the Sea of Galilee in northern Israel is…
After COVID-19 recovery, first responders get back to work
The new coronavirus doesn’t care about a blue uniform or a shiny badge. Police, firefighters,…
NY hospital lobby’s power stretches to DC in stimulus battle
WASHINGTON – The stated mission of The Greater New York Hospital Association is simple enough:…
Saskatchewan dealing with fast-spreading COVID-19 outbreak in far north
REGINA – Saskatchewan’s chief medical health officer says a rapidly spreading outbreak of COVID-19 in…
Hong Kong police use pepper spray to clear May Day protest
Hong Kong police used pepper spray Friday night to disperse more than 100 protesters singing…
Venezuelan prison riot leaves dozens dead; warden injured
CARACAS, Venezuela – A riot erupted at a prison in central Venezuela on Friday, killing…
Accused embassy gunman said he feared Cuban organized crime
WASHINGTON – A Cuban man who sought asylum in the U.S. opened fire with an…
Oklahoma AG refiles opioid litigation in rural county
DURANT, Okla. – Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter refiled lawsuits Friday against three opioid distributors…
NY nursing home reports 98 deaths linked to coronavirus
NEW YORK – A New York City nursing home on Friday reported the deaths of…
Brooklyn neighbourhood comes together to bury a stranger
NEW YORK – The request, posted on an online neighbourhood forum by a Brooklyn funeral…
Flood evacuation orders continue in parts of Alberta as some residents return
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. – More of the 13,000 residents forced out by flooding in Fort…
WH blocking Fauci testimony to House panel, spokesman says
WASHINGTON – A spokesman for a key House panel said Friday that the White House…
Rural California county hums back to life, defying order
ALTURAS, Calif. – At the Brass Rail, two neon signs were beaming “OPEN” Friday, as…
Philippines suspects body found could be Chinese adventurer
MANILA, Philippines – Philippine military officials said Saturday the headless body of a man and…
Committee agrees to initial allocation of federal aid funds
JUNEAU, Alaska – A legislative committee agreed Friday to the allocation of about $125 million…