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Allergy season arrived early in US. Here’s how to keep pollen from ruining your spring
Allergy season is here — and it’s earlier and stronger than expected. More than 80…
Former Filipino congressman accused of masterminding a governor’s murder is arrested in East Timor
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A former Filipino congressman accused of masterminding the killings of a…
Tech platforms face ‘whack-a-mole’ situation in battling health misinformation
TORONTO – When Dr. Garth Graham thinks about health misinformation on social media platforms, he…
Blinken says an Israeli assault on Gaza’s Rafah would be a mistake and isn’t needed to defeat Hamas
CAIRO (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday a major Israeli ground…
Drought, heat and mismanagement make getting fresh water an increasingly tough task
As the world warms from human-caused climate change, fresh water for drinking, cooking and cleaning…
Federal cannabis review calls for look at tax structure among 54 recommendations
A group convened by the federal government to study the legislation that made cannabis legal…
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How Europe’s regulatory battle with Apple could signal what’s to come for American consumers LONDON…
Man who chased people with a knife was just out of jail: Vancouver police chief
Vancouver police say a suspect who was armed with a knife and chased people on…
Indonesia’s rescue of Rohingya refugees at sea is a reminder of an ordeal that began in Myanmar
BANGKOK (AP) — A dramatic story of survival and rescue off the western coast of…
Pro-Trump attorney in Michigan released from jail after posting bail on outstanding warrant
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — An attorney who unsuccessfully sued to overturn former President Donald Trump’s…
Southern Baptists pick a California seminary president to lead its troubled administrative body
A top Southern Baptist administrative body has selected its first permanent leader in nearly two-and-a-half…
US calls for vote Friday on UN resolution declaring that immediate Gaza cease-fire is `imperative’
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States called for a vote Friday on a newly…
B.C. inmates with addiction issues at high risk of reincarceration: study
A new study led by a B.C. criminology professor says people jailed in the province…
France’s president pounds a punching bag on camera, and Europe notices
LONDON (AP) — The teeth clench. The brow furrows. The bicep bulges. In moody black…
Republican majorities block efforts to expand Medicaid in Georgia and Kansas
ATLANTA (AP) — Plans to expand Medicaid coverage to over half a million more people…
Biden and Trump ask voters if they’re ‘better off’ than they were 4 years ago. It’s complicated
HOUSTON (AP) — “Are you better off today than you were four years ago?” Rarely…
US surgeons transplant a gene-edited pig kidney into a patient for the first time
NEW YORK (AP) — Doctors in Boston have transplanted a pig kidney into a 62-year-old…
Non-profit taken off support agency roster after Alberta stroke patient sent to motel
Alberta’s health minister says a non-profit agency that shipped a stroke patient to a motel…
Drug overdoses reach another record with almost 108,000 Americans in 2022, CDC says
NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly 108,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in 2022, according to…
Key recommendations from the government’s review of the Cannabis Act
OTTAWA – More than five years after cannabis was legalized in Canada, the government has…
California homelessness measure’s razor-thin win signals growing voter fatigue
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A key measure to combat homelessness personally backed by California Gov.…
N.L. tables budget with $152-million deficit a day after protest shut legislature
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Newfoundland and Labrador’s finance minister took the unusual step of sleeping…
Ottawa aims to set temporary resident targets for the first time this fall
OTTAWA – For the first time, Canada will put a “soft cap” on the number…
Investigation finds no bullying before suicide of top historically Black Missouri college leader
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The president of a historically Black Missouri university has been reinstated…