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What are the next steps on the long road to a national pharmacare plan?
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is calling his government’s new pharmacare bill a huge…
COVID-19 no longer means five days in isolation, CDC says
NEW YORK (AP) — Americans who test positive for COVID-19 no longer need to stay…
Measles virus possibly circulating in Quebec, health officials say
MONTREAL – A measles case in suburban Montreal suggests there could be community transmission of…
Supreme Court of Canada says a computer user's IP address deserves privacy protection
OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada says police need judicial authorization to obtain a…
Jill Biden casts Donald Trump as a threat to women as she opens a tour of battleground states
ATLANTA (AP) — First lady Jill Biden warned Friday that returning Donald Trump to the…
US to airdrop humanitarian aid into Gaza – how it can help and why it's so complicated
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday announced that the U.S. will begin airdropping…
Veteran British left-wing disruptor George Galloway wins a special election dominated by war in Gaza
LONDON (AP) — A veteran left-wing British political disruptor has won a special election in…
Yogurts can make limited claim that the food reduces risk of type 2 diabetes, FDA says
Yogurt sold in the U.S. can make claims that the food may reduce the risk…
Zyn nicotine pouches are all over TikTok, sparking debate among politicians and health experts
WASHINGTON (AP) — There’s nothing complicated about the latest tobacco product trending online: Zyn is…
What to know about the latest court rulings, data and legislation on abortion in the US
A judge in Montana rejected abortion restrictions, the attorney general in Missouri is accusing Planned…
Black Americans' significant economic and civil rights progress threatened, report says
WASHINGTON (AP) — Black Americans have endured considerable injustices and barriers to prosperity and equality…
Protests, poisoning and prison: The life and death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny
Alexei Navalny, Russia’s top opposition leader and President Vladimir Putin’s fiercest foe, died in prison…
Bangladeshi leader says a shopping mall that caught fire had no emergency exits. Death toll climbs
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A six-story shopping mall that caught fire in the Bangladeshi capital…
Pope asks an aide to read a speech aloud for him, raising further concerns over his health
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis, who has been suffering from the flu, asked an…
An election in the UK is likely this year, we just don't know when. Here's what to know
LONDON (AP) — The United Kingdom is poised to hold its first election in five…
Scandinavian Airlines medevac plane lands in Malaysian island where Norwegian king is hospitalized
LANGKAWI, Malaysia (AP) — A Scandinavian Airlines medical evacuation plane arrived on Friday in Malaysia’s…
In the news today: Former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney dead at 84, tributes pour in
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
UN experts: Sudan’s paramilitary forces carried out ethnic killings and rapes that may be war crimes
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Paramilitary forces and their allied militias fighting to take power in…
Fire at shopping mall in Bangladesh’s capital kills at least 43 people
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A fire at a six-story shopping mall in the Bangladeshi capital…
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On the Rio Grande, 300 miles apart, Biden and Trump try to use immigration to…
Congress approves short-term extension to avoid shutdown, buy more time for final spending agreement
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress passed another short-term spending measure Thursday that would keep one set…
Georgia sets execution date for man who killed ex-girlfriend 30 years ago
ATLANTA (AP) — A man who killed his former girlfriend three decades ago is set…
‘Measured choices’: Health, education come out ahead in restrained Alberta budget
EDMONTON – Health care and education came out ahead Thursday in a generally restrained Alberta…
198 people died from toxic illicit drugs in B.C. in January, coroner says
VICTORIA – Toxic drugs killed 198 people in British Columbia in January, adding to an…