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Kerry and Xie exit roles that defined generation of climate action
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United Nations climate summit in Dubai was wrapping up last month…
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Alabama executes a man with nitrogen gas, the first time the new method has been…
Voting begins in tiny Tuvalu in election that reverberates from China to Australia
SYDNEY (AP) — Voting started Friday in the tiny Pacific island nation of Tuvalu, in…
B.C. urged to redeploy justice resources after report finds 11 staff for every youth
VICTORIA – The number of incarcerated young offenders in British Columbia has fallen so dramatically…
Danish report underscores ‘systematic illegal behavior’ in adoptions of children from South Korea
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A Danish report on Thursday said adoptions of children from South…
Eby underscores ‘fundamental’ disagreement with B.C. chief coroner on safe supply
VANCOUVER – B.C. Premier David Eby has rebuffed the province’s retiring chief coroner’s swansong pleas…
Police defend response, say yellow flag law limited them before Army reservist killed 18 in Maine
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Law enforcement officers spoke Thursday of the difficulty in implementing the…
Manitoba, Saskatchewan raise concerns about expanding eligibility for assisted dying
OTTAWA – Canada’s Health Minister Mark Holland says some provinces will stand opposed to expanding…
NDP leader says working with Liberals on pharmacare like wrestling with ‘slimy’ eels
EDMONTON – Working with the Liberals on pharmacare legislation has been like wrestling eels covered…
Minnesota lawmakers kick off debate on joining other states that permit physician-assisted suicide
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Legislature kicked off debate Thursday on whether the…
Prosecutor tells jury that mother of Michigan school shooter is at fault for 4 student deaths
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A school shooting that killed four students in Michigan could have…
B.C. odour incidents spark questions around corporate ethics and communication
Vancouver resident Robert Ford was heading to a yoga class Sunday morning when he smelled…
White House’s first chief diversity and inclusion officer is leaving Biden’s administration
NEW YORK (AP) — The White House’s top diversity officer and first ever aide in…
Former federal agent sentenced to over 8 years for his role in illegal painkiller trafficking
MIAMI (AP) — A former federal agent has been sentenced to over eight years in…
NASA’s little helicopter on Mars has logged its last flight
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s little Mars helicopter has flown its last flight. The…
‘Risky play’ can be good for kids, pediatricians say in new guidance
The Canadian Paediatric Society says a little risk can be good for kids’ physical and…
Transgender veterans sue to have gender-affirming surgery covered by Department of Veteran Affairs
A group of transgender veterans filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking to force the Department of…
Puerto Rico averts strike at biggest public health institution after reaching a deal with workers
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s government narrowly avoided an indefinite strike at…
Wisconsin Republicans approve bill banning abortions after 14 weeks of pregnancy
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans who control the Wisconsin Assembly approved a bill Thursday that…
Trump White House official Peter Navarro gets a 4-month sentence for defying a House Jan. 6 subpoena
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump White House official Peter Navarro, who was convicted of contempt of…
Biden, eager for a 2020 rematch in November, is quick to anoint Trump as his 2024 rival
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is zeroing in on an expected rematch against Donald…
Water service restored to rural Tennessee town a week after winter storm, sub-freezing temperatures
MASON, Tenn. (AP) — The majority of residents in the rural Tennessee town of Mason…
With beds scarce and winter bearing down, a tent camp grows outside NYC’s largest migrant shelter
NEW YORK (AP) — On any given night, some 3,000 migrants sleep on cots lined…
Study suggests oilsands pollutant release vastly higher than official estimates
Alberta’s oilsands are releasing potentially hazardous compounds into the atmosphere at rates dozens of times…