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B.C. sets out law to restrict use of illicit drugs in many public places
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government says it will tighten rules around the use of…
Voter rolls are becoming the new battleground over secure elections as amateur sleuths hunt fraud
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A group has been impersonating government officials, harassing New York…
4 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire in fresh West Bank violence. Clashes erupt in flashpoint town
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli troops killed three Palestinian gunmen in West Bank violence on Thursday,…
Concert featuring Martha Argerich opens 2nd international Chopin competition on period instruments
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A gala concert featuring Argentinean pianist Martha Argerich was the opening…
Quebec man who killed three people at random ‘not psychotic,’ says psychiatrist
MONTREAL – The psychiatrist whose patient killed three people at random over a 24-hour span…
‘Prophet of Doom’ who wounded 10 in New York City subway shooting is sentenced to life in prison
NEW YORK (AP) — A man who sprayed a New York City subway car with…
Republican leader of Wisconsin Assembly says he won’t move to impeach state’s top elections official
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican leader of the Wisconsin Assembly said Thursday that he…
Outgoing Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson wins Winnipeg seat in election
WINNIPEG – Outgoing Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson has hung onto her legislature seat for the…
US Customs officials seize giraffe feces from woman at Minnesota airport
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal customs agents pooh-poohed the plans of an Iowa woman who wanted…
Ozempic and similar drugs linked to gastrointestinal conditions: Canadian researchers
People using diabetes drugs such as Ozempic for weight loss are at higher risk of…
Dominican authorities are searching for caretaker after bodies of 6 newborns are found near cemetery
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Police in the Dominican Republic said Thursday they are…
Quebec tables bill to sue drug companies for health-care costs linked to opioids
QUEBEC – The Quebec government has introduced a bill that would allow it to join…
Fired Northwestern football coach Pat Fitzgerald is suing school for $130M for wrongful termination
CHICAGO (AP) — Former Northwestern University football coach Pat Fitzgerald is suing the school for…
Reprieve for New Orleans as salt water creeping up the Mississippi River slows its push inland
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Salt water inching up the Mississippi River from the Gulf of…
Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange
TORONTO – Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange:…
Ex-USC gynecologist charged with sexually assaulting students dies before going to trial
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The former University of Southern California campus gynecologist at the center…
Drone attack kills 80 and wounds 240 at a packed Syrian military graduation ceremony, official says
BEIRUT (AP) — A drone attack hit a crowded military graduation ceremony Thursday in the…
US shoots down armed Turkish drone after it came too close to US troops in Syria
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon said Thursday the U.S. military shot down an armed Turkish…
Novavax touts non-mRNA COVID-19 vaccine, hopeful to meet domestic production deadline
OTTAWA – The last remaining manufacturer to offer an alternative to mRNA COVID-19 vaccines in…
Indianapolis police capture a cheeky monkey that escaped and went on the lam
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Momo the monkey’s taste of freedom is over. The primate spurred an…
Quebec man charged with murder after his wife found strangled in seniors residence
TERREBONNE, Que. – An 81-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder in the strangling…
Belarus Red Cross mulls call for ouster of its chief as authorities show Ukrainian kids to diplomats
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The Belarus Red Cross says it is examining a call by…
‘Extremely fluid’: Liberals and NDP haven’t yet agreed on promised pharmacare bill
OTTAWA – The federal New Democrats have rejected the first draft of the Liberals’ pharmacare…
Further evidence points to footprints in New Mexico being the oldest sign of humans in Americas
New research confirms that fossil human footprints in New Mexico are likely the oldest direct…