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‘Boil Alert’ doc examines most ‘egregious’ examples of water crisis in North America
TORONTO – When documentarian James Burns and Apache guitarist Stevie Salas set out to create…
Minneapolis budget plan includes millions for new employees as part of police reform effort
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Complying with court orders to end racist and unconstitutional policing in Minneapolis…
Income too high for Medicaid? ‘Spend down’ to qualify
More than 1.4 million people have lost Medicaid coverage in 2023 because they no longer…
In the news today: Calgary daycare E. coli outbreak, Trudeau to meet MPs in London
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
‘In control’: Study looks at exercise to boost overall well-being of kids with cancer
CALGARY – It’s been a challenging time for Mira Penney. The 10-year-old was diagnosed with…
Editorial Roundup: United States
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: Sept. 4 The Washington Post…
China’s ‘full-time children’ move back in with parents, take on chores as good jobs grow scarce
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — When she first moved to the Chinese tech hub of Shenzhen…
Hundreds of Bahrain prisoners suspend hunger strike as crown prince to visit United States
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Hundreds of prisoners suspended their monthlong hunger strike in…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
How Libya’s chaos left its people vulnerable to deadly flooding LONDON (AP) — A storm…
New Mexico governor’s suspension of right to public carry ignites protests, lawsuits and debates
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Some demonstrators defiantly wore holstered handguns on their hips or carried…
California lawmakers OK bills banning certain chemicals in foods and drinks
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers are working through hundreds of bills before the legislative…
Thousands are feared dead and thousands more are missing in flood-ravaged eastern Libya
CAIRO (AP) — Emergency workers uncovered more than 1,500 bodies in the wreckage of Libya’s…
California’s Assembly votes for ballot measure that would change how mental health care is funded
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers voted Tuesday to put a proposal before voters next…
Daly expects ‘fairly complicated’ Senators sale to close soon
HENDERSON, Nev. – The sale of the Ottawa Senators is almost — finally — signed,…
Houston Rockets’ Kevin Porter Jr. fractured girlfriend’s vertebra in NYC assault, prosecutors say
NEW YORK (AP) — Houston Rockets guard Kevin Porter Jr.’s alleged attack on his girlfriend…
A list of some of those found not criminally responsible by a court
VANCOUVER – Blair Donnelly, 64, faces three counts of aggravated assault over allegations he stabbed…
Critical health violations found in kitchen used by daycares after E. coli outbreak
CALGARY – Inspectors found three critical violations, including improper sanitation and live cockroaches, at a…
Missouri clinics halt transgender care for minors in wake of new state law
ST. LOUIS (AP) — At least two Missouri health care centers have stopped prescribing puberty…
Bill prompts call for Quebec to recognize systemic racism in health system
Quebec’s College of Physicians says the government is taking a “paternalistic and colonialist” approach with…
FACT FOCUS: Critics twist California bill that would weigh gender-identity support in custody cases
Democratic California lawmakers have approved a bill that would instruct courts to consider, among many…
What’s at stake for the Assembly of First Nations in the upcoming election?
OTTAWA – The next leader of the Assembly of First Nations will be tasked with…
Vaccine skeptics dominate South Carolina pandemic preparation meeting as COVID-19 cases rise
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A meeting Tuesday of South Carolina lawmakers considering how to best…
B.C. premier breaks ground on second hospital, cancer centre at cost of $2.88 billion
SURREY, B.C. – A long-awaited and often promised second hospital for the City of Surrey…
Popular nasal decongestant doesn’t actually relieve congestion, FDA advisers say
WASHINGTON (AP) — The leading decongestant used by millions of Americans looking for relief from…