A powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck off northern Japan late Monday, injuring more than 20 people and triggering a tsunami of…
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Postpartum depression pill gets approval in a 1st for Canada – National
Health Canada has approved the first drug designed to treat postpartum depression. Zuranolone, sold under the brand name Zurzuvae, is…
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Louvre woes continue after pipe burst damages hundreds of rare books – National
A water leak damaged several hundred publications stored in the Louvre‘s Egyptian antiquities library, mere weeks after a brazen daylight…
Read MoreIndian boy, 3, becomes world’s youngest rated chess player – National
At just three years old, a young boy from India has become the youngest chess player to earn an official…
Read MoreTrump threatens ‘severe’ tariffs on Canadian fertilizer ‘if we have to’
U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday he may impose “very severe tariffs” on fertilizer from Canada “if we have to”…
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What is the Monroe Doctrine, and why does Trump want to ‘reassert’ it? – National
One of the central pillars of U.S. President Donald Trump’s new national security strategy is a plan to update a…
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Why the Bank of Canada is unlikely to cut interest rates again this week – National
The Bank of Canada is scheduled to make its next decision about interest rates on Dec. 10, which will be…
Read MoreANALYSIS: NDP leadership hopefuls reckon with oil and gas workers – and their votes – National
In the spring of 2013, B.C. NDP leader Adrian Dix was well ahead in the polls with days to go…
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Where do Ukraine peace talks stand, and what does each side want? – National
U.S. President Donald Trump has unleashed the most extensive diplomatic effort to end the fighting in Ukraine since Russia’s full-scale…
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Will U.S. restart stalled trade talks with Canada? ‘We’ll see,’ says Trump – National
U.S. President Donald Trump answered “we’ll see” when he was asked Sunday whether he’d resume the trade talks he halted…
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