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Parents and kids navigate talks of loss and tragedy as they return home after LA area fires

Parents and kids navigate talks of loss and tragedy as they return home after LA area fires

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ceiba Phillips, 11, couldn't believe what he saw when he returned to his Southern California neighborhood a month after a wildfire reduced it to rubble. The ruins of his best friend’s house and his beloved school.
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Alberta surgical company's fees double public costs, according to AHS documents

Alberta surgical company's fees double public costs, according to AHS documents

EDMONTON — A private surgical company at the heart of allegations the Alberta government interfered to secure overpriced medical contracts was billing taxpayers more than twice as much per procedure than it would cost in a public hospital, according
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Pope Francis isn't out of danger but his condition isn't life-threatening, medical team says

Pope Francis isn't out of danger but his condition isn't life-threatening, medical team says

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis’ complex respiratory infection isn't life-threatening but he's not out of danger, his medical team said Friday, as the 88-year-old pontiff marked his first week in the hospital battling pneumonia in both lungs — along with ba
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Engineering company settles Flint water lawsuits for $53M but denies any blame for lead crisis

Engineering company settles Flint water lawsuits for $53M but denies any blame for lead crisis

DETROIT (AP) — An engineering company said Friday it has agreed to pay $53 million to settle all remaining lawsuits that alleged some blame for lead-contaminated water in Flint , Michigan, a decade ago.
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Backlash leads Republican attorneys general to declare support for a landmark disability rights law

Backlash leads Republican attorneys general to declare support for a landmark disability rights law

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Indigenous kids in care more likely to experience poor health later in life: report

Indigenous kids in care more likely to experience poor health later in life: report

OTTAWA — Indigenous people who were in government care as children experience poorer health and socioeconomic outcomes later in life than those who were never in care, a new Statistics Canada report says.
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Randy Boissonnault's former company ineligible for government contracts for 5 years

Randy Boissonnault's former company ineligible for government contracts for 5 years

OTTAWA — The company that was co-founded by former federal cabinet minister Randy Boissonnault is now barred from doing business with the federal government until 2030.
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A running list of Ontario election promises in campaign for snap Feb. 27 vote

A running list of Ontario election promises in campaign for snap Feb. 27 vote

TORONTO — A running list of election promises announced by the Ontario Progressive Conservatives, NDP, Liberals and Greens in the province's snap election campaign. The vote is set for Feb. 27. Progressive Conservatives Feb.
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Judge extends temporary block to huge cuts in National Institutes of Health research funding

Judge extends temporary block to huge cuts in National Institutes of Health research funding

BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge on Friday again blocked the Trump administration’s drastic cuts in medical research funding that many scientists say will endanger patients and delay new lifesaving studies.
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Measles outbreaks rise to nearly 100 cases between Texas and New Mexico. Here's what you should know

Measles outbreaks rise to nearly 100 cases between Texas and New Mexico. Here's what you should know

The measles outbreak in rural West Texas has grown to 90 cases across seven counties, the state health department posted online Friday, and 16 people are hospitalized.
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