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ELROSE, Sask. — Six people are dead following a two−vehicle crash in southwestern Saskatchewan. RCMP say two SUVs collided head−on north of Elrose on Highway 4. Two adults and three children were found dead in one of the vehicles. A woman who was the only person in the other SUV also died. RCMP say there…

HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia judge has denied bail to a teenager who locked her adoptive family in their rooms and attempted to burn down the house. The provincial Court of Appeal decision said the “very troubled” girl had decided to kill her family. It said she spread an accelerant outside the locked doors of…

Part 4: Cheap drugs for Canada may fuel resistance Hyderabad, the self-proclaimed “bulk drug capital of India,” churns out a steady stream of generic drugs, including antimicrobials, for global consumption. Dozens of facilities hold licences to export to Canada. The worldwide overuse of antimicrobials in humans and animals is accelerating dangerous drug resistance, killing an…

OTTAWA — Former prime minister Stephen Harper is reportedly planning a trip to the White House next week, bucking convention by not informing the Canadian government of his visit. CTV says emails they have obtained show U.S. officials are expecting Harper to visit Washington on July 2, one day after Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on imports…

Part 3: Antibiotics in agriculture add to growing superbug threat In India and Canada, farmers give their animals antibiotics to fatten them up, prevent disease or treat sickness. Many farmers say antibiotics are critical to ensure the health and safety of their livelihood, but the practice also carries a dangerous cost for humans. Farmed animals…

COURTENAY, B.C. — A coroner has concluded a 16−year−old British Columbia girl died of toxic shock syndrome while on a school trip last year. Coroner Courtney Cote says Sara Marie Manitoski was wearing a tampon and that a microbiologist confirmed toxic shock syndrome could not be ruled out based on that fact. Cote’s report says…

ATLANTA – Have you ever seen or heard of this before? Police say they arrested a man, in his underpants, who scaled a fence at an Atlanta airport before jumping onto the wing of a commercial airplane and pounding on its windows. Here raw video obtained by Reuters News from a passenger on board the…

WINNIPEG – Canada’s provincial and territorial Finance Ministers must break away from the federal government’s example in order to support small business, urges the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB). The new passive investment tax rules implemented at the federal level unfairly punish small business owners and create an environment that discourages growth. Federal budget…

JASPER, Alta. — Dozens of people were flown off a mountain in Jasper National Park by helicopter after they were stranded by a power failure that stopped a tramway. About 160 people, including 10 staff, were stranded either on the top of Whistlers Mountain around 4 p.m. Monday or on the tram car going up.…

OTTAWA — As the United States faces mounting criticism over its treatment and detention of illegal migrants, new statistics released by the federal government show Canada’s treatment of irregular border crossers stands in stark contrast. The figures show Canada spent over $5 million in 2017 and the first part of 2018 on temporary housing, food…