July 30th, 2012 8:30am

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s decision to allow pharmacists to provide preventative treatments for early signs of Lyme disease has led to a steep reduction in emergency room visits for tick bites, a new study says.

CALGARY — The seeds for a new Canadian energy "powerhouse" were planted in the summer of last year, when trade tensions with the United States were escalating, Ottawa's push for new nation-building infrastructure was accelerating and two corporations on either side of the country stood at a crossroads.

REIM, Israel (AP) — Israelis gathered Wednesday to commemorate the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack that killed 1,200 people, saw 251 taken hostage and sparked a devastating war in Gaza that has left much of the territory in ruins and its 2 million people living in dire conditions.

A 30-year-old man has been arrested in Western Washington and charged with conspiracy to murder in a foreign country in connection with the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting, the U.S. Attorney's Office said...