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High schoolers win prize for eco-friendly ECG sensors made from lobster shells

SAINT JOHN — A New Brunswick high school student has proposed environmentally-friendly heart monitoring sensors that use excess material sourced from lobster shells — and she hopes they can be adopted...

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Commuters flock to new West Island REM branch ahead of opening

MONTREAL — Commuters boarded trains over the weekend as Montreal opened its long-awaited western branch of the REM — an automated light-rail network — for a free preview ahead of its official launch...

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Drones, bullets and cartel warfare fuel an invisible displacement crisis in Mexico

TULA, Mexico (AP) — When bombs fell from the sky and bullets ricocheted off her concrete floors, 74-year-old María Cabrera and her family fled into the night-cloaked mountains of central Mexico with...

7h ago

Trump's description of Taiwan as a ‘good negotiating chip’ with China raises anxieties

Recent comments by U.S. President Donald Trump that arms sales to Taiwan are a “very good negotiating chip” in the United States’ dealings with China are heightening anxieties on the island democracy...

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Brass bands in Beijing make way for sticker shock at home as Trump returns to escalating inflation

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump returned from the spectacle of a Chinese state visit to a less than welcoming U.S. economy — with the military band and garden tour in Beijing giving way to...

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Pope creates artificial intelligence study group as Vatican prepares to release his first encyclical

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV has created a study group on artificial intelligence, the Vatican said Saturday, as he gears up to release his first encyclical that is expected to emphasize the need...

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North America’s largest commuter rail system shuts down as workers strike

NEW YORK (AP) — The Long Island Rail Road, North America’s largest commuter rail system, was shut down Saturday after unionized workers went on strike for the first time in three decades. ...

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Canadiens playoff run has increased ridership on Montreal's light-rail network

MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens' quest for the Stanley Cup has been giving the city's light-rail network a boost. The Bonaventure station of the REM — Réseau express métropolitain — connects...

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Canadian wineries say scrapping provincial trade barriers would add billions to GDP

HALIFAX — Canada’s wine sector is worth more than $10 billion a year and the industry says a few tweaks — like scrapping domestic trade barriers — could add billions of dollars more to the national...

16h ago

Walmart and Amazon race to win over rural America with speedier deliveries

PEA RIDGE, Ark. (AP) — Walmart and Amazon are racing to speed up online order deliveries in rural areas of the U.S., a rich source of untapped sales that major retailers long wrote off as too sparsely...

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