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Saskatchewan microdistilleries focus on homegrown recipes for spirits
REGINA - The grains grown in Saskatchewan's fertile farmland have become the not-so-secret ingredient behind some one-of-a-kind vodka, gin and whisky. In recent years, microdistilling i...
Dec 31, 2019
Quebec raising legal age for cannabis to 21, the strictest in the country
MONTREAL - Quebecers under the age of 21 won't be able to buy or possess recreational cannabis as of Wednesday, ushering in the toughest age restrictions in the country since pot was legaliz...
Dec 31, 2019
Trump signs law to reduce robocalls, though they won't end
NEW YORK - An anti-robocalls measure signed into law Monday by President Donald Trump should help reduce the torrent of unwanted calls promising lower interest rates or pretending to be the IRS, thoug...
Dec 31, 2019
North Korean leader calls for 'military countermeasures'
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for active "diplomatic and military countermeasures" to preserve the country's security in a lengthy speech at a key political co...
Dec 31, 2019
European money spawns more misery for migrants in Libya
TRIPOLI, Libya - When the European Union started funneling millions of euros into Libya to slow the tide of migrants crossing the Mediterranean, the money came with EU promises to improve detention ce...
Dec 31, 2019
China has pain pill addicts too, but no one's counting them
SHANGHAI - Wu Yi was supposed to die. At age 26, his cancer was spreading. His doctor gave him five years to live and a prescription for OxyContin. Six years later, he was still alive. And still takin...
Dec 31, 2019
Brazil's Bolsonaro keeps far-right entering tough 2nd year
SAO PAULO - Heading into his second year as Brazil's president, Jair Bolsonaro has held firm to his combative culture-warrior policies while feuding with critics at home and abroad - an approach that ...
Dec 31, 2019
Firearms instructor took out gunman at Texas church service
WHITE SETTLEMENT, Texas - Alarms went off in Jack Wilson's head the moment a man wearing a fake beard, a wig, a hat and a long coat walked into a Texas church for Sunday services. By the time the man ...
Dec 31, 2019
Doctors: Sanders fit enough for presidency post-heart attack
Bernie Sanders suffered "modest heart muscle damage" during his recent heart attack but has since recovered well and is fit enough for the rigours of the presidential campaign trail and the White Hous...
Dec 31, 2019
Buttigieg: I would not have wanted my son on Ukraine board
FORT MADISON, Iowa - Pete Buttigieg said Monday that he "would not have wanted to see" his son serving on the board of a Ukrainian natural gas company while he was leading anti-corruption efforts in t...
Dec 31, 2019