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Oregon house cat died after eating pet food that tested positive for bird flu

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon house cat died after eating pet food that tested positive for bird flu , Oregon authorities said, prompting a recall of raw frozen pet food that was sold nationwide.
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Crash on Christmas Eve in Vancouver killed a motorcyclist, says VPD

Crash on Christmas Eve in Vancouver killed a motorcyclist, says VPD

VANCOUVER — A motorcyclist is dead and another person has life-threatening injuries after a crash in Vancouver's Kitsilano neighbourhood on Christmas Eve.
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Oregon house cat died after eating pet food that tested positive for bird flu

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon house cat died after eating pet food that tested positive for bird flu , Oregon authorities said, prompting a recall of raw frozen pet food that was sold nationwide.
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Deaths of two men in Colchester County, Nova Scotia deemed homicides

Deaths of two men in Colchester County, Nova Scotia deemed homicides

TRURO, N.S. — The deaths of two men in Colchester County, N.S., have been deemed homicides. RCMP say a 25-year-old Pictou Landing First Nation man died on Dec. 21 and a 27-year-old man from Truro was reported dead the following day.
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Alberta premier hopes for health reform payoff in 2025, regrets deferring tax cut

Alberta premier hopes for health reform payoff in 2025, regrets deferring tax cut

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is eager to show that her government can finally put the pieces of a dismantled provincial health-care system back together again in the new year.
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After fighting virus, storms and Republicans, departing North Carolina Gov. Cooper focuses on wins

After fighting virus, storms and Republicans, departing North Carolina Gov. Cooper focuses on wins

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov.
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Her son needed help with addiction. Instead, he's spending Christmas in an N.L. jail

Her son needed help with addiction. Instead, he's spending Christmas in an N.L. jail

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — As Gwen Perry prepares for a Christmas without contact from her son, who is locked inside a notorious Newfoundland jail, she wants people to understand that many inmates need help, not incarceration.
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FDA says decongestant in many cold medicines doesn't work. So what does?

FDA says decongestant in many cold medicines doesn't work. So what does?

WASHINGTON (AP) — Changes are coming to the cold and cough aisle of your local pharmacy: U.S.
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After fighting virus, storms and Republicans, departing North Carolina Gov. Cooper focuses on wins

After fighting virus, storms and Republicans, departing North Carolina Gov. Cooper focuses on wins

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov.
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Popularity continues for Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew, but challenges lie ahead

Popularity continues for Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew, but challenges lie ahead

WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew's popularity shows little sign of waning more than a year after he led the provincial New Democrats to power.
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