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The U.S. is divided when it comes to state and federal marijuana policy, but recent political developments could move the country toward a greater acceptance of cannabis.

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Thethiwe Mahlangu woke early on a chilly morning and walked through her busy South African township, where minibuses hooted to pick up commuters and smoke from sidewalk breakfast stalls hung in the air.

CHICAGO (AP) — Former President Donald Trump repeatedly declined to say during this week's debate if he would veto a national abortion ban if he were elected again — a question that has lingered as the Republican nominee has shifted his stances on th

VANCOUVER — Representatives of family doctors in British Columbia say giving physicians paid sick days, vacation coverage, extended health and dental benefits and a pension plan is one way to help attract more doctors to work in the province.

MONTREAL — A battle is heating up between Pierre Poilievre and Jagmeet Singh ahead of the return of the House of Commons next week, as the Conservatives challenge the NDP to help them bring down the government.

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government says it could be months before it reveals how many people are on the wait-list for a family doctor.

FREDERICTON — Interactions between Indigenous people and law enforcement "too frequently" end in violence or death, say the six chiefs of the Wolastoqey Nation in New Brunswick in reaction to the recent killing of a Mi’kmaq man by a Mountie conductin

BOSTON (AP) — Vermont U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders said Wednesday he is prepared to pursue contempt charges against Steward Health Care CEO Ralph de la Torre if he fails to show up at a hearing Thursday despite being issued a subpoena.

HALIFAX — Emergency response times across Nova Scotia, which had risen steadily in recent years, are improving, says the head of the province’s ambulance service.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana county judge ruled Wednesday against abortion providers who are seeking to broaden access to the procedure under the near-total ban state lawmakers passed after the U.S. Supreme Court ended federal protections in 2022.