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WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials Wednesday announced plans to dispense COVID-19 booster shots to all Americans to shore up their protection amid the surging delta variant and signs that the vaccines' effectiveness is falling.

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Taliban militants attacked protesters Wednesday in Afghanistan who dared to take down their banner and replace it with the country's flag, killing at least one person and fueling fears about how the insurgents would govern t

MONTREAL — Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec says it earned a return of 5.6 per cent in the first half of the year. The Quebec fund manager says the result for the six months ended June 30 beat its benchmark index's 4.4 per cent return.

The former president and board chair of Purdue Pharma told a court Wednesday that he, his family and the company are not responsible for the opioid crisis in the United States.

CALGARY — Farmers in the Maritimes are pitching in to help their drought-stricken Prairie counterparts facing a "devastating" situation.

OTTAWA — The annual pace of inflation rose to 3.7 per cent in July, Statistics Canada says, marking the biggest increase since May 2011 as price growth accelerated across much of the consumer price index and in all provinces.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Home construction fell a sharp 7% in July as homebuilders struggled to cope with a variety of headwinds. The July decline put home construction at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.

OTTAWA — Canada's national annual inflation rate was 3.7 per cent in July, Statistics Canada says.

OTTAWA — Canada's national annual inflation rate was 3.7 per cent in July, Statistics Canada says. Here's what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets): — Newfoundland and Labrador: 4.4 per cent (3.5) — Prince Edward Island: 6.

CALGARY — Atco Ltd. says Dennis DeChamplain, chief financial officer of both Atco and Canadian Utilities Ltd., died unexpectedly from coronary failure on Monday.