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The top 10 movies on the iTunes Store
iTunes Movies U.S. charts for week ending February 26, 2017: iTunes Movies US Charts: 1.…
The top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store
App Store Official Charts for the week ending February 26, 2017: Top Paid iPhone Apps:…
The top 10 books on Apple’s iBooks-US
iBook charts for week ending February 26, 2017 (Rank, Book Title by Author Name, ISBN,…
B.C. auditor general questions government’s surplus calculations
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s auditor general is raising questions about the way the provincial government…
Tuesday’s Games
Tuesday’s Games NHL Detroit 3 Vancouver 2 (OT) Calgary 2 Los Angeles 1 (OT) San…
A leaner oilpatch emerges from the downturn as technology advances replace jobs
CALGARY – Tens of thousands of oil and gas workers laid off during the downturn…
Those with blurry close-up vision get some new help
WASHINGTON – Squinting while texting? Always losing your reading glasses? An eye implant that takes…
Democrats exercise the art of dissent in subtle ways
WASHINGTON – They didn’t heckle. There were no in-your-face pink “pussyhats.” There were just a…
Chance the Rapper added to Essence Festival
NEW YORK – Chance the Rapper is bringing his Grammy-winning music to the Essence Festival.…
Questions and answers about upcoming travel ban order
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s travel ban has been frozen by the courts, but the…
Macedonia: Journalists attacked during protest rally
SKOPJE, Macedonia – Macedonia’s government and main opposition party have condemned an attack against two…
As South Sudan refugee flood continues, so do tales of abuse
PALORINYA, Uganda – In the bushland of northern Uganda, a recently arrived refugee from South…
Thai court rejects migrants’ appeals in killings of 2 Brits
BANGKOK – A defence adviser says a Thai court has rejected the appeals of two…
Uber takes the path less travelled and it’s a rocky one
Uber’s CEO says he needs leadership help after a video has emerged of him arguing…
Lady Gaga to headline Coachella in place of Beyonce
INDIO, Calif. – Attention, Little Monsters: Lady Gaga is coming to Coachella. The diva announced…
Illicit fentanyl being trafficked in Halifax: ‘You are playing Russian roulette’
HALIFAX – Police in Atlantic Canada’s largest city are warning drug users their lives are…
BC Hydro seeks province’s approval for dam project near Revelstoke, B.C.
VANCOUVER – BC Hydro is asking the province for environmental approval of a project that…
Canadian edition of U.K.’s Big Feastival launches this August in Ontario
TORONTO – A food and music festival conceived by British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver in…
Trump budget hits Coast Guard ship, project of GOP senator
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s budget would eliminate a $600 million-plus state-of-the-art Coast Guard cutter…
Widow: Mural of Rodney Dangerfield is ‘less-than-flattering’
NEW YORK – Rodney Dangerfield made a career out of getting “no respect.” His widow…
Winnipeg Jets trade Drew Stafford to Boston Bruins for sixth-round pick in 2018
WINNIPEG – Drew Stafford is excited to get back into the playoff hunt, even if…
Former Montana Rep. Zinke takes helm of Interior Department
WASHINGTON – Former Montana Rep. Ryan Zinke was sworn in Wednesday as secretary of the…
Prosecutor: Indiana officers justified in fatal shooting
GOSHEN, Ind. – A prosecutor says a grand jury has found two Indiana police officers…
Feds play support, not lead, in Grassy Narrows mercury contamination: Trudeau
OTTAWA – The ongoing mercury poisoning on the Grassy Narrows First Nation is “very much”…