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Facebook tool created by B.C. teen to plan homework gains popularity overseas
A Facebook tool that helps students be more productive and keep track of assignments developed…
Winning ticket for $25.9 million jackpot in Friday’s Lotto Max draw sold in B.C.
TORONTO – The $25.9 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw was claimed by…
Canadian beekeepers blame diluted imports for plummeting honey prices
TORONTO – The son of a beekeeper, Grant Hicks has been in the honey game…
Students await launch of their satellite which will observe space weather
EDMONTON – A little satellite built by a group of University of Alberta students will…
Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week
TORONTO – Five things to watch this week in Canadian business: Corporate ledger: Just a…
Iran unveils domestically produced tank, production line
TEHRAN, Iran – Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency is reporting that the country has unveiled…
Spanish police investigate suspected human trafficking route
BARCELONA, Spain – Police in eastern Spain opened an investigation into a suspected human trafficking…
Italy expels Tunisian for links to Berlin market attacker
ROME – A Tunisian man has been expelled from Italy for alleged links to the…
Saudi teen killed in security raid on Shiite village
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – A Saudi teenager was shot dead during a security raid in…
States scramble for funding to upgrade aging voting machines
AUSTIN, Texas – At least once a year, staffers in one of Texas’ largest election…
In 1st budget, Trump to push conservative view of government
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump sends Congress a proposed budget this week that will sharply…
Great Lakes fund has aided Ohio’s algae fight, river cleanup
TOLEDO, Ohio – A Great Lakes cleanup program that may be on the Trump administration’s…
2 die at Michigan home running generator during power outage
DETROIT – Authorities believe two people died of carbon monoxide poisoning while running a generator…
A fresh indignity for Canada’s smallest province: ‘Where is P.E.I.?’
CHARLOTTETOWN – P.E.I. is smaller than Algonquin park, and has fewer residents than Oakville, Ont.,…
German minister says threatened attack on mall linked to IS
BERLIN – A threatened attack against a mall in the western city of Essen is…
Fishing magnate known as ‘The Codfather’ to plead guilty
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. – The Massachusetts fishing magnate known as “The Codfather” is scheduled to…
Coalition official: IS-held Mosul completely surrounded
BAGHDAD – The remaining western Mosul neighbourhoods held by the Islamic State group are now…
Toronto FC star Sebastian Giovinco in pain after blow to the leg in Philadelphia
TORONTO – It’s a been a rough start to the MLS season for Toronto FC…
Palestinian leader says Trump committed to Mideast peace
RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territory – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says U.S. President Donald Trump has assured…
National Defence struggling to cut hundreds of millions in waste, inefficiencies
OTTAWA – While the Liberal government faces pressure to spend more on the military, National…
Teaching Trump: Should teachers offer up their own politics?
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. – A New York City teacher was warned over a homework question…
Turkish leader says Dutch will ‘pay the price’ for insult
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan intensified his dispute with European nations Sunday,…
46 killed, dozens missing in Ethiopia garbage dump landslide
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – A mountain of trash gave way in a massive garbage dump…
‘Kong’ outmuscles ‘Logan’ to become king of the box office
LOS ANGELES – It was a battle of the beasts at the box office this…