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Police: Frat pledge died in fall from balcony during party
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. – Authorities say a Binghamton University student from a New York City suburb…
Woody Harrelson gives up smoking pot after ’30 solid years’
NEW YORK – Woody Harrelson has given up marijuana after decades of what he calls…
Norway: South Sudan crisis is man-made, government must act
COPENHAGEN – Norway’s foreign minister says South Sudan’s leaders have inflicted a massive humanitarian crisis…
Tiger crushed to death in bungled rescue in north India
NEW DELHI – Indian conservation authorities are investigating the death of a tiger that was…
Germany: 3 teenagers convicted in bomb attack on Sikh temple
BERLIN – A German court convicted three 17-year-olds on Tuesday of participating last year in…
2 men dead in burning car believed tied to TV performer ID’d
PATERSON, N.J. – The deaths of two New Jersey men whose bodies were found in…
Coffee shops, ATMs ideal spots for automated external defibrillators: study
TORONTO – Coffee shops and automated bank machines would make ideal locations for installing automated…
Christie Blatchford, Kamal Al-Solaylee among Shaughnessy Cohen Prize finalists
TORONTO – Books exploring the subjects of race, Canada’s justice system and Newfoundland and Labrador…
Australia says Facebook and Google are paying more local tax
CANBERRA, Australia – Facebook, Google and other multinational companies are now paying tax in Australia…
Chicago-based group brings smiles to deaf Syrian children
BAR ELIAS, Lebanon – Six-year-old Aya al-Souqi, a Syrian refugee, held the camera phone up…
UAE rights activist detained for social media criticism
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – A leading human rights advocate in the United Arab Emirates…
Q&A on ‘unmasking’ and leaking classified information
WASHINGTON – After FBI Director James Comey publicly has acknowledged the existence of an ongoing…
Lawsuit claims publicly funded ads boosting B.C. Liberal Party ahead of election
VANCOUVER – Two Vancouver lawyers have filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against the British Columbia…
B.C. man shot by police repeatedly stabbed himself before shooting: witnesses
BURNABY, B.C. – Employees at a grocery store in Surrey, B.C., told a corner’s inquest…
Review: Bob Dylan triples down on standards
Bob Dylan, “Triplicate,” (Columbia) The idea of Bob Dylan becoming the keeper of Frank Sinatra’s…
New Hampshire governor lauds Northern Pass as a ‘win-win’ project
MONTREAL – The proposed Northern Pass hydroelectric project is a “win-win” deal for both Quebec…
Fisheries committee calls for more study of East Coast cod, capelin stocks
OTTAWA – A House of Commons committee is urging the Fisheries Department to conduct annual…
Manitoba tables bill to freeze public-sector wages
WINNIPEG – Manitoba’s Progressive Conservative government faced protesting students and the threat of a labour…
The Latest: Jump in missing, dead migrants on Italy route
BERLIN – The Latest on the influx of asylum-seekers and migrants in Europe (all times…
Leaders of Alberta’s main conservative parties take baby steps down merger road
EDMONTON – The leaders of Alberta’s two main conservative parties met Monday to discuss what…
Feds’ innovation strategy inspired by economist who argues for bigger state role
OTTAWA – A U.K.-based economist known for advocating a prominent role for the state in…
Italy: TV show yanked after complaints of ‘offensive’ sexism
ROME – Italy’s state-run RAI television has cancelled a weekend talk show after it came…
Comedian won’t run for New Jersey governor as Republican
TRENTON, N.J. – A comedian best known for his Frank Sinatra impression on “Saturday Night…
EU trade chief blasts Trump “walls”, cites Canada as partner on openness
OTTAWA – The European Union’s trade chief says Canada is a key partner against the…