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Canadian ship involved in massive cocaine bust in international waters
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A Royal Canadian Navy vessel was involved in an international anti-drug…
B.C. wetlands grow with land purchase by conservation groups
OLIVER, B.C. – A parcel of land in a birder’s paradise in British Columbia’s Okanagan…
Michigan officer fatally shoots 73-year-old man
MANISTEE, Mich. – Authorities say a 73-year-old man has died after being shot by a…
German court urged to reopen Auschwitz medic trial
BERLIN – A group of Holocaust survivors, historians and others are urging a German court…
Leadership hopefuls pull out stops soliciting support as deadline looms
OTTAWA – Conservative leadership hopefuls made some last-ditch pitches for support Monday in advance of…
French candidate Macron wins new supporter: former PM Valls
PARIS – French centrist presidential hopeful Emmanuel Macron has won the backing of former Prime…
US marshals arrest fugitive on Army’s ‘most wanted’ list
DYERSVILLE, Iowa – A fugitive who’s on a list of the “most wanted” by the…
Teck Resources says winter, transportation issues expected to hamper Q1 coal sales
VANCOUVER – Teck Resources Ltd. (TSX:TECK.B, TECK:A) says a number of issues hampered its coal…
Correction: Severe Weather-Southern Plains story
SPUR, Texas – In a story March 29 about a fatal wreck that killed three…
Emmy Rossum thanks LAPD amid $150K burglary report
LOS ANGELES – Actress Emmy Rossum is thanking Los Angeles police amid reports of a…
Thailand’s ex-tourism chief gets 50 years for taking bribes
BANGKOK – The former head of Thailand’s tourism promotion board was sentenced on Wednesday to…
Bahrain sentences 2 people to death on terror charges
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – A court in Bahrain on Wednesday sentenced two people to…
Two drivers die in separate, head-on crashes with semi-trailers in B.C.
VANCOUVER – Separate head-on crashes in British Columbia between cars and tractor-trailers claimed two lives…
Essay: Britain strikes historic blow to EU; will go it alone
LONDON – Britain will go it alone — turning its back on decades of integration…
Dylan to meet Nobel academy to receive literature diploma
HELSINKI – Nobel literature prize laureate Bob Dylan will meet with members of the Swedish…
Nuke Testing 101: How, and why, North Korea tests its bombs
TOKYO – Let’s say you’re North Korea and you have this nuclear device you really…
Vermont picks Alison Bechdel as its 3rd cartoonist laureate
MONTPELIER, Vt. – An illustrator whose memoir and graphic novel about growing up with a…
US ambassador: Tillerson counting on meeting Putin soon
MOSCOW – The U.S. ambassador to Russia says that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is…
Canada’s three-time champion Patrick Chan focuses on his own game at worlds
HELSINKI – Out on the practice ice at Hartwell Arena, Patrick Chan tries to stay…
Egypt’s famed pyramids get new lab to restore pharaonic boat
CAIRO – Egypt’s famed pyramids at Giza have a newcomer in their midst: the largest…
Woman charged in Sandy Hook parent threat a court no-show
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A Florida woman charged with threatening the parent of a boy…
USA Hockey, women reach agreement; seek growth for sport
Just three days before hosting the world championships, USA Hockey and the women’s national team…
Unhappy trails? Parks documents show concerns with Icefields Highway bike path
It sounds like a no-brainer — a bike trail alongside a world-famous scenic highway through…
Bidding process for federal contracts legally flawed, company argues
TORONTO – A company that lost a $428-million federal contract in 2007 is calling on…