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White House adviser Kushner, senator talk criminal justice
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley met with White House adviser Jared Kushner…
Pentagon gets OK for more aggressive airstrikes in Somalia
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has granted the U.S. military more authority to go after…
Ukraine gov’t pledges to cease fire in the east on Saturday
MOSCOW – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has ordered his country’s troops to cease firing on…
After pope endorses giving to beggars, US bishop says not to
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A month after Pope Francis endorsed giving money to panhandlers, the Roman…
TD Bank reviewing concerns about sales practices, CEO Bharat Masrani says
TORONTO – TD Bank has enlisted the help of an outside company to review its…
Dollarama says it sees plenty of room to expand, will start taking credit cards
MONTREAL – Dollarama Inc. will start to accepting credit cards across all of its stores…
Jennifer Lawrence is a sultry ballerina spy in ‘Red Sparrow’
LAS VEGAS – Jennifer Lawrence is a Russian ballerina turned seductive spy in “Red Sparrow”…
Burglars of a feather ‘flock’ together in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES – The gang members start their days in the impoverished neighbourhoods of South…
Patrick Chan third after men’s short program at world figure skating event
HELSINKI – Canada’s Patrick Chan made his one quadruple jump a big one, his feet…
Review: Dazzling ‘Ghost in the Shell’ is lost in translation
“I’ve been having glitches,” Scarlett Johansson’s part-human, mostly cyborg robot says in “The Ghost in…
Brad Wall to meet with Trump cabinet members when he heads to Washington
REGINA – Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall says he has landed meetings with two members of…
Sessions seeks to speed deportation of federal inmates
WASHINGTON – Attorney General Jeff Sessions is announcing a plan to speed up the deportation…
The Latest: Prosecutor has no compassion for serial killer
TOLEDO, Ohio – The Latest on the death of serial killer Donald Harvey (all times…
Amnesty International worried about El Chapo jail conditions
NEW YORK – An official with Amnesty International wants to interview Mexican drug lord Joaquin…
New tips back search at Mexico mass grave site
MEXICO CITY – Volunteer searchers pounded metal probes into hard-packed earth at a clandestine grave…
Toronto FC looks to pile up points at home, starting with Sporting Kansas City
TORONTO – Unbeaten in three road games, Toronto FC can lay down an early-season marker…
‘Angel of Death’ serial killer dies after attack in prison
TOLEDO, Ohio – A former nurse’s aide dubbed the “Angel of Death” after he admitted…
Family of slain Oklahoma man says audio proves racial bias
TULSA, Okla. – The attorney for an Oklahoma police officer accused in the shooting death…
Most actively traded companies on the TSX
Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock…
Canadian Adam Hadwin preparing for first appearance at the Masters
The whirlwind that was March has earned Canadian golfer Adam Hadwin a honeymoon in Georgia.…
Casino mogul Phil Ruffin among Trump’s closest friends
WASHINGTON – Billionaire Las Vegas casino owner Phil Ruffin has never been to the White…
As time dwindles, another ‘bathroom bill’ fix effort fizzles
RALEIGH, N.C. – Efforts among North Carolina leaders to take the state’s “bathroom bill” off…
The Thursday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Thursday, March 30 ——— GOVERNMENT PUMPS BIG BUCKS INTO…
Tuskegee trying to become Air Force trainer manufacture site
TUSKEGEE, Ala. – The home of the Tuskegee Airmen, who shattered aviation and racial barriers…