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Thousands celebrate summer solstice at Stonehenge
LONDON – Thousands of revelers have gathered at Stonehenge to watch the sun rise and…
‘Minecraft: Pocket Edition’ top paid iPhone game app in Canada
Top 10 free and paid game apps for the iPhone and iPad in Canada for…
Cribs on standby in group homes as national foster-parent ‘crisis’ deepens
FREDERICTON – Canada is having a foster-parent crisis, with so few people willing to serve…
Report on Commons harassment policy shows 10 cases, no investigations
OTTAWA – The administrative arm of the House of Commons has processed 10 cases involving…
Great Lakes states approve thirsty city’s water plea
CHICAGO – A suburban Milwaukee city won a hard-fought battle Tuesday to draw its drinking…
Poland to exhume victims of 2010 presidential plane crash
WARSAW, Poland – The remains of Polish President Lech Kaczynski, his wife and other victims…
Police: convicted German nurse likely killed more patients
BERLIN – Tests on exhumed bodies suggest a male nurse sentenced to life in prison…
Fox TV anchor Neil Cavuto recovering from open heart surgery
NEW YORK – Neil Cavuto, an anchor for Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network,…
Singer Judith Hill recalls Prince plane emergency landing
NEW YORK – Singer and Prince protege Judith Hill says she was on a plane…
Wayne Jackson of the Memphis Horns duo dies at 74
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Trumpet player Wayne Jackson, who played standout horn lines on rock ‘n’…
Medical rescue plane arrives at South Pole to pick up sick worker from station
CALGARY – A rescue plane has safely completed the first leg of a dangerous mid-winter…
Report: Turkey probes 300 for social media activity
ISTANBUL – Turkish police are investigating 300 people for alleged terrorist propaganda and defamation of…
Shuttered prison being prepared for Democratic convention
PHILADELPHIA – A shuttered Philadelphia prison that was built 120 years ago and once used…
‘Wonder Woman’ Lynda Carter to play president on ‘Supergirl’
LOS ANGELES – Wonder Woman has signed on to play the president on “Supergirl.” Lynda…
Northern Ontario First Nation demands federal government clean up mercury
WINNIPEG – Leaders of a northern Ontario First Nation are demanding action after new allegations…
Manitoba premier cites ‘personal responsibility’ in pension plan decision
WINNIPEG – Manitoba does not support a national agreement on boosting the Canada Pension Plan…
Deal on Canada Pension Plan reform was swift in policy-making terms
OTTAWA – Higher Canada Pension Plan premiums are still more than two years off, and…
Feds: Drought kills 66 million trees in California’s Sierra
FRESNO, Calif. – Officials say the number of trees in California’s Sierra Nevada forests killed…
Most actively traded companies on the TSX
Some of the most active companies traded Wednesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock…
Young Colombians look ahead to a peace they’ve never known
BOGOTA – Carlos Ordonez says he has no idea what peace looks like. The 25…
Lucas abandons plan to build museum in Chicago after lawsuit
CHICAGO – “Star Wars” creator George Lucas announced Friday that he has abandoned plans to…
World doping watchdog shuts down Rio Olympic laboratory
RIO DE JANEIRO – Just weeks before the Olympic Games open in Rio de Janeiro,…
Friday’s Games
Friday’s Games CFL Montreal 22 Winnipeg 14 — MLB American League Chicago White Sox 3…
EU’s founding members say talks on UK exit needed urgently
BERLIN – Foreign ministers of the European Union’s founding members on Saturday urged quick negotiations…