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Reports: Authorities feared terrorism, explosives at Pulse
MIAMI – Law enforcement officials immediately suspected terrorism and adjusted their staging areas due to…
TransCanada takes next step to get $15 billion for Keystone XL rejection
CALGARY – TransCanada Corp. is moving forward with its attempt to seek more than $15…
Groups fear new paved trail along iconic mountain park land will damage habitat
Parks Canada is preparing to go to the public with plans for a $66-million, 107-kilometre…
Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week
TORONTO – Five things to watch this week in Canadian business: Budding enterprise: Canada’s largest…
Climate change forcing builders to rethink how they design structures: expert
TORONTO – Severe weather events like wildfires and floods are becoming more frequent and more…
Game Boy Disease? There’s a cure for that with wearable technology: doctor
VANCOUVER – When patients visit Dr. Vahid Sahiholnasab for a routine check-up, he often asks…
Three Amigos to preach North American co-operation against Brexit backdrop
North American leaders meeting in Ottawa this week are being confronted with the seismic economic…
Panama Canal opens $5B locks, bullish despite shipping woes
PANAMA CITY – Fireworks exploded as a huge container ship made the inaugural passage through…
Sunday’s Games
Sunday’s Games European Championship Round of 16 At Lyon, France France 2 Ireland 1 At…
Spotify’s Top 10 most viral tracks
The following list represents the most viral tracks on Spotify, based on the number of…
Spotify’s Top 10 most streamed tracks
The following list represents the most streamed tracks on Spotify, based on the number of…
Quotations in the News
“I personally know I have work to do on this front. A lot of people…
Humane society investigating use of bison carcasses for movie filmed in Alberta
Animal-welfare officials are investigating whether several bison were purposely killed so their carcasses could be…
$20,000 Radcliffe Foundation prize to go to short film about refugee crisis
VANCOUVER – Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, Sarah McLachlan and Atom Egoyan are among the jury members…
Justin Trudeau joins Canadian superheroes as Marvel Comics cover star
TORONTO – Make way, Liberal cabinet: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will have another all-Canadian crew…
The Latest: State Dept: Benghazi outpost was no mistake
WASHINGTON – The latest on the House GOP Benghazi report, released Tuesday (all times local):…
Mack Rice, composer of ‘Mustang Sally,’ dies at 82
DETROIT – Mack Rice, the composer of ’60s hit “Mustang Sally” and co-writer of the…
Aboriginal Canadians victims of crime more often than non-aboriginals: Statcan
OTTAWA – Aboriginal Canadians were nearly three times as likely to experience sexual assault in…
The Tuesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Tuesday, June 28: < SUICIDE BOMBERS TARGET ISTANBUL AIRPORT,…
Investigators: Atlanta officer shot kidnap suspect in leg
ATLANTA – An Atlanta police officer shot a kidnapping suspect in the leg following a…
Six Flags discussing building theme park in Saudi Arabia
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Theme park chain Six Flags Entertainment Corp. says it is…
Indictment charges 3 men with bilking movie investors
NEW YORK – A New York indictment charges three men with misleading investors who contributed…
Facebook CEO’s Hawaii neighbours grumble about new wall
HONOLULU – Some of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s neighbours are grumbling about a rock wall…
Explorers find 1868 Canadian schooner wreck in Lake Ontario
ALBANY, N.Y. – The shipwreck of a Canadian schooner that sank off Lake Ontario’s central…