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Officials: Inmate stabs correctional officer at prison
CRESAPTOWN, Md. – Authorities say an inmate stabbed a correctional officer at a maximum-security prison…
Griffin Poetry Prize reveals short lists for Canadian, international awards
TORONTO – Explorations of racism and grief are among the literary works from Canadian poets…
Iowa town’s editor wins Pulitzer for taking on farm groups
DES MOINES, Iowa – The owner of a small-town Iowa newspaper who took on powerful…
The Latest: Town manager in standoff accused of harrassment
CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. – The Latest on a town manager in Virginia who apparently shot himself…
Jury trial ordered for Oklahoma workplace beheading suspect
NORMAN, Okla. – An Oklahoma judge on Tuesday said she couldn’t accept a guilty plea…
Michael Buble’s son doing well after cancer treatment
Michael Buble’s wife says their 3-year-old son, Noah, is “well” following treatment for cancer in…
Philippine and Saudi leaders discuss labour, anti-narcotics
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte met Tuesday with King Salman in Saudi…
The Latest: Sessions outlines border enforcement plan
NOGALES, Ariz. – The Latest on Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ trip to the U.S.-Mexico border…
Cops stumble into big pot operation, human remains, suicide
PLEASANT MOUNT, Pa. – Officers checking on the welfare of a resident stumbled upon a…
Leafs hope playoff inexperience won’t spell doom against favoured Capitals
Self-destruction. That’s how then-Maple Leafs head coach Randy Carlyle described his team’s effort in Game…
Churches in southern Egypt will not celebrate Easter
CAIRO – Egyptian churches, in the southern city of Minya, said on Tuesday that they…
Court: Banned Dartmouth fraternity can’t live in house
CONCORD, N.H. – Dartmouth College students can’t live in the fraternity house that partially inspired…
Sister of woman killed by mom gets probation for moving body
ELYRIA, Ohio – An Ohio woman who helped move her elder sister’s body after their…
A timeline of events in British Columbia’s electoral history
VICTORIA – A timeline of British Columbia’s electoral history: 1871 — First general election is…
Toshiba’s survival in doubt amid Westinghouse troubles
TOKYO – Toshiba Corp., whose U.S. nuclear unit Westinghouse Electric Co. has filed for bankruptcy…
Coach put troublemaking teen John Horgan on track to B.C.’s New Democrat leader
VANCOUVER – As a teenager, John Horgan was as far away from becoming a political…
Climate change a character in Discovery’s ‘Deadliest Catch’
NEW YORK – Climate change is one of the main characters in the new season…
For Andrew Weaver, BC Green Leader and climatologist, politics is a science
VANCOUVER – Andrew Weaver was teaching a class of University of Victoria undergraduates about climate…
A quicksketch of B.C. New Democratic Party Leader John Horgan
VICTORIA – John Horgan, leader of British Columbia’s New Democratic Party, is a three-term member…
A primer on some of the main issues in the B.C. election on May 9
VICTORIA – Voters in British Columbia elect a new government on May 9. Here’s a…
Leafs optimistic that Andersen, Zaitsev, and Polak will play Game 1 vs. Caps
TORONTO – The Toronto Maple Leafs are hopeful that three key contributors will be available…
Massachusetts town sued by both sides in skydiving dispute
CHATHAM, Mass. – A Massachusetts town is caught in the middle of dueling lawsuits filed…
New centre to combat disinformation to be built in Finland
HELSINKI – A centre to combat such things as disinformation and fake news will be…
What to know about new advice on prostate cancer test
CHICAGO – Should middle-aged men get routine blood tests for prostate cancer? An influential health…