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J.A. Happ leaves early with injury as Orioles pound Blue Jays 11-4
TORONTO – The Toronto Blue Jays lost yet another game and yet another player to…
White House defends transparency after visitor log reversal
WASHINGTON – The White House defended its commitment to transparency Monday amid criticism of its…
A look at highlights of the Liberal government’s marijuana legislation
OTTAWA – Some highlights of federal legislation to legalize recreational marijuana: —Individuals under 18 would…
Interior Health urges caution after ferry spills gear oil into Kootenay Lake
BALFOUR, B.C. – Health officials are urging people in British Columbia’s Interior to stay clear…
GLAAD to honour Debra Messing at annual awards ceremony
NEW YORK – Debra Messing will be honoured May 6 at the GLAAD Media Awards…
Atlanta: Concrete highway rupture sends motorcyclist flying
DECATUR, Ga. – Another major highway through Atlanta was partially shut down on Monday, this…
B.C. election: Key developments from Day Seven on the campaign trail
VANCOUVER – A look at some key developments from Day Seven of the B.C. election…
The Latest: Turkish leader gets call from Trump after vote
ANKARA, Turkey – The Latest on Turkey’s referendum on presidential powers (all times local): 1:40…
Caps defenceman Carl Alzner sits out Game 3 against Leafs with upper-body injury
TORONTO – Capitals defenceman Karl Alzner missed Game 3 of Washington’s first-round playoff series with…
Netflix standing on the threshold of 100 million subscribers
SAN FRANCISCO – Netflix is on the verge of surpassing 100 million global subscribers, a…
The Latest: California Democrat removed from committee post
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Latest on a California lawmaker who opposed a Democratic transportation package…
The Latest: Calexit backers drop 1 secession bid, try again
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Latest on efforts to make California an independent nation (all times…
The Latest: Workers stop leak at Alaska well with salt water
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Latest on a natural gas leak at a well on Alaska’s…
Workers plug Alaska North Slope oil well that leaked gas
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – An oil well leaking natural gas on Alaska’s North Slope was successfully…
The Latest: Suspected Alaska gunman taken into custody
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Latest on man firing a gun, prompting brief closure of an…
Venezuela’s Maduro seeks to expand armed civilian militias
CARACAS, Venezuela – Embattled Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced plans Monday to expand the number…
Prison for man in NYC hotel killing case with bite debate
NEW YORK – A man convicted of murdering a woman during a down-and-out tryst in…
US to hold UN human rights meeting – after deal with Russia
U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley was determined to hold a Security Council meeting on the importance…
United’s 1Q profit fell 69 per cent, before dragging incident
DALLAS – United Airlines’ profit plunged 69 per cent in the first three months of…
At 117, Jamaican woman likely just became world’s oldest
DUANVALE, Jamaica – Violet Brown spent much of her life cutting sugarcane in the fields…
Lawmaker seeks study of polygamous sect’s South Dakota site
PIERRE, S.D. – A South Dakota lawmaker frustrated with what he views as inaction over…
Doctor denies genital mutilation; judge keeps her locked up
DETROIT – A Detroit-area doctor charged with performing genital mutilation on two 7-year-old girls denied…
After US strikes, Trump’s Syria plan starts coming into view
WASHINGTON – Can threatening war crimes charges persuade Syrian President Bashar Assad to leave power?…
Calexit backers drop 1 California secession bid, try again
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Supporters of one long-shot bid to make California an independent nation ended…