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Body of man abducted from Conception Bay South, N.L., home left in driveway
CONCEPTION BAY SOUTH, N.L. – Police in Newfoundland are looking for suspects they describe as…
Trudeau becomes first sitting prime minister to march in Vancouver Pride parade
VANCOUVER – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is no stranger to Vancouver’s Pride parade, having taken…
Quotations in the News
“He is a black soul. And this is totally unfit for the leadership of this…
US construction spending drops 0.6 per cent in June
WASHINGTON – U.S. construction spending fell for a third straight month in June with spending…
Drivers still liable in accidents, even in near-driverless cars, says law firm
OTTAWA – Until Canadians own cars that truly drive themselves, they can forget getting off…
Bain told doctor in 2012 he could be judged ‘crazy,’ sent to mental institution
MONTREAL – Accused election night shooter Richard Henry Bain told a forensic psychiatrist in 2012…
Dread grew as messages to those on balloon went unanswered
DALLAS – Among the 16 people who were killed in a hot air balloon crash…
Battle within tiny Indian Muslim sect on circumcising girls
MUMBAI, India – When Bilqis talks about having circumcised her daughter, she goes back and…
Quotations in the News
“Election year or not, the VFW will not tolerate anyone berating a Gold Star family…
Spotify’s Top 10 most streamed tracks
The following list represents the most streamed tracks on Spotify, based on the number of…
Study suggests federal prisons blacking out errors in death reports: ombudsman
A study prepared by Canada’s federal prison ombudsman says Corrections Canada consistently blacked out possible…
Music fest crowdfunds for drug-checking machine amid fentanyl overdose crisis
VANCOUVER – For the past 14 years, organizers of a giant electronic music festival on…
Medical benefits of dental floss unproven
HOLMDEL, N.J. – It’s one of the most universal recommendations in all of public health:…
Trudeau announces new selection process for Supreme Court of Canada judges
OTTAWA – The federal Liberals have decided a new advisory board, not the government, should…
Canadians urged to take precautions after Zika virus discovery in Miami
OTTAWA – The Public Health Agency is telling pregnant Canadian women who visited the Miami…
Most actively-traded companies on the TSX
Some of the most active companies traded Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock…
The Tuesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Tuesday, Aug. 2 NEW SELECTION PROCESS FOR SUPREME COURT…
With jab at Ryan, Trump ignites new tensions in GOP
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – As Republican loyalists continue to flee, Donald Trump ignited new party…
Tuesday’s Games
Tuesday’s Games MLB American League Baltimore 5 Texas 1 Detroit 11 Chicago White Sox 5…
Vietnam probes harmful waste dumping from Taiwanese firm
HANOI, Vietnam – Vietnamese police have launched an investigation into the illegal dumping of harmful…
Rights groups: Australia ignoring abuse at refugee camps
SYDNEY, Australia – Human rights groups accused Australia on Wednesday of deliberately ignoring the alleged…
Five stories in the news today, Aug. 3
Five stories in the news today from The Canadian Press: ——— LONG-SOUGHT INQUIRY LAUNCHES TODAY…
A look at North Korean missile, artillery launches in 2016
North Korea has fired a slew of ballistic missiles and artillery rockets in defiance of…
UN records highest casualties in eastern Ukraine in a year
MOSCOW – The United Nations says the number of casualties in fighting in eastern Ukraine…