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A look at Disney World’s new Pandora-World of Avatar land
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – It’s not a movie set, but visitors to Disney World’s…
In the bag: Coach buying Kate Spade for $2.4 billion
NEW YORK – Coach will spend $2.4 billion for Kate Spade, tying together two premier…
Home Capital suspends dividend, shares swing, as deposits continue to drain
TORONTO – Shares of Home Capital Corp. swung around wildly Monday after the company suspended…
Woman says husband demanded divorce before killing 4 people
ROTHSCHILD, Wis. – The wife of a Wisconsin man who killed two of her co-workers,…
Former US prisoner now leading Iraq’s Interior ministry
BAGHDAD – Just over 10 years ago, Qasim al-Araji was being arrested a second time…
AP News Guide: What to know about South Korea’s election
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of – Two months after booting their sitting president over corruption allegations,…
Venezuela’s ex-spy chief promotes possible presidential bid
CARACAS, Venezuela – A former spy chief under the late leader Hugo Chavez is emerging…
Dems want Omaha win, but anti-abortion candidate riles some
OMAHA, Neb. – Democrats desperate for fresh faces cast 37-year-old Heath Mello as a pragmatic,…
Stories of Quebecers living through historic flooding and helping one another
RIGAUD, Que. – The town of Rigaud, Que., west of Montreal along the Ottawa River,…
Nova Scotia investment scam mastermind ordered to pay victims $1.1 million
HALIFAX – The Nova Scotia financial manager behind an investment scam “paid a hard price…
Gatineau residents in good spirits as rising flood waters persist
GATINEAU, Que. – Lise Veillette and her husband Jean-Pierre Subercaze lost one car and a…
Same-sex couples sue over Tennessee ‘natural meaning’ law
NASHVILLE – Four married lesbian couples expecting children through artificial insemination filed a lawsuit Monday…
N.S. Liberals promise coastal law, face criticism for lax approach to polluters
HALIFAX – Nova Scotia’s eroding coast and forest clearcuts emerged as election issues Monday as…
How major US stock market indexes fared on Monday
U.S. stock indexes nudged higher in a calm day of trading Monday following the weekend’s…
The Latest: HBCUs wonder if their mission is understood
WASHINGTON – The Latest on the Trump administration and historically black colleges and universities (all…
HBCUs question administration understanding of their purpose
WASHINGTON – A White House statement suggesting that construction funding for historically black colleges and…
Flooded Ottawa man doesn’t regret the waterfront, invites Wynne back for a beer
OTTAWA – Michel Bourbonnais and his wife, Maggie, have enjoyed four years of retirement bliss…
Quebec pension fund and union fund won’t support Bombardier chairman
MONTREAL – Two of Quebec’s largest institutional investors say they won’t support the re-election of…
‘Naive’ Edmonton Oilers to play in their first Game 7 in over a decade
EDMONTON – A team with little experience or baggage in a Game 7 is about…
The Monday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Monday, May 8 ——— MAN AND YOUNG GIRL MISSING…
The Latest: Larsen’s fellow justices support nomination
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The Latest on Michigan Supreme Court Justice Joan Larsen’s nomination to…
Husky resumes cleanup after major oil spill in Saskatchewan last summer
REGINA – Husky Energy is going to see how much more oil — if any…
Senate committee calls for Liberals to kill interim Super Hornet purchase
OTTAWA – The Senate defence committee released a report Monday blasting the Trudeau government’s “political…
Bacteria appears to be behind mysterious outbreak in Liberia
NEW YORK – A contagious bacterial infection appears to be the cause of at least…