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Woman gets prison for pumping gas on victim during argument
TUNKHANNOCK, Pa. – A Pennsylvania woman who doused another woman in gasoline during an argument…
Medical student panicked and incoherent after shooting, Halifax trial told
HALIFAX – Medical student William Sandeson was panicked and incoherent as he tried to clean…
Quebec murder suspect set free due to trial delays wants to be deported
MONTREAL – The first murder suspect in Quebec to be set free after the length…
Illness, legal tangles slow Salvadoran massacre extradition
RALEIGH, N.C. – The once-feared man who commanded the National Police in El Salvador when…
Staff at Canada’s largest zoo walk off the job in contract dispute
TORONTO – Canada’s largest zoo was closed to the public and its animals were being…
Pierre Beaudoin, scion of Bombardier founding family, quits executive role
DORVAL, Que. – Pierre Beaudoin is relinquishing his role as Bombardier’s executive chairman, marking the…
Heroin epidemic pushing up hepatitis C infections in US
NEW YORK – The heroin epidemic is driving up hepatitis C infections, with the biggest…
Trainer Casse says plan is for Classic Empire to run in the Preakness
Mark Casse says Classic Empire has an eye on running in the Preakness, the second…
Mexican activist who searched for disappeared is slain
CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico – A mother who spent years searching for her missing daughter in…
A look at the federal dollar figures behind natural disasters over the years
OTTAWA – The federal government has been spending steadily more on natural disaster assistance since…
Man surrenders peacefully after 35-hour standoff with police
TRENTON, N.J. – A New Jersey man surrendered to police Thursday after barricading himself in…
Lawyers cite troubled past in plea to spare inmate’s life
ATLANTA – Lawyers for a Georgia inmate scheduled for execution next week are asking the…
Mexican judge grants vigilante leader’s release on bond
MEXICO CITY – A Mexican judge has granted a founder of a self-defence movement in…
North Korea calls US-South Korea plot a ‘declaration of war’
North Korea’s U.N. Mission is calling what it says was a “terrorist” plot by the…
Elections BC estimates voter turnout at 60 per cent, up from 2013 election
VICTORIA – Elections BC says preliminary data from Tuesday’s provincial election suggests registered voter turnout…
Oval Office meeting with Russian officials raises eyebrows
NEW YORK – The White House is facing criticism for a possible security breach after…
US nuclear site’s collapsed tunnel may have gone unnoticed
SPOKANE, Wash. – The large sinkhole that caved in a tunnel filled with radioactive waste…
Dayton to share pontoon with GOP leaders for fishing opener
ST. CLOUD, Minn. – Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton will share a pontoon boat with Republican…
Trump Jr. urges support for Republican in US House race
EAST HELENA, Mont. – Donald Trump Jr., the president’s son, said political forces — even…
Senators defenceman Methot focused on getting to Cup final, not getting even with Crosby
OTTAWA – Retaliation is not on Marc Methot’s mind as the Ottawa Senators prepare to…
A look at 2 separate serial shooting cases to plague Phoenix
PHOENIX – Since the summer of 2015, metropolitan Phoenix has been roiled by two serial…
Man accused in deaths of 2 firefighters gets 20 years
TOLEDO, Ohio – An Ohio building owner accused of arson that led to the deaths…
The Latest: Supervisor told officer to be mum after shooting
TULSA, Okla. – The Latest on the manslaughter trial of Betty Jo Shelby, a white…
The debut for Hughes: Canada rookie tied for lead at Players
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – Mackenzie Hughes arrived at the TPC Sawgrass with no scar…