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Alaska counters lack of fresh veggies with greenhouse guide
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Cold-climate greenhouses have long been an option for increasing the limited growing…
Handwritten Harry Potter prequel stolen in burglary
LONDON – J.K. Rowling is urging Harry Potter fans not to buy a handwritten prequel…
Crime a battleground for German parties ahead of key vote
DUISBURG, Germany – Sarah Philipp is handing out red carnations to women browsing the lingerie…
Argentina’s first transgender police chief on duty
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Analia Pasantino served in Argentina’s federal police as a man for…
Tories promise to spend millions on the creation of medical centre for veterans
HALIFAX – Progressive Conservative Leader Jamie Baillie is promising to spend $1.75 million a year…
The Latest: Canada rejects US duties on lumber as ‘baseless’
BARI, Italy – The Latest on the meeting of finance officials from the Group of…
Founder of Aldo donates $25M for retail school at McGill University
MONTREAL – The man who founded Aldo has donated $25 million to Montreal’s McGill University…
School bus driver pleads not guilty in 3rd-grader’s death
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. – A 70-year-old school bus driver charged in the death of a 9-year-old…
Supporters of Maine monument want LePage, Trump to back off
Several former opponents of the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument are now asking President…
As Trump seeks billions for wall, US still paying for fence
HOUSTON – Before the wall, there was the fence. And the U.S. is still paying…
Calgary police arrest father in 2015 death of three-month-old baby boy
CALGARY – Police say they have arrested a pastor who is also the father of…
Military police lay sex assault charges against Air Force member at CFB Trenton
OTTAWA – Military police say they have laid five charges, including one of sexual assault,…
Colbert gleefully responds ‘I won’ to insults from Trump
NEW YORK – Stephen Colbert has gleefully responded to insults hurled his way by President…
Help promised for iconic N.B. beach: ‘It’s very important to maintain the brand’
SHEDIAC, N.B. – With its long ribbon of sandy shores, New Brunswick’s Parlee Beach is…
Banished Brutalism: Death knells abound for building style
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – When an exposed concrete subway vault near the U.S. Capitol was painted…
Amaya plans to evolve its business with new name, move its head office to Toronto
MONTREAL – The owner of PokerStars and other online gaming businesses is changing its corporate…
Government accepts some, but not all, Senate amendments to RCMP union bill
OTTAWA – The Trudeau government has accepted some — but not all — Senate amendments…
Apple to spend $200 million supporting Corning plant in Ky.
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Apple says it will give $200 million to Corning Inc. so it…
The Latest: Accused Fresno gunman’s mental state in question
FRESNO, Calif. – The Latest on a man accused in a Fresno shooting rampage (all…
McMaster: No decision on sending more troops to Afghanistan
WASHINGTON – White House National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster says President Donald Trump has not…
Astronauts ace station’s 200th spacewalk, shortened by leak
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – An equipment water leak shortened Friday’s spacewalk by two U.S. astronauts…
Sacked Yemeni governor departs to Saudi Arabia
SANAA, Yemen – A former Yemeni governor, recently sacked by the president, departed the southern…
Man accused in Las Vegas bus shooting found mentally unfit
LAS VEGAS – A 55-year-old man was declared unfit Friday to face criminal charges in…
Body farm for researchers and detectives opens near Tampa
LAND O’LAKES, Fla. – A “body farm” where researchers can study how corpses decompose will…