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Abbey Westbury
Orlando’s not the only hot spot: theme park fun around US
Orlando, Florida, often gets the spotlight when it comes to theme parks. This year is…
Finnish court releases Iraqi twins in IS-related killings
HELSINKI – A Finnish court has thrown out charges against Iraqi twin brothers of taking…
Denmark’s Dong Energy sells its oil, gas business to INEOS
COPENHAGEN – Denmark’s Dong Energy has reached an agreement to divest its oil and gas…
Column: Just say no when it comes to hosting Olympics
It never figured to end well for Rio. Just hosting the Olympics took everything out…
Trump’s food stamp cuts face hard sell in Congress
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s proposal to slash food stamps by a third will be…
US ambassador to UN hails Turkish school for Syria refugees
ADANA, Turkey – The U.S ambassador to the United Nations is in Turkey at the…
Mugabe’s daughter named to Zimbabwe censorship board
HARARE, Zimbabwe – Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe’s daughter has been appointed to the country’s censorship…
German parliament group scraps Turkey trip at last minute
BERLIN – A delegation of German lawmakers scrapped plans to visit Turkey after being told…
Home sales fell in April amid supply squeeze
WASHINGTON – Americans pulled back their pace of home-buying in April, as shrinking inventories and…
Certified pre-owned cars cost more, but come with perks
DETROIT – A certified pre-owned vehicle costs more than a regular used car, but it…
No arrests as woman dies following targeted shooting in east Vancouver
Vancouver has recorded its eighth homicide of 2017. Vancouver Police Const. Jason Doucette says 33-year-old…
Graco recalls car seats; webbing may not hold child in crash
DETROIT – Graco Children’s Products is recalling more than 25,000 car seats because the harness…
Many states have laws intended to keep kids away from guns
Many states have adopted laws that make it a crime for adult gun owners to…
Erdogan: EU seems to want Turkey to abandon membership bid
ANKARA, Turkey – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he believes the European Union wants…
Alaska aquiver: State hosts plate tectonics research effort
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Alaska averages 40,000 earthquakes per year, with more large quakes than the…
Bahrain raid on Shiite cleric’s town: 5 killed, 286 arrested
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Bahraini police raid on the hometown of a prominent Shiite…
US official urges vigilance over Russia’s role in Balkans
BELGRADE, Serbia – A U.S. official on Wednesday urged vigilance over Russia’s policies in the…
Bank of Canada says uncertainty still clouds stronger growth, holds rate at 0.5%
OTTAWA – Uncertainties continue to obscure the economy’s stronger-than-expected start to the year, the Bank…
Advocates: Federal role crucial for iconic waterway cleanups
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – The Trump administration makes a straightforward case for slashing $427 million…
RCMP charge Alberta woman with threatening Sophie Gregoire Trudeau
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. – Police have charged a woman in southern Alberta with making online threats…
Czech crisis ends with finance minister replacement
PRAGUE, Czech Republic – The Czech Republic’s president has fired Finance Minister Andrej Babis and…
Crash report: Confused by spin, Mars probe failed to brake
BERLIN – An independent report has concluded that Europe’s Schiaparelli probe crash-landed on Mars last…
Jason Priestley basks in being back on home soil with ‘Private Eyes’
TORONTO – Jason Priestley is enjoying a migration northward in the TV industry. While the…
Vancouver-born fighter Angela Lee to defend MMA title in Singapore
Some 2 1/2 months after a successful first title defence, Vancouver-born MMA fighter Angela Lee…