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Online game Words with Friends adds ‘covfefe’ to its list
NEW YORK – The popular mobile word game Words With Friends has added one of…
JetBlue, Delta will test biometric boarding passes
Boarding passes could someday become quaint relics for air travellers. JetBlue Airways plans to test…
Creative Kushner mapping underscores holes in visa program
NEW YORK – The Kushner Cos. engaged in a bit of creative mapmaking to qualify…
American Express to solely take over the Hilton credit card
NEW YORK – American Express will become the exclusive credit card issuer for Hilton Hotels,…
Turkey plans to build walls along borders with Iraq, Iran
ANKARA, Turkey – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his country plans to build walls…
Hawaii fair organizers urge governor to waive wharf fees
WAILUKU, Hawaii – Fair organizers in Hawaii have said they hope to keep their events…
Science Says: Weather forecasts improve, under the radar
WASHINGTON – Make fun of the weatherman if you want but modern forecasts have quietly,…
Syrian activists: IS news agency’s founder killed in strike
BEIRUT – The founder of the Islamic State group news agency was reported killed with…
Group: 504 sought life-ending drugs under new California law
SAN DIEGO – At least 504 terminally ill Californians have requested a prescription for life-ending…
Chris Cornell’s widow still awaiting details about his death
LOS ANGELES – Chris Cornell’s widow says she’s grateful for the support her family has…
Mexican authorities arrest 3 in journalist’s murder
MEXICO CITY – Authorities say that three men have been arrested in connection with the…
NewsAlert: Witnesses report gunshots and explosions at a hotel and casino in Manila
MANILA, Philippines – Witnesses report gunshots and explosions at a hotel and casino complex in…
Trump’s tweeted typo covfefe becoming vanity license plates
AUGUSTA, Maine – President Donald Trump’s mysterious tweeted typo covfefe is coming soon to a…
Housing plan looks to close equality gap; CMHC head
OTTAWA – The head of the federal agency crafting a national housing strategy says the…
Painting break results in town greeting visitors with ‘sex’
SUSSEX, Wis. – A water tower emblazoned with the word “sex” greeted drivers as they…
Greenpeace wants Resolute’s Ontario lawsuit tossed as ‘vexatious’ litigation
TORONTO – A forestry company’s multimillion-dollar defamation claim against Greenpeace is a vexatious abuse of…
Auto sales set record in May, gain 11.2 per cent compared with a year ago
RICHMOND HILL, Ont. – DesRosiers Automotive Consultants says Canadian auto sales set a monthly record…
Federal housing agency beefing up ability to detect mortgage fraud, CEO says
TORONTO – Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. is beefing up its ability to detect patterns…
Pizza oven affected Montreal air quality readings, report says
Montrealers can breathe a sigh of relief to learn their air is less polluted than…
Canada’s softwood industry and Thursday’s support package, by the numbers
OTTAWA – The federal government announced a support package Thursday worth $867 million to help…
Former officers suing Ontario police service alleging gender-based discrimination
TORONTO – Members of a southern Ontario police force are accused of wide-ranging sexism in…
AP Interview: France warns of risk of war in cyberspace
PARIS – Cyberspace faces an approaching risk of “permanent war” between states and criminal or…
Navy gets its Ford: $12.9 billion aircraft carrier delivered
NORFOLK, Va. – The first of a new class of aircraft carriers has been officially…
Cosby judge delays some evidence rulings until jury sworn in
NORRISTOWN, Pa. – The judge in the Bill Cosby case says he will wait until…