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Colombia peace deal to be signed this month in Cartagena
BOGOTA – President Juan Manuel Santos announced on Friday that he will sign a peace…
Officer, suspect shot and killed in New Mexico town
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – A police officer who authorities say attempted to chase down a 38-year-old…
Hawaii tourists salvage vacations during hurricane threats
HILO, Hawaii – Tourists in Hawaii who had been planning an escape to a sunny…
American Colin Joyce overall leader after Stage 2 of Tour of Alberta
OLDS, Alta. – American Colin Joyce is the overall leader after the second stage of…
NASA spacecraft beams back close-up views of Jupiter’s poles
LOS ANGELES – A NASA spacecraft has captured the best views of Jupiter yet, revealing…
Brock Turner leaves jail, gets hate mail for sexual assault
SAN JOSE, Calif. – Brock Turner, the former Stanford University swimmer convicted of sexually assaulting…
CIS Roundup: Concordia beats McGill to capture 48th Shaughnessy Cup
MONTREAL – Trenton Miller threw for 346 yards and three touchdowns as the Concordia Stingers…
Trump supporter’s ‘taco trucks’ remark draws mockery
PHOENIX – A Hispanic Donald Trump supporter’s assertion that without Trump there could one day…
‘Our cause is just,’ says tribal leader in pipeline protest
STANDING ROCK SIOUX RESERVATION, N.D. – High on a hill overlooking the confluence of the…
MLS Capsules
VANCOUVER – Bradley Wright-Phillips scored in the 50th minute and the New York Red Bulls…
Saturday’s Games
Saturday’s Games MLB American Tampa Bay 7 Toronto 5 Texas 12 Houston 4 Baltimore 2…
How AP rates the presidential race and the Road to 270
WASHINGTON – Hillary Clinton continues to hold a significant battleground edge over Donald Trump, running…
Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week
TORONTO – Five things to watch this week in Canadian business: Auto Talks: Unifor, which…
Bed bugs remain intractable problem in Montreal as new university year begins
MONTREAL – In the basement of a public housing complex on the outskirts of downtown…
Eastern gorilla gets added to critically endangered list
HONOLULU – The world’s largest living primate has been listed as critically endangered, making four…
Sunshine Coast a year-round outdoor haven with plenty of ‘Beachcombers’ nods
GIBSONS, B.C. – Howe Sound is glass-still on the voyage from Gibsons Landing to Keats…
Canada’s Rick Hansen among contributors to 3D-printed book honouring Einstein
TORONTO – Albert Einstein’s mind has been the source of endless fascination, so it’s only…
Veterans Affairs data gives detailed picture of veterans using medical marijuana
OTTAWA – When he opened a medical marijuana shop in Kingston earlier this year, Trevor…
Former CFL pioneer and Norman Kwong dead at 86
CALGARY – The China Clipper sailed to the rescue of more than one professional sports…
Hertl the latest to withdraw with injury; opts to put NHL club “first”
OTTAWA – San Jose Sharks winger Tomas Hertl is the latest player to pull out…
Monday’s Games
Monday’s Games CFL Calgary 45 Edmonton 24 Hamilton 49 Toronto 36 — MLB American N.Y.…
Militants storm charity building in Afghan capital
KABUL – Militants stormed a building housing an international aid organization in Kabul, provoking an…
Judge approves another settlement in 38 Studios lawsuit
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Rhode Island Superior Court judge has approved a partial $25.6 million…
The biggest what? Dubai seeks glory in obscure world records
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – The 6,148 whiskey shots perched atop glasses of energy drink…