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Ex-wife in online harassment case tells jury emails left her scared
VANCOUVER – A woman who says a series of harassing emails from her ex-husband left…
Incidents targeting Muslims drove rise in hate crimes in 2015: StatsCan
OTTAWA – Canadians are in denial about hate crimes, advocates said Tuesday, as Statistics Canada…
‘He told me she was in heaven:’ Father testifies at son’s triple-murder trial
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. – The father of a man charged with killing three people including a…
U.S. dairy lobby submits its demands for NAFTA
WASHINGTON – The U.S. dairy industry has submitted its demands for the upcoming renegotiation of…
Belgian court convicts parents in baby’s malnutrition death
DENDERMONDE, Belgium – A Belgian court on Wednesday convicted two parents in the death of…
White House torn over Mueller’s role as pressure grows
WASHINGTON – A top aide to President Donald Trump suggested that special counsel Robert Mueller…
Greek PM renews call for lenders to tackle Greece’s debt
ATHENS, Greece – Greece’s prime minister has renewed an appeal to international lenders to reach…
In ’47 Metres Down,’ Moore and Holt embrace uncharted waters
LOS ANGELES – Mandy Moore spent six weeks at the bottom of a London pool…
Sheriff: 2 cops on paid leave after officer shot at academy
VASSALBORO, Maine – A sheriff in Maine says two corrections officers have been placed on…
Ohio officer fired for 137-shot barrage won’t get job back
CLEVELAND – An arbitrator has ruled that the lone Cleveland police officer charged criminally for…
Fire restrictions to take effect in northern Arizona forests
WILLIAMS, Ariz. – New restrictions aimed at preventing human-caused wildfires are about to take effect…
International prosecutor calls for arrest of Gadhafi’s son
THE HAGUE, Netherlands – The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court appealed Wednesday for the…
Rapper Chief Keef free after South Dakota marijuana charge
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Chicago rapper Chief Keef has been released from a jail in…
Ireland’s new prime minister formally takes power
LONDON – Leo Varadkar took office Wednesday as Ireland’s youngest Taoiseach, or prime minister. The…
Homeowner’s baseball bat handy in halting home invasion in Abbotsford, B.C.
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – A feisty homeowner in Abbotsford, B.C., made quick work of what could…
Woman accused of endangering children found, arrested
MANCHESTER, N.H. – A New Hampshire woman who faces charges after her children were found…
France’s embattled justice chief unveils clean politics bill
PARIS – France’s government on Wednesday presented a bill on cleaning up political ethics after…
Jason Isbell promotes compassion on new Americana disc
NEW YORK – Jason Isbell was motivated on his breakthrough 2013 album “Southeastern” to tell…
Suicide bomber kills 9 rival insurgents in Afghanistan
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – A suicide bomber targeted a checkpoint run by rival insurgents in Afghanistan’s…
Those 2 roads diverging in a yellow wood might be in England
DYMOCK, England – The woods were cool, a welcome balm on a hot day. Shafts…
Congolese rebel Ntaganda testifying in his defence at ICC
THE HAGUE, Netherlands – A Congolese rebel leader on trial at the International Criminal Court…
Lawmaker with porn sites as web tabs: ‘I am not a pervert’
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A state lawmaker who shared with colleagues a screengrab showing web browser…
Amount Canadians owe compared with income ticks lower but still near record high
OTTAWA – The amount Canadians owe compared with their income ticked lower in the first…
Looming expansion draft forcing clubs to shuffle rosters with buyouts, trades and signings
Team president Glen Sather said Dan Girardi’s contributions to the New York Rangers were “immeasurable”…