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Policy Prescriptions: Clinton and Trump on guns
ATLANTA – If there was ever an issue underscoring the differences between Donald Trump and…
Senate race features prostitutes, David Duke, cross-dressing
BATON ROUGE, La. – With an open seat, two dozen candidates, prostitution allegations and a…
Displaced Iraqis watch Mosul offensive with longing and fear
BAHARKA CAMP, Iraq – Reports about the battle for Mosul play on the TV set…
Correction: Ranching Standoff story
PORTLAND, Ore. – In a story Oct. 25 about jury deliberations in the trial of…
Headmaster who fought with son over pot is returning to job
HAVERFORD, Pa. – The headmaster of a suburban Philadelphia prep school who fought with his…
Man surrenders to Quebec provincial police after Muslim centre vandalized
Alcohol, not hate, fuelled a break-in and extensive vandalism at a Muslim centre in a…
Outlook weighs on Hilton
MCLEAN, Va. – Hilton cut its expectations for a key revenue figure, overshadowing an otherwise…
9 athletes, including 6 medallists, caught for Beijing doping
LAUSANNE, Switzerland – Nine more athletes, including six medal winners, were retroactively disqualified from the…
Amnesty International urges Azerbaijan to free activist
MOSCOW – Amnesty International says that a 10-year prison sentence handed to 22-year-old activist detained…
The kids are all right: Children with 3-way DNA are healthy
More than 15 years ago, 17 babies were born after an experimental infertility treatment that…
Information from accused nurse led to probe into alleged murders: source
TORONTO – The investigation into the alleged murders of eight elderly nursing home residents was…
Audit finds political interference, questionable spending at Atlantic Lottery
HALIFAX – Officials running the Atlantic Lottery Corp. spent thousands of dollars on lavish dinners…
Feds deny petition seeking probe of Nissan transmissions
DETROIT – U.S. safety regulators have decided not to open a formal investigation into complaints…
P.E.I. singer recalls rape on new album, hopes song encourages other women
A Prince Edward Island singer-songwriter has released a song about being raped after her high-school…
Most actively traded companies on the TSX
Some of the most active companies traded Wednesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock…
Ottawa man’s murder conviction thrown out for second time by N.S. appeal court
HALIFAX – The Nova Scotia Court of Appeal has thrown out — for a second…
Roughrider fans, players prepare to say goodbye to Mosaic Stadium
REGINA – It was a bone-chilling day when Gene Makowsky and other members of the…
Museum sale brings $1.2M despite protests from Cyprus, Egypt
TOLEDO, Ohio – The sale of nearly 70 antiquities from an Ohio art museum that…
Ontario boy dressed up as pint-sized Gord Downie captures hearts
Two-year-old Bentley knows he’s gone viral, even if he isn’t quite sure what that means.…
How much is too much? New guidelines stir debate over screen time for kids
TORONTO – Sometimes working mom Monica Urrutia just needs a break. After a full day…
Trump U staff included drug trafficker, child molester
WASHINGTON – Donald Trump says he hand-picked only the best to teach success at Trump…
Cultural Grant Panel call for applications
The deadline to apply for the City’s Cultural Grant Panel is Friday, November 4 at…
Jurors in hot car death case look inside SUV firsthand
BRUNSWICK, Ga. – Jurors in the trial of a Georgia man charged with murder after…
Independents’ control over Senate imminent with PM poised to fill 21 vacancies
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has named nine new, non-partisan senators, bringing him within…