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Federal security review to examine CSIS powers in the digital age, Goodale says
OTTAWA – A federal review of national security will consider whether Canada’s spy service should…
Alberta Crown withdraws sex crime charges against high-ranking military officer
EDMONTON – Sex crime charges against a high-ranking military officer have been dropped by the…
Disgraced pol Weiner spotted on horseback at rehab facility
NUNNELLY, Tenn. – Disgraced former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner, who has kept a low profile…
Italy says 2 kidnapped Italians, 1 Canadian freed in Libya
ROME – A Canadian and two Italians who were kidnapped in southern Libya by armed…
How AP rates the presidential race and the Road to 270
WASHINGTON – In the final days of the 2016 campaign, Hillary Clinton holds advantages over…
Open secret: sexual abuse haunts children in indigenous communities
Freda Ens says she was a baby when her birth mother sold her for a…
Saskatchewan judge orders five dogs that attacked kids be destroyed
PONTEIX, Sask. – A judge in Saskatchewan has ordered five dogs be euthanized after they…
Transport minister visits fuel spill, sunken tug site off B.C. coast
BELLA BELLA, B.C. – Members of a First Nation affected by a diesel spill on…
One cyclist dead, others injured following crash with car in Richmond, B.C.
RICHMOND, B.C. – Police say a man is dead after a car crashed into a…
B.C. lays out West Coast spill response needs ahead of expected federal plan
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s demands for a world-leading marine oil spill response has a long…
Maryland man beaten to death in Canada outside nightclub
BALTIMORE – Police say a man from Maryland has died after being beaten outside a…
Police: Officer shoots nude man trying to lure children
JACKSON, Miss. – A Jackson, Mississippi, police officer has shot a man who authorities say…
Israel sentences Palestinian teen attacker to 12 years
JERUSALEM – An Israeli court has sentenced a Palestinian teen to 12 years in prison…
Other Indian cities join Delhi in air pollution emergency
LUCKNOW, India – The sickening air pollution that led the Indian capital to shut schools…
Philippine militants say they abducted German, killed woman
MANILA, Philippines – A German kidnapped by Somali pirates eight years ago may now be…
EU chief: Refugees refusing asylum destinations ‘outrageous’
BRUSSELS – A top European Union official says refugees cannot pick and choose where to…
Israeli leader tells ministers to stay quiet on US election
JERUSALEM – An Israeli official says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered his Cabinet ministers…
Justin Bieber wins 3 MTV EMA Europe music awards
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands – Justin Bieber’s “Beliebers” helped turn him into the biggest winner Sunday at…
UN climate chief: No doubt world will shift to low emissions
MARRAKECH, Morocco – Climate negotiators started work Monday on implementing the Paris Agreement on global…
Internet freezes for ‘mannequin challenge’ craze
Forget dumping ice buckets, dancing or planking, the latest viral phenomenon sweeping the internet consists…
South African opposition leader threatens white minority
JOHANNESBURG – A South African opposition leader on Monday threatened the country’s white minority in…
New England mobster, an ‘old-school wise guy,’ dies at 75
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – New England mobster Anthony “The Saint” St. Laurent, who was convicted of…
The top 10 songs and albums on the iTunes Store
iTunes’ Official Music Charts for the week ending November 3, 2016: Top Songs 1. Closer…
Mosul Today: Iraqi Kurdish forces advance, mass grave found
BAGHDAD – Iraqi Kurdish fighters exchanged heavy fire with militants early on Monday as they…