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Officers douse pipeline protesters in subfreezing weather
CANNON BALL, N.D. – Authorities on Monday defended their decision to douse protesters with water…
John Nuraney, B.C.’s first elected Muslim MLA dies; Clark pays tribute
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s first Muslim elected to the provincial legislature has died. John Nuraney…
Man accused in B.C. school stabbing breaks silence in court
CHILLIWACK, B.C. – A man accused in a deadly stabbing at a British Columbia high…
B.C. commits to indigenous control of child welfare after release of report
VANCOUVER – British Columbia is committed to First Nations taking over child-welfare decisions in their…
Scores and Schedule
Monday’s Games NHL Colorado 3 Columbus 2 (OT) N.Y. Rangers 5 Pittsburgh 2 Buffalo 4…
Dr Pepper buys Bai for $1.7B, ups low-calorie game
NEW YORK – Dr Pepper Snapple Group will pay $1.7 billion for Bai Brands, a…
New car sales help retail sales grow 0.6 per cent to $44.4 billion in September
OTTAWA – Statistics Canada says retail sales rose 0.6 per cent to $44.4 billion in…
Spotify’s Top 10 most viral tracks
The following list represents the most viral tracks on Spotify, based on the number of…
Once a child bride, Syrian refugee is now sole provider
BEIRUT – For the first few weeks of her job recycling garbage, Haela Kalawi often…
The top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store
App Store Official Charts for the week ending November 20, 2016: Top Paid iPhone Apps:…
The top 10 books on Apple’s iBooks-US
iBook charts for week ending November 20, 2016 (Rank, Book Title by Author Name, ISBN,…
The top 10 audiobooks on Audible.com
Audible.com bestsellers for week ending November 18: 1. Catalyst by James Luceno, narrated by Jonathan…
Missouri dealer settles $2.2M case over gun-shop liability
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A pawn shop that sold a gun to a mentally ill…
Most actively traded companies on the TSX
Some of the most active companies traded Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock…
Major U.S. stock markets close at record highs for second day in a row
TORONTO – The Dow Jones industrial average soared above 19,000 points for the first time…
Trump begins backing off campaign vows on Clinton, climate
NEW YORK – Two weeks after his election victory, President-elect Donald Trump began backing off…
PM Trudeau visits Liberia and Madagascar on first official visit to Africa
OTTAWA – Justin Trudeau plans to discuss LGBTQ rights in a speech later this week…
Naming of otter pups brightens Vancouver Aquarium as vets fight to save beluga
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Aquarium says despite recent challenges, as staff cope with the death…
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY Bestsellers
Bestselling Books Week Ending 11 HARDCOVER FICTION 1. “Turbo Twenty-Three” by Janet Evanovich (Bantam) 2.…
Kansas killing, abduction suspect living in US illegally
WICHITA, Kan. – A Dallas woman accused of killing a Wichita mother and taking her…
The Thursday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Thursday, Nov. 24 ——— LIBERALS MOVE TO UNDO CONSERVATIVE…
NDP promises to end trophy hunt for grizzly bears in B.C. if elected in May
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s New Democrats are promising to ban trophy hunting for grizzly bears…
Unions demand Postmedia executives reject $2.3 million in bonuses
TORONTO – Unions representing Canadian journalists want five Postmedia executives to reject bonuses totalling $2.275…
Oil and gas project delays hurting Canada’s reputation, industry group says
VANCOUVER – Canada’s pipeline gridlock is harming its global reputation as an attractive place to…