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Football, ‘This Is Us’ help NBC to another Nielsen win
NEW YORK – Another week of football meant another winning week for NBC, according to…
Two Texans who love Canadian oil offered pipeline-policy roles in Trump cabinet
WASHINGTON – Donald Trump’s prospective cabinet is now stacked with friends of Canadian oil, with…
Mexico rights agency to accompany returning migrant caravan
MEXICO CITY – Migrants returning to Mexico for the holidays will form a caravan of…
Large protests in Poland as leader vows to stifle opposition
WARSAW, Poland – Thousands of anti-government protesters marched Tuesday from the former Communist party headquarters…
Islamic State turned Mosul into city of terror and darkness
MOSUL, Iraq – She survived the first stone that struck her, then the second. One…
Indian residential school hearing resuming with fight over costs immunity
TORONTO – Two survivors of a notorious Indian residential school want the courts to ensure…
The Latest: ConAgra pleads guilty in salmonella case
ALBANY, Ga. – The Latest on ConAgra’s plead deal to settle a criminal case stemming…
The top 10 movies on the iTunes Store
iTunes Movies U.S. charts for week ending December 11, 2016: iTunes Movies US Charts: 1.…
Wait lists growing for residential care, subsidized housing in B.C.: advocate
VICTORIA – High rents and reduced home-support services for British Columbia’s seniors are forcing many…
The unspoken issue in N.S. teachers’ dispute:inclusion of special-needs students
HALIFAX – It is the unspoken heart of the province’s bitter contract dispute with Nova…
The Tuesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Tuesday, Dec. 13 LEGALIZE POT SALES FOR 18 AND…
Most actively traded companies on the TSX
Some of the most active companies traded Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock…
County approves negotiations on $1.3B Raiders stadium
OAKLAND, Calif. – Alameda County supervisors approved opening negotiations with an investment group on a…
Tuesday’s Games
Tuesday’s Games NHL Columbus 3 Edmonton 1 Carolina 8 Vancouver 6 San Jose 3 Toronto…
‘Do Not Say We Have Nothing’ by Madeleine Thien tops Maclean’s fiction list
Here are the top 10 hardcover fiction and non-fiction books in Canada for the week…
US industrial production fell 0.4 per cent in November
WASHINGTON – U.S. industrial production dropped sharply in November, mainly because power plants reduced output…
Tainted peanut butter leads to $11.2M penalty a decade later
ALBANY, Ga. – A decade after hundreds of Americans got sick from eating Peter Pan…
No licence needed: N.S. drops requirement for stores selling movies, video games
HALIFAX – The Nova Scotia government is acknowledging the obvious: Most people no longer rent…
Frederik Andersen finding his groove as the Maple Leafs busy No. 1
Toronto Maple Leafs assistant coach D.J. Smith usually blows the whistle shortly after practice wraps…
The Wednesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Wednesday, Dec. 14 DOCUMENTS SHOW OTTAWA WATCHED U.S. CAMPAIGN…
Colorado school district to allow teachers to arm themselves
DENVER – A rural Colorado school district decided Wednesday night to allow its teachers and…
AAA estimates 3.5M from Michigan to travel for holidays
DEARBORN, Mich. – Estimates from AAA say nearly 3.5 million people from Michigan will travel…
B.C. town considers deer contraceptive to control animals eating up gardens
OAK BAY, B.C. – Residents of a picturesque community on Vancouver Island have had enough…
Iran sanctions renewal becomes law without Obama signature
WASHINGTON – In an unexpected reversal, President Barack Obama declined to sign a renewal of…