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Coast Guard: Cruise ship captain dozed off before crash
BALTIMORE – Coast Guard investigators say the captain of a passenger ship on a midnight…
The Latest: IMF board to meet after Lagarde conviction
PARIS – The Latest on the French verdict in the case of the International Monetary…
Fairfax sees Allied World as good fit worth US$4.9 billion in stock, cash
TORONTO – Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. (TSX:FFH) says the reach and financial strength of its…
Beijing denies US claim that China is synthetic drug king
BEIJING – U.S. assertions that China is the top source of the synthetic opioids that…
Public Hanukkah menorah lightings in cities around the world
The Jewish holiday of Hanukkah begins the night of Dec. 24 and lasts for eight…
Serbia to get Russian fighter jets to counter NATO threat
BELGRADE, Serbia – Serbia said Monday that it will purchase Russian combat jets in a…
Scientists propose ways to measure Great Lakes water quality
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – A U.S.-Canadian agency is considering additional ways to measure the safety…
Saudi-led forces halt use of UK-made cluster bombs in Yemen
CAIRO – Saudi state-run TV says the Saudi-led coalition has suspended the use of British-made…
Brazil government challenges Canada at WTO over funding for Bombardier
RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazil says it will challenge Canada at the World Trade Organization…
Kosovo police detains 59 officers in bribery probe
PRISTINA, Kosovo – Kosovo police say they have detained 59 officers following a four-month investigation…
New Year’s Eve on a budget means … sticking to your budget
NEW YORK – It’s the party of the year, for those who like to party,…
Cops: Teens attack man who didn’t need help shovelling snow
BROCKTON, Mass. – Police say a group of teens attacked a Massachusetts man who declined…
VW Canada offers to pay consumers $2.1 billion over false diesel claims
TORONTO – Volkswagen has reached a tentative settlement for compensating Canadian owners of VW-made diesel…
Former UFC fighter arrest for aggravated assault, battery
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – A former UFC fighter who has had trouble with the law has…
A look at the numbers behind British Columbia’s overdose crisis
VICTORIA – A look at the overdose crisis in British Columbia by the numbers: CLIMBING…
Deadly school bus crash spurs 1 company to add seat belts
NASHVILLE – A Tennessee company that operates buses for charter schools in Nashville says it…
Officials: Native dreamcatchers used in meth smuggling bid
COLUMBUS, N.M. – A Mexican woman tried to smuggle liquid methamphetamine into the U.S. by…
University of Saskatchewan head football coach Towriss stepping down
SASKATOON – Brian Towriss is stepping down after 33 years as the University of Saskatchewan’s…
National design standards needed for temporary stages: Alberta fatality inquiry
EDMONTON – A fatality inquiry into the death of a spectator at an Alberta country…
Teen to be sentenced as adult for ‘outrageous, horrendous’ sex attacks
WINNIPEG – A teen who took part in two high-profile sex attacks in Winnipeg faces…
Mounties investigate after five-year-old drowns in bathtub in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY, B.C. – RCMP in Surrey, B.C., were investigating after a five-year-old boy drowned in…
Tortorella taking time to smell the roses after resurrection from scrap heap
VANCOUVER – Standing in the same hallway where one of the defining — and ugly…
Trump picks Florida Panthers owner as Army secretary
SUNRISE, Fla. – Vincent Viola has insisted for the past three years that his sole…
Mexico arrests sports official for alleged corruption
MEXICO CITY – Mexican prosecutors have arrested a top official of the nation’s athletics federation…