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Three people dead after house fire in Hamilton
HAMILTON – Three people lost their lives in a fire that tore through a home…
EU threats: Drones, frustrated jihadis, returning fighters
PARIS – Explosives that mimic those used in Syria and Iraq are a leading threat…
German town in shock after man kills 2 children, wounds 1
BERLIN – The small town of Altenfeld in eastern Germany was in shock Thursday after…
Coast Guard suspend search for 3 on Mississippi River
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The Coast Guard says it has suspended a search for three boaters…
Worker fired for breaching policy, not over drug problem, Supreme Court rules
OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed an appeal in a case involving…
No longer the hot new thing? Teen vaping falls, study says
NEW YORK – Teen vaping, which has been skyrocketing, fell dramatically last year in the…
NY town says ‘nyet’ to Russian request for free beach passes
MASSAPEQUA, N.Y. – Pay up, comrade. A decadeslong “good neighbour” policy that granted more than…
Trump orders more cash, industry input, for apprenticeships
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered more money and a bigger role for…
Senators GM Dorion risks losing quality talent at expansion draft
OTTAWA – It’s only fitting Pierre Dorion is headed to Las Vegas. The Ottawa Senators…
CNN chief: Alex Jones interview worthy, but NBC mishandled
NEW YORK – Some top people at CNN have come to Megyn Kelly’s defence in…
The Latest: Critics see class divisions in London tower fire
LONDON – The Latest on the London high-rise fire (all times local): 7:15 p.m. Anger…
Aerialist daredevil hangs by teeth from chopper over Niagara Falls
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. – A trapeze artist from a renowned family of daredevils hung by…
AP-NORC poll: Just 1 in 5 support Trump’s move to fire Comey
WASHINGTON – A clear majority of Americans believe President Donald Trump has tried to interfere…
The Latest: Trump attends Gorsuch Supreme Court ceremony
WASHINGTON – The Latest on Justice Neil Gorsuch’s Supreme Court investiture ceremony (all times local):…
What jury didn’t hear at the trial of Halifax medical student William Sandeson
HALIFAX – The jury in medical student William Sandeson’s first-degree murder trial retired to deliberate…
Mexico journo’s sign at president’s speech decries violence
MEXICO CITY – A Mexican journalist has held up a sign reading “No more blood”…
Correction: Protest-Sam Houston Statue story
HOUSTON – In a story June 10 about a rally in support of a statue…
Democrats criticize Trump’s budget plan as hurting VA care
WASHINGTON – Congressional Democrats on Thursday sharply criticized President Donald Trump’s proposed budget for the…
Ex-VA exec ‘astounded’ by cost of hospital
DENVER – A former Veterans Affairs Department executive who was harshly criticized by Congress for…
Saudi-Turkish ties strained over differing views on Qatar
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – Ties between Saudi Arabia and Turkey have begun to fray due…
Dinosaur skull discovering in northeastern B.C. a first in the province
TUMBLER RIDGE, B.C. – A piece of dinosaur skull unearthed in northeastern British Columbia earlier…
Home bakers in New Jersey stew over country’s last ban
TRENTON, N.J. – There’s only one thing preventing baker Mandy Coriston from selling the Irish…
Canada’s fed-prov finance ministers to start deep dive on marijuana taxation
OTTAWA – As the country’s finance ministers meet in Ottawa, the Trudeau government should expect…
Q&A: Taliban infiltrate Afghan army to target foreign troops
KABUL – An uptick in attacks by Afghan National army soldiers against foreign troops would…