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Roberto Osuna earns 21st consecutive save as Blue Jays down Astros
TORONTO – With the all-star break just around the corner, Blue Jays manager John Gibbons…
Ohio preparing for 1st execution in more than 3 years
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio is following a mandatory checklist for putting inmates to death as…
Flooding in southern China causes deaths, damage and anger
BEIJING – Widespread flooding in southern and central China has left dozens of people dead…
Saudi official says a security corporal killed, 6 wounded
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – Saudi Arabia’s Interior Ministry says a Saudi security corporal has been…
Timeline: Key moments between Trump and Putin
A timeline of key events in the relationship between President Donald Trump and Russian President…
Turkish official escapes bomb attack in southeast Turkey
ANKARA, Turkey – Officials say suspected Kurdish militants have detonated an improvised explosive device in…
Human rights group chides Turkey over 10 arrests
BRUSSELS – The Council of Europe’s human rights commissioner has criticized the arrests in Turkey…
UN Security Council to get report after Cyprus talks fail
GENEVA – A U.N. spokeswoman says the Security Council will receive a report on Cyprus…
Ohio town to refund speeding fines to more than 100 drivers
TOLEDO, Ohio – Authorities say a police mistake has led to more than 100 people…
Joan Lee, wife of comics legend Stan Lee, dies at age 93
LOS ANGELES – The wife of Marvel Comics legend Stan Lee died Thursday at age…
Hobby Lobby accused of hypocrisy amid smuggling case
Hobby Lobby, the arts-and-crafts chain whose devout Christian owners won a landmark Supreme Court ruling…
100-year-old woman says wine keeps her going
BANGOR, Maine – A Maine resident celebrating her 100th birthday says wine is the secret…
Cats taking over parts of eastern Ontario city; officials call it a crisis
An eastern Ontario city is trying to reclaim a neighbourhood it says has been taken…
Virginia executes 1st inmate under more secretive protocol
JARRATT, Va. – A Virginia man who killed a hospital security guard and a sheriff’s…
China labour activist sentenced to 4 1/2 years for subversion
BEIJING – Veteran Chinese labour activist Liu Xiaoming has been sentenced to 4 1/2 years…
Bodies in the streets amid Central African Republic fighting
BANGUI, Central African Republic – Bodies lie in the streets of Zemio, the stench filling…
Winnipeg Folk Festival stocking naloxone in case of opioid overdoses
WINNIPEG – For the first time, on-site first aid crews at the Winnipeg Folk Festival…
B.C. NDP MP Peter Julian drops bid to replace Mulcair at federal party’s helm
OTTAWA – British Columbia MP Peter Julian pulled the plug Thursday on his bid to…
National employment numbers for June from Statistics Canada, at a glance
OTTAWA – A quick look at June employment (previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 6.5…
Supreme Court upholds procedures for breathalyzer evidence
OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada is upholding procedures that permit shortcuts for allowing…
Saskatchewan sues bars that served drunk driver who killed family of four
REGINA – Catherine McKay’s blood alcohol level was three times the legal limit when she…
The Proud Boys: Small, retrograde and ‘willing to go places and disrupt things’
HALIFAX – Until this week, few Canadians had heard of the Proud Boys. That changed…
The Latest: Romanian police detain 7 near border
PARIS – The Latest on the flow of migrants into Europe (all times local): 2:40…
Officials: US Mint worker leaves noose for black colleague
PHILADELPHIA – The U.S. Mint in Philadelphia put an employee on administrative leave after a…