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Western University music students to live in retirement home alongside seniors
When Western University graduate Heather Gingerich saw a news segment about an Ohio retirement home…
Canadian U Box It wins u-u-uge trademark battle over American U-Haul
OTTAWA – A family-owned Canadian garbage business is claiming victory over huge American moving company…
Gov: Removing Confederate statues like losing 9-11 memorial
PORTLAND, Maine – Taking down statues of Confederate figures is “just like” removing a monument…
Former CFL receiver Evraire makes decision to donate brain to Boston University
Ken Evraire will donate his brain to science but the former CFL receiver is fearful…
A look at Zimbabwe’s first lady, who is accused of assault
JOHANNESBURG – A South African model’s claims of assault have drawn attention to Zimbabwe’s increasingly…
Immigration board to audit process for reviewing long-term detention
TORONTO – The Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada says it will carry out an…
Man denies purposely spraying manure on border patrol car
MONTPELIER, Vt. – A man pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges he sprayed liquid manure…
The Latest: Nevada judge clears way for more pot licenses
CARSON CITY, Nev. – The Latest on a legal battle over licenses to distribute recreational…
Pikangikum First Nation to be connected to Ontario power grid by next fall
The federal government announced up to $60 million in funding Thursday to connect a remote…
Three U.S. children dead northeast of Calgary after SUV collides with truck
HANNA, Alta. – RCMP say three children who died when a semi-trailer truck collided with…
Canadian man sentenced to 20 years in prison for $130M drug ring
A Canadian man has been sentenced to 20 years in a U.S. federal prison for…
Tug that rammed another left unattended at full speed: safety board
RICHMOND, B.C. – The Transportation Safety Board says a six-to-eight-second absence from the controls of…
Israeli leader resists calls to criticize Trump
JERUSALEM – Israel’s prime minister faced growing calls on Thursday to denounce President Donald Trump’s…
President Trump’s ardent backers support him more than ever
SUN CITY, Ariz. – President Donald Trump’s most ardent champions are sticking by him, happy…
Ontario court dismisses lawsuit over sale of Hydro One shares
TORONTO – An Ontario court has thrown out a lawsuit against the provincial government over…
Some major attacks in Europe in recent years
LONDON – The deadly Barcelona van attack that killed 13 people and wounded dozens of…
Emotional mother-and-child reunion as young former captive arrives in Winnipeg
WINNIPEG – A woman in Winnipeg tightly embraced her 12-year-old son for the first time…
Virginia governor opts out of continental shelf program
RICHMOND, Va. – Virginia’s governor says he doesn’t want his state included in a new…
Defence team for Pulse shooter’s widow receives warning
ORLANDO, Fla. – A federal judge has warned the legal team defending the widow of…
3 arrested after drone drops cellphone, drugs to prison yard
IONIA, Mich. – Michigan prison officials say three people have been arrested after trying to…
Security threat leads Florida to cancel prison visitations
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Prison officials in Florida cited a security threat in cancelling visitation at…
The Latest: Family IDs Utah soldier killed in Afghanistan
SALT LAKE CITY – The Latest on a Utah National Guard soldier killed in Afghanistan…
Man who didn’t pay rent gets 45 years for killing roommate
NEWARK, N.J. – A New Jersey man convicted of fatally stabbing his roommate after the…
US court delays deportation of immigrant in Connecticut
HARTFORD, Conn. – A U.S. appeals court has delayed the deportation of an immigrant from…