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Influx at the border needs not just compassion but immediate action: Scheer
OTTAWA – Compassion must greet the asylum seekers coming across the Canada-U.S. border once they…
Dutch police detain suspect in concert terror threat
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands – Alerted by a detailed tip from Spanish colleagues, Dutch police arrested a…
AP Explains: What’s a national monument?
U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is recommending boundary revisions for some national monuments but no…
Quebec artist sues IKEA and UNICEF for $22 million for allegedly stealing idea
MONTREAL – A Quebec artist is suing IKEA Canada and UNICEF for $22 million for…
Defence chief hopes to show solidarity, spark recruitment with Pride march
OTTAWA – Gen. Jonathan Vance wants to send a message of solidarity — and spark…
Babysitter gets life in death of 2-year-old in freezer
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A babysitter has been sentenced to life in prison after assaulting a…
Canada’s main stock index up slightly as U.S. peers slip into the red
TORONTO – It was a flat trading day as Canada’s main stock index inched forward…
Fairfax Financial sells Singapore insurance business for US$1.6 billion
TORONTO – Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. is selling its stake in Singaporean insurer First Capital…
Ex-college linebacker convicted in $10 million fraud scheme
RICHMOND, Va. – A former University of Virginia football player has been convicted of running…
US launches investigation into spate of right whale deaths
PORTLAND, Maine – The federal government is launching an investigation into the recent deaths of…
‘It does hurt’: Johnson gets shot at old team with Lions set to visit Redblacks
SURREY, B.C. – Jeremiah Johnson has been waiting a long time to say hello to…
Ronald Reagan to be inducted in US Labor Hall of Honour
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. – Former President Ronald Reagan, a one-time Hollywood union leader who fired…
18 dead in Brazil boat accident, 2nd fatal sinking this week
RIO DE JANEIRO – A commuter boat carrying more than 100 passengers flipped and sank…
The Latest: Florida executes convicted killer using new drug
STARKE, Fla. – The Latest on Execution-Florida (all times local): 6:30 p.m. Florida has put…
Investigators say US land agent took evidence
SALT LAKE CITY – A Bureau of Land Management agent who has been scrutinized for…
Coroner: Baby’s death in car appears to be heat-related
MASON, Ohio – An Ohio coroner says preliminary findings indicate the death of a 15-month-old…
Latest: Governor sets up commission to study racism
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Latest on the aftermath of deadly violence at a Virginia rally…
Hurricane Harvey likely to boost gas prices for US drivers
Hurricane Harvey is expected to hit a refinery-rich stretch of the Gulf Coast and U.S.…
Canada’s Shapovalov wins second-round qualifying match at US Open
NEW YORK – Canada’s Denis Shapovalov defeated Portugal’s Gastao Elias 6-3, 7-5 on Thursday to…
Texas’ string of losses in voting rights cases continues
AUSTIN, Texas – Texas’ voter ID law is shelved again after a judge who once…
Canada falls to Brazil in women’s soccer quarter-finals at Summer Universiade
TAIPEI, Taiwan – Carla Jessica Pereira Nunes scored on a penalty shot as Brazil beat…
Supporters of New Mexico monument areas vow to keep pushing
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Tribal leaders, conservationists and elected leaders gathered Thursday to express their frustrations…
El Salvador investigates 4 police for extrajudicial killings
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador – Police officials in El Salvador say they have detained four…
4 resign from Illinois governor’s office after cartoon flap
CHICAGO – Just weeks after being hired, four key members of Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner’s…