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Scott McCarron holds on for one-shot victory at Shaw Charity Classic
CALGARY – Scott McCarron didn’t waste any time after missing a long putt for birdie…
Tories send Liberals a NAFTA olive branch, with strings attached
OTTAWA – Attack mode, says the Conservative Party’s new foreign affairs critic, will not be…
Pets Houston owners felt obliged to give up now in Chicago
CHICAGO – Volunteers in Chicago have returned from Houston with 43 cats and dogs that…
Mattis: NKorea threat would bring massive military response
WASHINGTON – Defence Secretary Jim Mattis on Sunday shot back at North Korea’s claimed test…
Man dies after rushing into Burning Man festival flames
A man rushed past layers of security officers into a massive fire at the Burning…
The Latest: Officials: All fires out at chemical plant
HOUSTON – The Latest on Harvey and its aftermath (all times local): 8:45 p.m. Officials…
U Sports Roundup: Yochim interception helps McMaster win opener over Carleton
OTTAWA – Robbie Yochim returned an interception 55 yards for a touchdown just before halftime…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
Houston braces for more flooding, chemical plant fires out HOUSTON (AP) — Authorities carried out…
Fear of robots taking jobs spurs a bold idea: guaranteed pay
HONOLULU – Driverless trucks. Factory robots. Delivery drones. Virtual personal assistants. As technological innovations increasingly…
Stacy Lewis wins, gives earnings to hometown relief efforts
PORTLAND, Ore. – Stacy Lewis won for Houston. Lewis ended a long winless streak Sunday…
Authorities investigate death of man at Burning Man festival
Authorities are investigating the death of a man who died of his injuries a few…
The Latest: Rohingya rally outside Australian Parliament
SHAH PORIR DWIP, Bangladesh – The Latest on violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state and the…
Millions who buy health insurance brace for sharp increases
WASHINGTON – Millions of people who buy individual health insurance policies and get no financial…
China says Trump’s trade threat over N. Korea ‘unacceptable’
BEIJING – China says President Donald Trump’s threat to cut off trade with countries that…
Congress returns to Washington with agenda upended by Harvey
WASHINGTON – Harvey has scrambled the equation for Congress as lawmakers get ready to return…
German opposition leaders fault Merkel-Schulz debate
BERLIN – German opposition leaders are complaining that Chancellor Angela Merkel and challenger Martin Schulz…
BRICS countries express concern over several terror groups
XIAMEN, China – Five major emerging economies including China and India agreed Monday to strengthen…
Top Indonesia judge gets 8 years in prison for corruption
JAKARTA, Indonesia – Indonesia’s corruption court on Monday sentenced one of the country’s top judges…
Drama and intrigue help trigger the most Quebec byelections in more than 30 years
MONTREAL – Death, palace intrigue and allegations of lies and corruption are at the centre…
Amid downtown Winnipeg, Upper Fort Garry’s remains a tribute to province’s birth
WINNIPEG – Talk about doing a lot with a little. Sandwiched between one of Winnipeg’s…
Goop-debunker buoyed by renewed attack on Gwyneth Paltrow’s wellness brand
TORONTO – Timothy Caulfield targeted Goop’s famous founder with his last book, “Is Gwyneth Paltrow…
Suspect kills officer in raid on Pakistan home, escapes
KARACHI, Pakistan – A suspect involved in an attack on a lawmaker killed one police…
Priest grasps for words as storm victims question their pain
HOUSTON – The Rev. Mark Goring nears his parish community centre and the mounds of…
Myanmar faces anger from Muslim world over Rohingya plight
JAKARTA, Indonesia – A Nobel laureate and Muslim nations in Asia criticized Myanmar’s persecution of…