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Ten years after harbour cleanup, can Haligonians be coaxed into the water?
HALIFAX – Nova Scotia may be known as Canada’s Ocean Playground, but the moniker hardly…
Germany deports suspected Islamic extremist, 18, to Russia
BERLIN – German authorities have deported an 18-year-old Russian citizen who grew up in Germany…
Court weighs 1st Amendment challenge to Ohio HIV assault law
COLUMBUS, Ohio – An Ohio law requiring HIV-infected individuals to tell sexual partners of their…
New Breakers tour plumbs the depths below famous mansion
NEWPORT, R.I. – Visitors to the spectacular Gilded Age mansion The Breakers now have the…
Charlottesville poses new civil rights test for Sessions
WASHINGTON – Jefferson Beauregard Sessions, a son of the segregated South who was named after…
Israel to hold large military drill along Lebanon border
JERUSALEM – Israel is gearing up to hold its largest military drill in nearly 20…
Turkey slams Merkel and rival for anti-Turkish rhetoric
ISTANBUL – Turkish officials have denounced German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Martin Schulz, her main…
France FM visits Libya to boost reconciliation deal
CAIRO – France’s foreign minister is visiting Libya to encourage the implementation of a reconciliation…
Police: Longtime fugitive Italian mobster nabbed in Uruguay
ROME – A top crime syndicate boss convicted of drug trafficking and on the run…
Philadelphia project seeks public reckoning with monuments
PHILADELPHIA – By artist Sharon Hayes’ count, Philadelphia has more than 1,500 sculptures honouring male…
SC agency looks at sun’s eclipse for green it generated
CHARLESTON, S.C. – South Carolina wants to shine a light on about how much money…
Ex village mayor faces NY child-porn charges
STILLWATER, N.Y. – The mayor of Stillwater, New York, has resigned following his arrest on…
Trump, South Korean president talk North Korea
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump and his South Korean counterpart spoke on the phone Monday…
Boeing boosted by ruling throwing out EU claim of state aid
GENEVA – Boeing notched a key victory in a years-long legal case against its European…
Sierra Leone president addresses abandoned Hajj pilgrims
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone – Sierra Leone’s anti-corruption commission has declared that three senior government officials…
Lincoln Museum to host premier of Ken Burns’ Vietnam film
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Vietnam War is coming to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Museum…
Science Says: Kate’s morning sickness brutal, not dangerous
LONDON – Prince William and his wife, the Duchess of Cambridge, are expecting their third…
Poland to seek extradition from Italy of gang rape suspects
WARSAW, Poland – Poland will seek the extradition from Italy of the four suspects in…
The Latest: House plans Wednesday vote on Harvey aid
WASHINGTON – The Latest on disaster aid for Harvey (all times local): 1:05 p.m. House…
Trump tax tour heads to friendly turf in North Dakota
BISMARCK, N.D. – When Donald Trump brings his tax reform tour to North Dakota, he’ll…
Despite uncertain future, Canada’s Michael Woods turning heads at Spanish Vuelta
Canadian cyclist Michael Woods is turning heads in just his second Grand Tour event. The…
Palace announces Prince William, Kate expecting third child
LONDON – Prince William and his wife, the Duchess of Cambridge, will soon welcome a…
Yemen’s Saleh appears on TV after rumours of arrest
SANAA, Yemen – Yemen’s former president Ali Abdullah Saleh appeared on TV Monday to deny…
Bodies of drowned teen boy, young man recovered from popular B.C. lake
CHILLIWACK, B.C. – Police say two people have drowned at a popular lake east of…