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Trekker missing for 47 days rescued in Nepal, friend dead
KATHMANDU, Nepal – A Taiwanese man who was missing on a mountain in Nepal for…
S.Korea presidential hopeful criticized for anti-gay comment
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of – South Korean presidential front-runner Moon Jae-in outraged persecuted sexual minority…
Cuba weathers storm in Venezuela but future looks uncertain
HAVANA – Refineries have gone dark. Gas rations have been slashed for hundreds of thousands…
Prosecutors: Inmates distributed child porn inside prison
FORT DIX, N.J. – Five inmates serving sentences for child pornography used contraband cellphones and…
Bern museum awaits works from Gurlitt art collection in June
GENEVA – A Swiss museum says it is expecting to receive within weeks about 200…
Vice-admiral leaked cabinet secrets to help ensure supply ship contract: RCMP
OTTAWA – The military’s second-in-command leaked cabinet secrets to a shipbuilding executive as a means…
Bad beasts, good treats: Feral hog slaughterhouse takes off
NEW ORLEANS – In a region that takes food seriously, feral hogs are despised as…
Indigo resets some users’ online account passwords following security breach
TORONTO – Indigo Books & Music Inc. says it has reset passwords for a number…
Trump tweets don’t help: 1st Twitter revenue drop since IPO
NEW YORK – You’d think Twitter would be able to milk its status as President…
Police: Trooper shoots man driving at him, dragging officer
CLAY, Ky. – A man has been wounded and a police chief injured after the…
Salford rugby league player charged with racially abusing Toronto Wolfpack prop
TORONTO – A Salford player has been charged with making a racial slur during the…
Trump pick for CIA’s top lawyer weighs in on interrogations
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s pick to be the CIA’s top lawyer says it would…
Turkish opposition to challenge referendum at European court
ANKARA, Turkey – Turkey’s main opposition party said Wednesday it would challenge the outcome of…
Johnny Depp’s former managers call him ‘habitual liar’
Johnny Depp’s former business team is calling the star “a habitual liar” after Depp said…
Bombardier CSeries certified for steep flights into airports like London City
MONTREAL – Bombardier got a boost Wednesday after its smaller CSeries commercial jet was certified…
Bell set to introduce new streaming product for Internet TV viewing
MONTREAL – Bell Canada says it’s on the cusp of launching a new streaming product…
Margaret Atwood on alliteration, new ‘Wandering Wenda’ show, being a teen puppeteer
TORONTO – When Margaret Atwood’s daughter was young, the acclaimed author would tell her an…
Small businesses can feel bigger effects from a PR disaster
NEW YORK – Halfway through Valentine’s Day, florist Ajay Kori realized he was in the…
Sen. Patrick Brazeau acquitted of charges related to drunk driving
OTTAWA – Sen. Patrick Brazeau has been acquitted of drunk-driving charges that date back to…
The Latest: Iowa man “mourning” after death of giant rabbit
LONDON – The Latest on a giant rabbit that died following a trans-Atlantic flight (all…
WWII combat cinematographer Norman Hatch dies at 96
WASHINGTON – Maj. Norman T. Hatch, a Marine combat cinematographer during World War II whose…
Tim Hortons parent’s stock falls after store sales growth stalls in Q1
TORONTO – Restaurant Brands International Inc. shares fell sharply Wednesday morning after the company reported…
Rain postpones Blue Jays at Cardinals; doubleheader Thursday
ST. LOUIS – The St. Louis Cardinals’ game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday…
Review: The Whistles and the Bells’ 2nd album is a winner
The Whistles and the Bells, “Modern Plagues” (New West) This is the sound of freedom.…