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Nova Scotia election roundup
HALIFAX – (NSElxn) Nova Scotia’s Tories are promising to introduce a “no-boondoggle guarantee” if they…
Metal thieves suspected by police after 175 cemetery vases taken in B.C.
SURREY, B.C. – Police are looking for suspects who stole about 175 ornamental flower vases…
US makes proposal to Russia for managing Syria battlefield
WASHINGTON – The United States has proposed to Russia a plan for managing an increasingly…
Trump attorney didn’t want him to sign financial disclosure
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s attorneys initially wanted him to submit an updated financial disclosure…
Russia’s Putin pledges to send food to Venezuela
CARACAS, Venezuela – Russia is pledging to send several thousand tons of wheat to Venezuela…
Ontario teacher who had sexual encounters with students sentenced to two years
BELLEVILLE, Ont. – An Ontario middle-school teacher who had sexual encounters with several students and…
Government must have power in approval of infrastructure bank deals: Barton
OTTAWA – The man who played a lead role in drawing up the blueprint for…
Oil company watches over pregnant polar bear under bridge
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A pregnant polar bear seeking to dig her maternity den chose an…
Police: Body dumped along Texas road after hearse stolen
BRYAN, Texas – Authorities in Texas say a hearse was stolen when its driver stopped…
Markets Right Now: Industrials lead US stocks broadly higher
The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 4:00 p.m. Industrial companies led…
Latest instalment of Canada-Russia hockey rivalry on tap at world championship
COLOGNE, Germany – Russia reached the podium at the last two world hockey championships but…
Report blames ‘system’ rather than individuals for weak response to Quebec storm
MONTREAL – Politicians and police in Quebec are promising to do better after an investigator…
Iowa to pay $6.5M to settle landmark sports bias lawsuits
IOWA CITY, Iowa – The University of Iowa will pay $6.5 million to settle discrimination…
Questlove to perform at prom despite earlier cancellation
LEVITTOWN, Pa. – Questlove is assuring students at a Pennsylvania high school that he will…
Iraqi officials: Car bombings in Baghdad kill 11 people
BAGHDAD – Two car bombs in southwestern Baghdad killed 11 people, including four police officers,…
Nadal’s winning streak on clay ends, Raonic, Venus also lose in Rome
ROME – Rafael Nadal’s winning streak ended at 17 matches as he lost to Dominic…
The Friday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Friday, May 19 ——— SASK TEEN GUNMAN WANTED TO…
Former Calgary Stampeders running back Stan Kaluznick dies at age 85
CALGARY – Stan Kaluznick, who led the Calgary Stampeders in rushing during the 1951 season,…
Toronto, New York stock indexes stage rally, oil breaks $50 barrier
TORONTO – North American markets rallied ahead of the Victoria Day long weekend, with the…
Canada holds to ‘spirit’ of drug treaties with legal pot: McLellan
OTTAWA – A former Liberal cabinet minister who led a federally appointed task force on…
2-year-old rescued from hot car; North Carolina mom charged
GREENVILLE, N.C. – A North Carolina police officer rescued a 2-year-old boy left inside a…
Security consultations suggest preference for freedoms over new powers
OTTAWA – Protection of individual rights and freedoms trumped the idea of additional powers for…
Almost 2,890 Quebec homes still affected by flooding: public security minister
MONTREAL – Quebec Public Security Minister Martin Coiteux says waters are continuing to recede from…
Trudeau swats away Super Hornet questions amid Boeing-Bombardier dispute
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau came out swinging Friday against the U.S. government over…