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A sister uses her gifts to send messages to fallen soldier
NEENAH, Wis. – She begins each time by sharpening her tools, with the sound of…
Vancouver-born fighter Angela Lee retains MMA title with Singapore win
SINGAPORE – Vancouver-born MMA fighter Angela Lee retained her One Championship atomweight championship Friday, submitting…
Canada 150 preparations closing in, construction won’t all be done in time
OTTAWA – It’s dusk on a warm summer evening in Ottawa. As people emerge from…
Robert De Niro: Once inspiring, US now tragic dumb comedy
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Robert De Niro says that “in movie terms,” the country was once…
Opera house undergoes $18M renovation in its 150th year
NEWPORT, R.I. – In its heyday, the stage at Newport’s Opera House hosted everything from…
Miami megamall is biggest in US – but don’t call it a mall
MIAMI – Call it retail-tainment. Just don’t call American Dream Miami a mall. Developers are…
Awards shows tackle gender variance issues over ‘male’ and ‘female’ categories
TORONTO – Ameko Eks Mass Carroll may not be up for a trophy at British…
Chicago man gets 9 years sentence for Indonesia slaying role
CHICAGO – An Illinois man who typed out emoji and other text messages to advise…
Ex-MMA fighter gets 36 years to life in kidnap, beating case
LAS VEGAS – The former mixed martial arts fighter known as War Machine was sentenced…
Vegas officer arrested on manslaughter charge in choke death
LAS VEGAS – A police officer was arrested on charges of involuntary manslaughter for placing…
State lawmakers vote to authorize new tribal casino
HARTFORD, Conn. – Connecticut lawmakers approved most of a legislative package early Wednesday that could…
Sweden’s Museum of Failure celebrates products that flopped
HELSINGBORG, Sweden – Green Heinz ketchup? Fat-free Pringles? Colgate frozen lasagna? You don’t need to…
From Gander to Broadway: The journey of Canadian hit musical ‘Come From Away’
OAKVILLE, Ont. – As a theatre producer in Toronto, Michael Rubinoff was always on the…
‘He’s killing everybody’ woman says as Utah man opens fire
SANDY, Utah – After hearing screams and pounding at her front door, Kathy Peterson found…
Center showcasing European Roma culture set up in Berlin
BERLIN – A centre to showcase the art and culture of Europe’s Roma is being…
Photos of Syrian refugees defaced at Pittsburgh art festival
PITTSBURGH – Pictures of young refuges from the war-torn countries of Syria and Iraq have…
Report recommends Winnipeg give tax breaks, incentives to art groups, museums
WINNIPEG – A new report says Winnipeg should give tax breaks to arts groups and…
New Google project digitizes world’s top fashion archives
NEW YORK – Anyone who has waited on a long, snaking line to get into…
The Latest: UK police arrest London attack suspect in raid
LONDON – The Latest on the attacks in the London Bridge area that killed eight…
‘Epic week’: Hockey, country music collide in Nashville
NASHVILLE – The Nashville Predators’ improbable run to the Stanley Cup Finals has blurred the…
Bono-roo: U2 make their first U.S. festival appearance
MANCHESTER, Tenn. – U2 turned their first headlining appearance at a U.S. music festival into…
Halifax buoyed by ‘spectacular’ boom in international newcomers: agency
Halifax’s economic development agency is touting the city’s off-the-charts population growth in 2016, thanks mostly…
Mayweather coming back to fight UFC star McGregor Aug. 26
LAS VEGAS – Floyd Mayweather Jr. will come out of retirement to meet UFC star…
US show of Saudi art aims to share ideas, test perceptions
DETROIT – A U.S. exhibition featuring the works of roughly 40 Saudi Arabian artists aims…