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Kochs partner with ‘Primetime’ Sanders to fight poverty
COLORADO SPRING, Colo. – Retired football star Deion Sanders is partnering with the conservative Koch…
Family members: Seattle mom killed by police adored her kids
SEATTLE – Charleena Lyles loved to sing and dance. She adored her four children. She…
UK finds 34 high-rise apartment buildings with unsafe siding
LONDON – Britain’s fire-safety crisis expanded substantially Saturday as authorities said 34 high-rise apartment blocks…
Seattle police: No choice but lethal force in fatal shooting
SEATTLE – Two Seattle police officers who shot and killed a 30-year-old pregnant woman each…
Mayors to Trump: immigration orders meddle with cities
MIAMI – Mayors are warning President Donald Trump that toughening immigration enforcement meddles with U.S.…
Pain drove B.C. woman and ‘thousands’ to street drugs after medication cut off
VANCOUVER – Desperate for relief from unbearable pain following knee surgery, Lorna Bird says she…
Banning of junk food sales in Canadian schools having a positive effect: study
HALIFAX – In Canada’s ongoing battle against childhood obesity, one simple weapon appears to be…
UAE president appears in video over 3 years after stroke
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – The president of the United Arab Emirates has made a…
The Latest: Parade revelers feel need to stand up for rights
NEW YORK – The Latest on pride marches (all times local): 4:05 p.m. Thousands of…
Bloomberg to launch $17M contest for US cities
NEW YORK – Eager to help local leaders bypass Washington, New York billionaire Michael Bloomberg’s…
The Latest: Trump optimistic on health care; some doubtful
WASHINGTON – The Latest on the Senate Republican health care bill (all times local): 8:30…
The Latest: Santos: 6 dead, 31 missing in Colombia capsizing
BOGOTA – The Latest on the sinking of a tourist boat in Medellin, Colombia (all…
Cyprus signs deal to build ‘Europe’s largest casino’
NICOSIA, Cyprus – Cyprus signed a deal Monday for the construction of what officials say…
Ohio fixes sites of pro-Islamic State hack; feds investigate
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio officials have restored 11 government websites that were hacked with a…
US does not need warrant to subpoena Oregon drug data
PORTLAND, Ore. – The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday that the U.S.…
Interior Department OKs survey for Alaska wilderness road
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A proposed road through a national wildlife refuge in Alaska, rejected by…
President’s media strategy creating friction
NEW YORK – White House press secretary Sean Spicer’s briefing with reporters turned testy on…
China’s jailed Nobel Peace laureate given medical parole
BEIJING – Imprisoned Chinese Nobel Peace Prize laureate and dissident Liu Xiaobo has been transferred…
Papua New Guinea votes with corruption and economic woes key
CANBERRA, Australia – Papua New Guinea voters are going to the polls in elections dominated…
Canopy Growth reports $21.1 million Q4 net loss as expenses rise sharply
SMITHS FALLS, Ont. – Canopy Growth Corp. (TSX:WEED) saw its fourth-quarter net loss quadruple to…
Health issues force Aretha Franklin, 75, to cancel Canada Day show in Toronto
TORONTO – Disappointing news for fans of the legendary “Queen of Soul.” Aretha Franklin has…
Ingredient in popular weed killer going on list as cancerous
FRESNO, Calif. – Regulators in California took a pivotal step on Monday toward becoming the…
Not One More: Community vigil to be held in wake of teen suicides in Cape Breton
SYDNEY, N.S. – As a Cape Breton community struggles with a string of recent teen…
Major League Soccer clears Canadian soccer star Cyle Larin to return to action
NEW YORK – Cyle Larin has been cleared to return by Major League Soccer. The…