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Bill would cut Michigan auto premiums by 20 per cent
LANSING, Mich. – Michigan drivers would no longer be required to buy unlimited medical insurance…
Impact seek win over NYC, help from D.C. United, to get into playoff position
MONTREAL – All those points frittered away at home earlier in the season cost the…
Highlights of the updated 2017-18 Nova Scotia provincial budget
Highlights of the Nova Scotia budget re-introduced Tuesday: – Surplus of $21.3 million is projected…
Invictus Games helps a former medic live her life instead of just surviving it
When Elizabeth Newman was training for the Invictus Games, she found that preparing for the…
Pediatricians say kids, teens should avoid sports and energy drinks
TORONTO – Kids and teens should not drink sports or energy drinks, the Canadian Paediatric…
Correctional officers plead for federal help including national treatment centre
OTTAWA – Prison staff suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder need a national treatment centre to…
Equifax CEO steps down in wake of huge personal data hack
NEW YORK – Embattled Equifax CEO Richard Smith stepped down Tuesday, less than three weeks…
Tech stocks rise, but US indexes finish little changed
NEW YORK – U.S. stock indexes finished barely higher Tuesday after a late slump erased…
The Latest: Maria, 9 days a hurricane, now a tropical storm
WAVES, N.C. – The Latest on Hurricane Maria (all times local): 5:10 p.m. Maria has…
Records show man could be fit for trial in Katrina shooting
BATON ROUGE, La. – A white man could be mentally fit to stand trial on…
Former B.C. finance minister Mike de Jong, Michael Lee announce Liberal run
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s former finance minister Mike de Jong has announced his bid to…
The Latest: Cuba says no clues yet to who attacked diplomats
WASHINGTON – The Latest on Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s meeting with Cuban Foreign Minister…
The Latest: Pentagon boosts troop numbers in Puerto Rico
WASHINGTON – The Latest on President Donald Trump and Puerto Rico (all times local): 7…
In Alabama, a Trump miscalculation in Senate primary
HOMEWOOD, Ala. – A firebrand Alabama jurist wrested a U.S. Senate nomination from an appointed…
Youth homelessness advocate completes cross-country walk pushing a shopping cart
VANCOUVER – A man who lived on the streets of Vancouver as a teenager will…
Macron government to cut taxes – and spending
PARIS – As part of its budget plan for next year, French President Emmanuel Macron’s…
Study: Florida private school choice program sees gains
WASHINGTON – Low-income students in Florida who attended private schools using a credit scholarship program…
Congress at crossroads after another GOP health care failure
WASHINGTON – Congress is at a crossroads after Republicans’ stinging failure to repeal Barack Obama’s…
Nantucket serial rapist heading to prison for 20 years
BARNSTABLE, Mass. – A Nantucket man who pleaded guilty to raping four women on the…
Darts and laurels from the 2017 national freedom-of-information audit
OTTAWA – The national freedom of information audit prepared for News Media Canada by independent…
Maine reverses decision to end tribal public health funding
BANGOR, Maine – Maine officials say they will resume funding the Native American tribal effort…
Michelle Obama talks 2016 presidential election, ‘Obamacare’
BOSTON – Michelle Obama has some tough words for women who didn’t vote for Democrat…
Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Sept. 20 The China…
The Latest: Former Sen. Harkin testifies in Menendez trial
NEWARK, N.J. – The Latest on the bribery trial of U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez and…