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Bergdahl spared from prison; Trump calls sentence ‘disgrace’
FORT BRAGG, N.C. – Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who walked away from his post in…
Walmart shooting suspect could face multiple charges
BRIGHTON, Colo. – A Colorado sheet metal worker could face multiple charges, including attempted murder,…
Illinois’ first fracking permit returned by Kansas company
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The first company to obtain a permit for fracking in Illinois announced…
The Latest: Sen. Graham disappointed in Bergdahl sentence
FORT BRAGG, N.C. – The Latest on the sentencing hearing for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl…
Federal threat to impose higher carbon tax on Manitoba ‘misguided’: minister
VANCOUVER – Manitoba’s sustainable development minister says a federal threat to impose a higher carbon…
No prison for Bergdahl in sentencing for walking off post
FORT BRAGG, N.C. – For the first time in eight years, Bowe Bergdahl doesn’t face…
India exhibition seeks to gain investment in food industry
NEW DELHI – India’s top chefs on Saturday poured 800 kilograms (1,760 pounds) of rice…
Snow, rain in California, but fire areas are dry
KINGVALE, Calif. – Snow fell Saturday in the Sierra Nevada and rain hit the far…
First openly gay lawmaker elected to a statewide office dies
MONTPELIER, Vt. – The former Vermont auditor of accounts and state senator credited as the…
BC Liberal leadership candidates debate rural development, opioid crisis
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – BC Liberal leadership hopefuls touted their ideas for bolstering the resource…
Smog blankets Pakistan, India, causing accidents, illness
ISLAMABAD – Smog has enveloped much of Pakistan and neighbouring India, causing highway accidents and…
Violence against front-line hospital staff on rise, more protection needed: union
TORONTO – As a 42-year nursing veteran of Ontario’s hospital system, Linda Clayborne is no…
Prominent Nubian activist dies in detention in Egypt
CAIRO – A prominent Nubian activist arrested in Egypt last month for taking part in…
For Canadians in queue for long-term care spots, waiting costs ‘astronomical’
HALIFAX – The younger sisters of Maureen Dares sit with her in a Halifax hotel…
Case stirs question of school liability for student suicides
BOSTON – Han Nguyen was consumed by depression and struggling to stay afloat at one…
Brazile stirs Dem party strife as bellwether gov race nears
WASHINGTON – Democrats are struggling to put the bitter 2016 election behind them as the…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EST
26 killed in church attack in Texas’ deadliest mass shooting SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas (AP) —…
Trump declares North Korea “threat to the civilized world.”
TOKYO – Declaring that North Korea was “a threat to the civilized world,” President Donald…
Study finds ‘alarming rate’ of OD deaths among young Indigenous people in B.C.
VANCOUVER – Indigenous drug users in British Columbia are 13 times more likely to die…
G-7 health ministers: climatic factors impact health
MILAN – Group of Seven health ministers have issued a joint statement that says climatic…
This Week: Earnings reports from CVS, Priceline and others
A look at some of the key business events and economic indicators upcoming this week:…
The Latest: Alabama to seek new execution date
WASHINGTON – The Latest on a Supreme Court decision in the case of death-row inmate…
Injured veterans having to wait longer for service, internal documents show
OTTAWA – Injured Canadian Forces veterans are being forced to wait longer than in years…
Former prime ministers gather in Commons to mark Parliament’s 150th anniversary
OTTAWA – Moments from Canada’s colourful — and sometimes dark — past came back into…