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Hockey league to improve safety in light of 2013 death of 16-year-old player
HALIFAX – The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League has unveiled extensive changes to player safety…
ACLU disputes suggestion of wrongdoing in abortion case
WASHINGTON – The American Civil Liberties Union is pushing back against a claim by the…
Ex-Obama appointee pledges to run government ‘the Ohio way’
GROVE CITY, Ohio – Former consumer watchdog Richard Cordray said Tuesday that he will focus…
Alleged PATH stabber Rohinie Bisesar declared unfit to stand trial
TORONTO – A woman charged in an apparently unprovoked fatal stabbing in Toronto’s financial district…
The Latest: UN: Airstrikes despite Yemen cease-fire call
SANAA, Yemen – The Latest on developments in the war in Yemen, following the killing…
Freedom Caucus deals brush-back pitch to House GOP leaders
WASHINGTON – The House Freedom Caucus has been on its best behaviour these past few…
Broadway producers sue over casting directors’ union drive
NEW YORK – Broadway producers filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against casting directors who are…
Survivors slam disabilities minister; Hehr sorry for ‘insulting’ comments
OTTAWA – A contrite-sounding Kent Hehr publicly apologized Tuesday to a group of thalidomide survivors…
California communities under siege from wind-driven fires
VENTURA, Calif. – Wind-driven fires tore through California communities Tuesday for the second time in…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EST
Trump forges ahead on Jerusalem-as-capital despite warnings WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will recognize…
Rock icon Johnny Hallyday, known as French Elvis, dies at 74
PARIS – Johnny Hallyday, France’s biggest rock star for more than half a century and…
Government faces balancing act on marketing, packaging of legal marijuana
VANCOUVER – David Brown’s marijuana marketing students are often shocked to learn how difficult it…
Rock icon Johnny Hallyday, known as French Elvis, dies at 74
PARIS – Johnny Hallyday, France’s biggest rock star for more than half a century and…
Beyonce presents Kaepernick with SI’s Muhammad Ali Award
NEW YORK – Beyonce presented Colin Kaepernick with Sports Illustrated’s Muhammad Ali Legacy Award on…
With new clout, Virginia Democrats to push for gun control
RICHMOND, Va. – Days after Virginia Democrats’ astounding Election Day successes, one of the state’s…
Yemen rebels disperse protests demanding slain leader’s body
SANAA, Yemen – Yemeni rebel forces on Wednesday dispersed a protest staged by dozens of…
North Dakota: Refinery near national park could win permit
BISMARCK, N.D. – A proposed oil refinery close to the picturesque Theodore Roosevelt National Park…
Lawsuit cooked up over New Jersey’s home baked goods ban
Home bakers in New Jersey say their brownies and muffins are perfectly safe and they…
US stocks hold steady, following drops around the world
NEW YORK – U.S. stock indexes held steady Wednesday, following drops in markets around the…
Alberta Energy Regulator to ask tougher questions of oil well applicants
EDMONTON – Alberta’s energy regulator wants to keep bad operators out of the oilpatch to…
The Latest: Test result shows presence of ricinine
MONTPELIER, Vt. – The Latest on a woman accused of making the deadly toxin ricin…
Canucks forward Dorsett ‘at peace’ with decision to end career due to spine injury
VANCOUVER – Derek Dorsett never backed down from a challenge. But when confronted with the…
Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Dec. 4 The New…
Most actively traded companies on the TSX
Some of the most active companies traded Wednesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock…