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Sheriff: Colorado gunman monitored deputies before shooting
HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. – A sheriff says the gunman who killed a suburban Denver deputy…
Sorry, parents, Apple can’t keep kids from getting addicted to phones: experts
TORONTO – Consumers shouldn’t count on Apple redesigning its phones and tablets to make them…
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faces difficult questions at town hall in Halifax
HALIFAX – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faced difficult questions from the crowd at a town…
Medical credit cards can mean aches and pains for patients
WASHINGTON – Few people look forward to a trip to the doctor or dentist, especially…
Resignations prompt P.E.I. Premier Wade MacLauchlan to shuffle his cabinet
CHARLOTTETOWN – Decisions by two senior cabinet ministers to leave politics have prompted a major…
Aphria stands by U.S. investment despite enforcement crackdown, delisting threat
TORONTO – Licensed marijuana producer Aphria Inc. (TSX:APH) says it stands by its decision to…
Correction: Alternative Remedies-Oversight story
WASHINGTON – In a story Dec. 18 about U.S. crackdown on homeopathic medicines, The Associated…
Protester says trooper assaulted her during demonstration
MONTPELIER, Vt. – A protester says a state trooper bent her arm so badly behind…
Newborns with opioid withdrawal do better cared for by mom, versus stay in NICU
TORONTO – With the opioid crisis leading to a rising number of babies suffering withdrawal…
China to invest billions of dollars in ally Cambodia
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – Cambodia and China on Thursday signed nearly 20 agreements worth several…
Samsung targeted by French lawsuit amid alleged labour abuse
PARIS – Two French rights groups have filed a lawsuit against electronics giant Samsung, accusing…
‘Hold the sugar, hold the cream, Tim Hortons don’t be mean,’ protesters chant
TORONTO – Protesters who rallied outside Tim Hortons locations across Ontario on Wednesday roasted some…
Baloney Meter: will Liberal carbon tax really mean paying more for everything?
OTTAWA – “All Canadians can now expect to pay more for everything.” — Conservative party…
Iconic Sam the Record Man sign shines again in Toronto after more than a decade
Toronto’s iconic Sam the Record Man sign is shining again a month after crews installed…
Palestinians: 2 teens killed in clashes with Israeli army
GAZA, Palestinian Territory – Two Palestinian teens were killed in clashes with the Israeli military…
Province settles $750K claim of man sexually abused as a teen by social worker
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – A man who was lured from the notorious Mount Cashel orphanage…
Five-year detention for Jamaican before deportation not ‘cruel and unusual’
TORONTO – The five years a mentally ill man spent in maximum-security immigration custody before…
GOP struggles to woo candidates in states where Trump won
BISMARCK, N.D. – Republican Rep. Kevin Cramer of North Dakota got a hard sell last…
Groups record voting rights abuses against Native Americans
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Election sites far from reservations. Poll workers who don’t speak tribal languages.…
Senate passes bill giving recognition to 6 Virginia tribes
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate has passed a bill granting federal recognition to six American…
Nova Scotia fracking ban to remain despite gas potential, premier says
HALIFAX – Despite an analysis that highlights the potential for billions of dollars worth of…
The Latest: What robot strippers say about sexism and tech
LAS VEGAS – The Latest on the CES technology show in Las Vegas (all times…
Daleman’s road to the Olympics included surgery, bullying and eating disorder
VANCOUVER – Gabrielle Daleman spent the summer convaslescing at her family’s cottage in Parry Sound,…
10 Things to Know for Friday
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked…