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WALL-E and EVE on their way to Mars with InSight
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA’s next Mars explorer is going to have company all the…
Early GOP primaries shaping up as rightward march with Trump
As primary season kicks into high gear, Republicans are engaged in nomination fights that are…
Families hoping for justice in suit over 1968 mine disaster
RICHMOND, Va. – Nearly half a century after an explosion tore through the Farmington No.…
Egypt’s last surviving 1952 revolutionary leaders dies
CAIRO – An Egyptian leftist opposition leader, who helped overthrow the Egyptian monarchy in the…
Conservative women: go call them feminists, but don’t call them Liberals
OTTAWA – Rachael Harder took it as a personal insult. “Women and girls from across…
After City trophy party, Chelsea heats up Champs League hunt
LONDON – As Manchester City finally collected the Premier League trophy on Sunday, Chelsea closed…
B.C. high school students who suffered in silence now helping others
VANCOUVER – At his lowest point in Grade 10, Joshua Ramos would walk the streets…
Bootleg liquor, not water, killed Cambodian villagers
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – A senior Cambodian health official says 14 villagers whose sudden deaths…
China slams US criticism of its ‘Orwellian’ Taiwan demand
BEIJING – China has dismissed White House criticism of its “Orwellian” demand that foreign airlines…
Grand Forks police: Mother killed 3 children, then herself
GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Police say preliminary results show that a Grand Forks mother shot…
Waffle House hero raises more than $225,000 for victims
NASHVILLE – A man being hailed as a hero for wrestling an assault-style rifle away…
‘Send him home:’ Death row Canadian’s father breaks silence weeks before dying
RED DEER, Alta. – Ronald Smith’s father still had a bedroom and a vintage car…
Filmmaker receives non-binary birth certificate after legal battle with Ontario
An Ontario-born filmmaker has been issued a non-binary birth certificate after a year-long legal battle…
Toronto public health investigating measles case in infant who travelled abroad
TORONTO – Public health officials in Toronto say people who travelled on two Saudia Airlines…
Man arrested after entering school brandishing knife
SAN ANGELO, Texas – A West Texas high school was locked down briefly after a…
Quebec man is dead after falling into manure pit on agricultural land
MONTREAL – A 39-year-old man died Monday after falling into a manure pit on agricultural…
The Latest: Sessions says policy may split parents, kids
SAN DIEGO – The Latest on Sessions’ visit to California to discuss immigration enforcement (all…
Obama man Cordray, populist Kucinich in Ohio governor fight
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A former consumer watchdog under President Barack Obama pushed into the final…
Victoria event space hires ‘consent captain’ to help prevent sexual assaults
VICTORIA – A Victoria event venue has hired a so-called consent captain to help prevent…
Almost 100,000 registered to donate organs after Humboldt Broncos crash
OTTAWA – Nearly 100,000 Canadians signed up to become organ donors after learning a victim…
In the news today, May 8
Six stories in the news for Tuesday, May 8 ——— N.B. FLOODING STARTING TO STABILIZE…
CMHC says annual pace of housing starts slows in April compared with March
OTTAWA – Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts in…
Valeant, a new business model and now, a new name
NEW YORK – Valeant Pharmaceuticals, which fell under withering scrutiny after acquiring the rights to…
Australia reveals pre-poll plan to balance budget in 2 years
CANBERRA, Australia – Australia’s government said Tuesday it has turned a corner on mounting debt,…