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3 money tasks you shouldn’t tackle on your own
No one cares as much about your money as you do, but never asking for…
How the Audi CEO’s arrest fits into the VW diesel scandal
BERLIN – The arrest of the CEO of Volkswagen’s Audi division is another milestone in…
Critics scoff at UK govt claim of Brexit spending dividend
LONDON – British Prime Minister Theresa May unveiled details Monday of a plan to boost…
Critics question video game loot boxes, but industry says it’s doing enough
TORONTO – “Loot boxes.” Until recently, the only people likely to have heard of them…
Rendell, ex-Pennsylvania governor, says he has Parkinson’s
HARRISBURG, Pa. – Former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell said Monday that he was diagnosed 3…
Compulsive video-game playing could be mental health problem
GENEVA – Obsessive video gamers know how to anticipate dangers in virtual worlds. The World…
Flashing lights in ‘Incredibles 2’ prompt warnings for people at risk of seizures
TORONTO – Cineplex theatres showing “Incredibles 2” have posted health-related warnings to moviegoers about Disney’s…
US serial sperm donor banned from donating in Israel
JERUSALEM – Serial sperm donor Ari Nagel, an American who has fathered 33 children, with…
Trump to visit swing state Nevada to stump for Sen. Heller
LAS VEGAS – President Donald Trump will headline the Nevada Republican Party’s convention on Saturday…
GOP, Dem governors back benefits for pre-existing conditions
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A bipartisan group of governors is speaking out against a Trump administration…
South Korea joins Japan in halting Canadian wheat imports after GMO plants found
CALGARY – South Korea has joined Japan in suspending trade in Canadian wheat following the…
Ford orders public sector hiring freeze, excludes essential frontline staff
TORONTO – Ontario’s incoming premier has put the public service under a hiring freeze as…
Australian bishop to be sentenced next month for coverup
NEWCASTLE, Australia – A prosecutor told an Australian court on Tuesday that the most senior…
Smoking hits new low; about 14 per cent of US adults light up
NEW YORK – Smoking in the U.S. has hit another all-time low. About 14 per…
3 men die of 6 wounded in southern Sweden drive-by shooting
COPENHAGEN – The fatal shooting of three men in Malmo, Sweden’s third largest city, was…
Cambodia announces $100 million in military aid from China
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – China has agreed to provide more than $100 million in military…
4 new mountain lion kittens found in California mountains
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. – Four new mountain lion kittens have been found by researchers studying…
Campers in notorious Surrey, B.C., neighbourhood to move to temporary housing
SURREY, B.C. – A long-time tent encampment for the homeless in Surrey, B.C., could begin…
A big stink erupts over landfills ringing Russia’s capital
KOLOMNA, Russia – Walking to a store in March, Olga Yevseyeva was hit by the…
Some fear changes to state laws as US weighs pot medicine
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Some American parents who for years have used cannabis to treat…
Commons committee calls on Liberals to subject parties to privacy laws
OTTAWA – A committee of MPs is calling on the federal government to make political…
Report: Missouri creek contamination may raise cancer risks
HAZELWOOD, Mo. – A federal report says people who lived near or played in a…
Visits to Montreal’s four supervised drug injection sites double since last summer
MONTREAL – Monthly visits to Montreal’s four, supervised drug-injection facilities have more than doubled since…
Man charged in subway homicide case appears in Toronto court
TORONTO – A man accused of pushing a senior citizen in front of a train…