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Energy, pot stocks weigh on Toronto market, while loonie climbs higher
Canada’s main stock index closed in the red as a drop in crude prices pushed…
Mother of girls shot at playground calls for community programs to stop gun crime
TORONTO – The mother of two young girls who were hit by stray bullets at…
2 CVS workers lose jobs after cops called on black customer
CHICAGO – CVS Health says two Chicago store employees are out of their jobs just…
US health official reveals fentanyl almost killed his son
NEW YORK – The head of the nation’s top public health agency says the opioid…
Fire turns Yosemite National Park smoky, hurts businesses
MARIPOSA, Calif. – A deadly wildfire near Yosemite National Park shrouded the popular destination in…
University of Illinois student shot by police faces charges
URBANA, Ill. – A University of Illinois student has been charged with disorderly conduct after…
Hackers infiltrate Algonquin College databases
OTTAWA – Algonquin College in eastern Ontario says it is advising students and alumni that…
Greece: Extradition hearing postponed for crime boss suspect
ATHENS, Greece – Greece’s Supreme Court has postponed an extradition appeal hearing for the alleged…
Wrestlers sue Ohio State over doctor’s sexual misconduct
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Four former wrestlers say in a lawsuit that Ohio State University officials…
Markets Right Now: After an early wobble, stocks turn higher
NEW YORK – The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 11:45 a.m.…
Jupiter’s moon count reaches 79, including tiny ‘oddball’
NEW YORK – Astronomers are still finding moons at Jupiter, 400 years after Galileo used…
EPA proposal to limit science studies draws opposition
WASHINGTON – Democratic lawmakers joined scores of scientists, health providers, environmental officials and activists Tuesday…
Dems see Kavanaugh as Obamacare threat, but law likely safe
BOSTON – The heated debate over how Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh would vote on…
Mother of Brazilian soccer star rescued from kidnappers
RIO DE JANEIRO – Police in Brazil’s southern state of Rio Grande do Sul said…
Correction: Immigration-Detention-New Mexico story
SANTA FE, N.M. – In a story July 16 about a New Mexico legislative hearing…
Canada’s premiers to talk issues around trade at New Brunswick meeting
ST. ANDREWS, N.B. – Canada’s First Ministers should stand united in the face of a…
Studying suicide notes can help with prevention, research suggests
TORONTO – Powerlessness, battling with mental illness and self-blame are common themes found in suicide…
Site work begins for opposed oil refinery near national park
BISMARCK, N.D. – Meridian Energy Group said Tuesday that it has begun site work for…
Invasive species known as the zombie plant present in waterways of five provinces
MONTREAL – An invasive plant species that has become a worrisome problem in Quebec lakes…
Amazon pokes fun at glitches, says tech gadgets popular
NEW YORK – Amazon poked fun at the early glitches it saw with Prime Day,…
US stocks rebound as tech and household goods companies rise
NEW YORK – U.S. stocks rallied Tuesday as retailers, technology and household goods companies all…
GAO: Less than half of school districts test water for lead
WASHINGTON – A survey of school districts around the country finds that less than half…
Cuomo outraises Nixon, but questions about donors linger
ALBANY, N.Y. – New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is easily outpacing Democratic primary challenger Cynthia…
Rights groups urges Myanmar to make amends for seized land
YANGON, Myanmar – Myanmar’s government should expedite restitution for past illegal confiscations of land, an…