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Marchand backs legal weed, getting inmate off death row
CONCORD, N.H. – Democratic gubernatorial candidate Steve Marchand is calling for marijuana legalization and saying…
Shhh: Serena Williams, coach don’t discuss ’22’ at Wimbledon
LONDON – Leave all the chatter about Serena Williams’ pursuit of her 22nd major singles…
San Francisco media plan week of coverage on homeless crisis
SAN FRANCISCO – More than 70 media organizations in San Francisco plan to saturate online,…
Rio CEO: Security, not Zika, is biggest concern for Olympics
WASHINGTON – The chief organizer of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics says security is his…
More abortion restrictions coming for La. women, doctors
BATON ROUGE, La. – While Louisiana’s law requiring abortion doctors to have hospital admitting privileges…
Supporters say detained Bahrain activist taken to hospital
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – An activist detained in Bahrain in an intensifying crackdown on…
Mack Rice, composer of ‘Mustang Sally,’ dies at 82
DETROIT – Mack Rice, the composer of ’60s hit “Mustang Sally” and co-writer of the…
Aboriginal Canadians victims of crime more often than non-aboriginals: Statcan
OTTAWA – Aboriginal Canadians were nearly three times as likely to experience sexual assault in…
The Tuesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Tuesday, June 28: < SUICIDE BOMBERS TARGET ISTANBUL AIRPORT,…
Michigan attorney general wants $3.4M more for Flint probe
LANSING, Mich. – Michigan’s attorney general on Tuesday asked to spend $3.4 million more on…
Fraser report says Quebec lost 600,000 residents to other provinces since 1971
MONTREAL – The number of Quebecers who left for other provinces between 1971 and 2015…
Supporters: Detained Bahrain activist leaves hospital
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Supporters of a well-known rights activist in the island kingdom…
Beauty industry embraces Brazil ahead of Rio Olympics
NEW YORK – Whether it’s sun-kissed skin or manufactured body tweaks, there’s a certain something…
German prosecutors drop case against Nazi war crimes suspect
BERLIN – German prosecutors say they are dropping their investigation of a former SS officer…
Governor who fired entire board makes new appointments
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Calling it the start of “a new day” for the University of…
Michigan governor signs budget with $165M more for Flint
LANSING, Mich. – Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder signed a $38.6 billion budget bill Wednesday that…
Depressed oil prices help push Alberta deficit to $6.4B last fiscal year
EDMONTON – The Alberta government says depressed oil prices and a shrinking economy pushed its…
Lee-Anne Pace withdraws from Rio Games because of Zika
Lee-Anne Pace of South Africa has withdrawn her name from consideration for her nation’s Olympic…
Canada’s Brooke Henderson looks to defend Portland Classic title
PORTLAND, Ore. – Brooke Henderson has come a long way since her win last year…
LA votes to put $1.2 billion homeless measure on ballot
LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles City Council voted Wednesday to place a $1.2 billion…
Brit indicted in botched attempt to shoot Trump in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS – A British man who authorities say tried to grab a police officer’s…
Six stories in the news today, June 30
Six stories in the news today from The Canadian Press: ——— OBAMA PASSES DIPLOMATIC TORCH…
Ontario regulation changes relax liquor laws, strengthen worker protections
TORONTO – Ontario’s liquor laws will relax a little more as a series of provincial…
Feds label microbeads as ‘toxic substance’ in key step towards outright ban
OTTAWA – The federal government has officially listed microbeads as a toxic substance, giving it…