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Meet some of the Canadians playing Pokemon Go
Canadians are embracing the Pokemon Go craze since the app became available in Canada on…
ACLU sues Kansas over voting rule for state, local races
WICHITA, Kan. – The American Civil Liberties Union filed a class-action lawsuit Tuesday seeking to…
The Latest: Police: No arrests after afternoon of protests
CLEVELAND – The Latest on demonstrations and gatherings outside the Republican National Convention (all times…
Police break up skirmishes among demonstrators in Cleveland
CLEVELAND – Police broke up scuffles between groups of demonstrators a few blocks from the…
The murky role of mental illness in extremism, terror
PARIS – After family members of the driver who slammed a truck into a holiday…
Dal researchers study use of recycled tire material to strengthen soil
HALIFAX – Researchers in Halifax are seeing whether material from recycled tires could be used…
Tom Vilsack: A rise from orphanage to Cabinet secretary
MT. PLEASANT, Iowa – Tom Vilsack’s political story already reads like a modern Horatio Alger…
Shannen Doherty shaves head amid cancer battle
Actress Shannen Doherty has shaved her head amid a battle with breast cancer. Doherty posted…
Mississippi prison bribery scandal: physician indicted
JACKSON, Miss. – A physician associated with a company that provides health care for Mississippi…
Atlantic provinces want age to be factor in federal health funding formula
OTTAWA – Health ministers from the rapidly aging Atlantic Canada region say the future formula…
TSX, Wall Street end in positive territory amid little economic news
TORONTO – A lacklustre week scant of economic news was not enough to grind North…
Investigators probe crane collapse on Tappan Zee Bridge
NEW YORK – State and federal officials are investigating what caused a huge construction crane…
Premiers close to agreeing on inquiry into missing, murdered aboriginal women
WHITEHORSE – Aboriginal leaders and provincial premiers say there’s no need to wait for an…
The Latest: Arrestee involved in original flag burning case
CLEVELAND – The Latest on demonstrations and gatherings outside the Republican National Convention (all times…
Pickets, but no deal, on tap in Atlantic City casino strike
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – With a strike against the Trump Taj Mahal casino about to…
Tests clean, but beaches stay closed after LA sewage spill
LONG BEACH, Calif. – There is no sign that a huge sewage spill in downtown…
Five stories in the news today, July 21
Five stories in the news today from The Canadian Press: ——— FUNERAL TODAY FOR TALIYAH…
Alberta driver loses challenge to ticket after displaying anti-Harper sign
PONOKA, Alta. – A judge in Alberta has convicted a man of stunting after he…
Sydney flight diverted as drunken passengers throw punches
SYDNEY, Australia – A flight from Sydney to Thailand was diverted to Indonesia to offload…
Germany: 2 victims still in critical state after axe attack
BERLIN – Two Hong Kong tourists remained in a critical condition, the hospital treating them…
AP FACT CHECK: The GOP rush to blame Clinton
WASHINGTON – Donald Trump’s new running mate and other Republicans are wrongly accusing Hillary Clinton…
Census shows proportion of Myanmar Muslims unchanged
YANGON, Myanmar – The proportion of Muslims in overwhelmingly Buddhist Myanmar has not increased in…
US Treasury chief backs Greece debt relief
ATHENS, Greece – U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew stressed Thursday the importance of making Greece’s…
Video game addiction, psychological distress on rise among Ont. students: study
TORONTO – A new survey suggests video game addiction and psychological distress are on the…