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UFC fighters applaud earlier weigh-in, saying they have more time to recover
OTTAWA – Valerie (Trouble) Letourneau doesn’t mince words in recalling her battle to make 115…
Fancy to whimsical: Joan Rivers’ belongings up for auction
NEW YORK – Joan Rivers was many things: brash and brassy comedian, queen of QVC,…
Replica biplanes unveiled to mark 100th anniversary of Vimy battle
LANGLEY, B.C. – When air cadet Richard Knopp was helping to build a replica World…
Brazil’s Rio state declares financial disaster before Games
RIO DE JANEIRO – The acting governor of Rio de Janeiro state has declared a…
Zimbabwe: Ostracized albinos describe life as hell on earth
HARARE, Zimbabwe – Loveness Mainato was admitted into a hospital with severe depression after giving…
Undocumented Cubans found on rugged island off Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Authorities in Puerto Rico have detained 10 undocumented Cuban nationals…
Southwest braces for heat wave with temps reaching 120
PHOENIX – In 120 degree temperatures, some airplanes might not take off. Power grids strain…
As NOW turns 50, feminists hail gains but ‘battle goes on’
NEW YORK – Fifty years ago, when a small group of activists founded the National…
Israel approves $18M extra funding for West Bank settlements
JERUSALEM – The Israeli government approved $18 million in extra funding for Jewish West Bank…
Sheriff: Parents who kidnapped son caught 2,000 miles away
Two North Carolina parents were caught Sunday after kidnapping their own infant son from a…
Dozens of Nepal docs arrested for allegedly false papers
KATHMANDU, Nepal – In a nationwide crackdown on medical charlatans, Nepalese police have arrested 53…
As Zika looms, US health officials worry about the neighbours
HOUSTON – Saron Wyatt pointed to the secluded end of her small street in Houston’s…
Experimental Zika vaccine to begin human testing
WASHINGTON – An experimental vaccine for the Zika virus is due to begin human testing…
From Zaatari to Ottawa: young refugee and minister reunite over painting
OTTAWA – Federal politicians meet a lot of people, but Syrian children don’t meet a…
Rx pizza: 1 free meal can sway doctor prescribing
CHICAGO – As little as one free meal from a drug company can influence which…
1 killed, 3 hurt in oil well explosion in North Dakota
BISMARCK, N.D. – One worker was killed and two others were seriously injured in an…
Summer price drop for live lobsters may come early this year
PORTLAND, Maine – Live lobster prices are high in New England and beyond as fishermen…
Experts only beginning to grasp the damage from Zika virus
Even though the explosive spread of the Zika virus has been met with a new…
Refusal to admit war veteran upsets member of Norwegian parliamentary committee
HALIFAX – A senior member of the Norwegian foreign affairs parliamentary committee says Ottawa’s refusal…
Bahrain strips nationality from top Shiite cleric
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Bahrain’s government on Monday stripped the country’s leading Shiite cleric…
The Monday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Monday, June 20: ____ TRUDEAU CONDEMNS KABUL ATTACK ON…
A divided Senate answers Orlando with gridlock on gun curbs
WASHINGTON – A divided Senate blocked rival election-year plans to curb guns Monday, eight days…
911 transcript: Orlando gunman said he was Islamic soldier
ORLANDO, Fla. – Orlando gunman Omar Mateen identified himself as an Islamic soldier in calls…
China city holds dog-meat eating festival despite protests
YULIN, China – A city in southern China went ahead with an annual dog-meat eating…