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The Latest: Official says fridge not cause of warehouse fire
OAKLAND, Calif. – The Latest on the Oakland warehouse fire that killed 36 people(all times…
Firefighter: Warehouse missing from fire-inspection records
SAN FRANCISCO – The illegally occupied Oakland warehouse where dozens of partygoers perished in a…
Longtime Gambian ruler now refuses to step aside
DAKAR, Senegal – Gambia’s ruler of more than 22 years announced late Friday that he…
PM hails national climate change deal, but without Saskatchewan, Manitoba
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau declared victory Friday in his campaign to craft a…
Manitoba refuses to sign climate framework over health spending concerns
OTTAWA – Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister staged a one-man protest of sorts Friday, refusing to…
The Latest: Senate backs water bill, sends to Obama
WASHINGTON – The Latest on the final days of the congressional session (all times local):…
Coding, climate, rescues: 3 ways federal politics touched Canadians this week
OTTAWA – The widespread mockery and ridicule around the Liberals’ approach to electoral reform that…
Russia’s lab wizard created drug cocktails but caught cheats
MOSCOW – Even as he worked to cover up doping by Russian athletes, Grigory Rodchenkov…
Romania: PM’s tieless look talking point in electoral race.
BUCHAREST, Romania – Is Romania’s prime minister straining his ties with voters during an election…
Austin officials surprised by park condoms-in-trees campaign
AUSTIN, Texas – Austin health department workers hung bags of condoms and information about safe…
Twin blasts near Istanbul soccer stadium kill 29 , wound 166
ISTANBUL – Twin attacks by a suicide bomber and a car bomber near an Istanbul…
Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week
TORONTO – Five things to watch this week in Canadian business: Lowe’s Takeover of Rona:…
California prison record system cost doubles to $386 million
FOLSOM, Calif. – A massive project to modernize medical record-keeping for California prison inmates has…
Syrian refugees mark the one year anniversary of being welcomed to Canada
MONTREAL – Noura Alissa says she’s very grateful for the warm welcome she’s received in…
Japanese man revisits Guam cave where he hid in World War II
HAGATNA, Guam – A 92-year-old Japanese man has returned to Guam to visit a cave…
4 years after Newtown, gun control advocates tailor efforts
HARTFORD, Conn. – With the election of NRA-backed Donald Trump as president, gun control advocates…
Pro-Kurd party members arrested in wake of Istanbul bombings
ISTANBUL – Turkish authorities arrested more than 200 people Monday following suicide bombings near an…
First lady: Skiing does for her what golf does for president
WASHINGTON – Michelle Obama says skiing does for her what golf does for President Barack…
Immigrant rights convention shifts focus after Trump win
NASHVILLE – Organizers of a national conference aimed at promoting the rights of immigrants to…
Accreditor of for-profit colleges loses appeal to stay alive
WASHINGTON – Federal education officials are standing by their decision to cut ties with the…
The Monday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Monday, Dec. 12 FEDS TO MAKE IT EASIER TO…
Watchdog clears Ontario cop who claimed he ‘murdered’ 2 people, finds him unwell
TORONTO – An Ontario police officer who claimed he “murdered” two people in separate encounters…
Sudden spike in prison violence ‘a problem right across the country’
HALIFAX – It’s 26 seconds of brutality — and lays bare the emerging reality of…
Police: Woman drives truck through Missouri clinic’s doors
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Police in southwest Missouri say a woman outraged at a doctor was…