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Discarded IS receipts offer glimpse into former Mosul life
MOSUL, Iraq – Receipts from taxi rides, ledgers listing internet usage for the privileged few…
McDonald’s rolls out new Chocolate Shamrock Shake
SAN FRANCISCO – Participating McDonald’s restaurants are rolling out five different variations of the Shamrock…
Super Bowl advertisers tread carefully in divisive climate
NEW YORK – Super Bowl advertisers are treading carefully this year to avoid alienating customers…
2 Fort Campbell soldiers killed, suspect in custody
OAK GROVE, Ky. – A domestic dispute near Fort Campbell has left two soldiers dead…
Mexico confirms first case of Zika-related birth defect
MEXICO CITY – Mexico’s health ministry has confirmed the first case of a Zika-related severe…
Ontario to help sick kids whose medical treatment is affected by U.S. travel ban
TORONTO – Ontario is making arrangements to provide care for children from countries affected by…
Detroit seeks new relationship with Trump after rocky start
DETROIT – When Donald Trump visited Detroit as a presidential candidate, he was confronted by…
‘La La Land’ continues dance to the Oscars with DGA win
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – “La La Land” director Damien Chazelle waltzed off with the top…
Kids and families come of age amid era of broad political protest
TORONTO – A recent vigil in Toronto to honour victims of the Quebec mosque shooting…
Charity turns old blankets into winter coats for refugees
THESSALONIKI, Greece – It’s been a miserable winter in Greece, especially for the many thousands…
What the Fluff? An American lunchbox icon is turning 100
SOMERVILLE, Mass. – Fluff turns 100 this year, and the marshmallow concoction that has been…
At liberal Columbia U, Gorsuch raised a conservative voice
NEW YORK – As a conservative student at Columbia University in the mid-1980s, Supreme Court…
Five stories in the news today, Feb. 6
Five stories in the news for Monday, Feb. 6 ——— JUDGE TO HAND DOWN RULING…
Liz Weston: The never-ending car payment
Car payments have morphed from a temporary nuisance into a permanent part of many people’s…
A guide to celebrating Mardi Gras in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS – Revel in the bawdy French Quarter or catch a parade? Which parade?…
Arctic Samis celebrate their national day centenary
HELSINKI – With chants, poetry and traditional dress, the indigenous Sami people of Europe’s Arctic…
Book Review: ‘Under the Knife’ by Kelly Parsons
“Under the Knife” (St. Martin’s Press), by Kelly Parsons Kelly Parsons’ new medical thriller delivers…
Book Review: ‘Work Pause Thrive’ by Lisen Stromberg
“Work Pause Thrive: How to Pause for Parenthood Without Killing Your Career” (BenBella Books), by…
Killers in Canada who claimed they were mentally ill, not criminally responsible
Vincent Li, now known as Will Baker, stabbed and beheaded a young man sleeping next…
Brady gives credit to his mom, White for Super Bowl MVP win
HOUSTON – Tom Brady doesn’t want to talk about “Deflategate.” He’d rather reflect on a…
‘Battered, bruised and buffeted:’ Wall says Saskatchewan deficit climbs to $1.2B
SASKATOON – Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall says the provincial deficit is up to about $1.2…
New Brunswick budget to provide targeted spending as debt worries grow
FREDERICTON – The New Brunswick government will bring in targeted spending increases in its budget…
A closer look at the federal economic growth council’s recommendations
OTTAWA – The Trudeau government’s economic advisory council unveiled new recommendations Monday under five categories.…
Federal government approves three supervised injection sites in Montreal
OTTAWA – Health Canada has authorized three supervised injection sites in Montreal as the federal…