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Lawyers focus on mental state of man accused in Edmonton stabbing attack
EDMONTON – A jury is being urged to consider the mental state of a man…
Zimbabwean lawyer says reporters arrested for Mugabe article
HARARE, Zimbabwe – A lawyer in Zimbabwe says two journalists and a publishing executive have…
Feds: Ex-transportation official should not be spared prison
NEWARK, N.J. – Federal prosecutors say a mentor to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie who…
Moroccan designer’s embroidery school revives fading art
SALE, Morocco – It is a school of last chances, both for its students and…
Review: Console-level gaming on the go could make the Nintendo Switch a winner
TORONTO – There’s a fine line between gimmick and innovation, one that Nintendo has walked…
Mischief in the Capitol as GOP rebels stir up trouble
WASHINGTON – The Capitol is suddenly awash with troublemakers and rebels — and that’s just…
Survivor of Kansas bar shooting released from hospital
KANSAS CITY, Kan. – A Kansas man who survived an apparently racially motivated shooting at…
Shirley MacLaine sets the record straight
MALIBU, Calif. – Shirley MacLaine is putting something together about her life for the first…
Mayo, wings, butter: ‘Fake milk’ is the latest food fight
NEW YORK – Is “fake milk” spoiling the dairy industry’s image? Dairy producers are calling…
Toronto Mayor John Tory ‘very concerned’ as house prices continue soaring
TORONTO – The average price of a detached home in Toronto shattered the $1.5 million…
‘Opioid problem’ in southwestern Ontario community: public health unit
A southwestern Ontario community is dealing with what its public health officials call an “opioid…
Banks, health care companies lead stocks slightly higher
A late wave of buying helped nudge U.S. stock indexes slightly higher Friday after a…
Lawyers try to delay ‘all-American’ Argentine’s deportation
JACKSON, Miss. – Before she was arrested following an immigration protest, Daniela Vargas dreamed of…
Mother who drugged, killed daughter asks for forgiveness at sentencing hearing
CALGARY – An Alberta woman who drugged and killed her nine-year-old daughter begged the girl’s…
Some southern B.C. properties ordered to stop using water after drug lab found
ROCK CREEK, B.C. – Residents of about 25 properties have been ordered to stop using…
Climate, other programs get deep cuts in EPA budget proposal
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration would slash programs aimed at slowing climate change and improving…
Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister ready to negotiate with Ottawa on health care
WINNIPEG – Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister is ready to start negotiations with Ottawa on a…
UN report shows North Korea using Africa to slip sanctions
JOHANNESBURG – North Korean weapons barred by U.N. sanctions ended up in the hands of…
Bernie Sanders, Danny Glover: Union workers have it better
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders stood with thousands at a pro-union rally near Nissan Motor Co.’s…
Smoking pot as a medicine raises questions for doctors about side effects
VANCOUVER – Not all medicinal marijuana is created equal. That’s what some experts are saying…
Dutch treat: Philadelphia Flower Show celebrates Holland
PHILADELPHIA – Visitors arriving at the Philadelphia Flower Show this year will feel as if…
China’s congress meeting brings crackdown on critics
BEIJING – Chinese authorities have shut down activist Ye Haiyan’s blogs and forced her to…
With economy up, crime down, why are the Dutch discontented?
THE HAGUE, Netherlands – The economy is up, unemployment is down and some Dutch prisons…
Peugeot 3008 named ‘Car of the Year’ at Geneva auto show
GENEVA – The Peugeot 3008, the French automaker’s offering for the hot mid-size SUV segment,…