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Toronto FC coaches hold bragging rights when it comes to record win streak
Toronto FC may be on a franchise-record six-game win streak but the current crop of…
Mounties missing mark on mental health programs, auditor general says
OTTAWA – The RCMP is failing to meet the mental health needs of its members…
Cosby says he doesn’t expect to testify at sex assault trial
PHILADELPHIA – Bill Cosby said he doesn’t expect to testify at his sexual assault trial…
Most actively traded companies on the TSX
Some of the most active companies traded Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock…
What we currently know about the global cyberattack
NEW YORK – As danger from a global cyberattack that hit some 150 nations continues…
Party chairman, anti-abortion Democratic group plan to meet
DES MOINES, Iowa – Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez plans to meet with an…
Study: Taking abortion pill at home as safe as in a clinic
LONDON – Medical abortions done at home with online help and pills sent in the…
GOP runoff to replace SC’s Mulvaney too close to call
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The runoff election for the Republican GOP nomination to replace Mick Mulvaney…
Consternation on Capitol Hill over White House bombshells
WASHINGTON – Consternation and confusion overtook Capitol Hill on Tuesday as Republicans confronted the revelation…
Feminist icon Gloria Steinem adored, reviled in divided Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Gloria Steinem does not believe her life’s work advocating for reproductive freedom…
‘Living memorial’: Putting Kennedy back into Kennedy Center
WASHINGTON – Trivia question: Where is the memorial to President John F. Kennedy in Washington?…
Residents downstream of Shuswap River fuel spill advised to watch water quality
VANCOUVER – Tap water in the North Okanagan city of Enderby, B.C., has been switched…
Norwegian-British man released from Congo prison
COPENHAGEN – A man with dual Norwegian and British citizenship who had been sentenced to…
AP Exclusive: The final days of the Ringling Bros. circus
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – An elephant stretches its trunk through a window to soothe a sick…
Nova Scotia election roundup
HALIFAX – (NSElxn) Nova Scotia’s Liberals have released an election platform that includes a total…
Workers at Toronto marijuana dispensary Canna Clinic join Unifor, union says
TORONTO – Workers at a medical marijuana dispensary in Toronto’s east end have joined Unifor,…
NC senator says ‘I’m fine’ after race collapse
WASHINGTON – Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina said Wednesday he’s “fine” after collapsing…
In reversal, radio host Alex Jones apologizes to Chobani
BOISE, Idaho – Right-wing radio host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones says he has settled…
Video shows Texas officer using stun gun on handcuffed man
DALLAS – A video leaked to a television station shows a white Dallas-area police sergeant…
‘Fat and frail’ seniors benefit from right exercise combo
CHICAGO – Heavy seniors who want to lose pounds safely shouldn’t skip the weight machines…
U.S. teen’s death after caffeine binge sparks concern over energy drinks
TORONTO – The death of a 16-year-old South Carolina boy from a probable caffeine-induced heart…
The Latest: Vegas police: Unapproved neck hold used in chase
LAS VEGAS – The Latest on the death of an unarmed man in Las Vegas…
Poll says blacks less likely to have enough for retirement
CHICAGO – Older white Americans are nearly twice as likely as African-Americans to say they’ve…
‘Bridget Jones’ author wins comic fiction prize, and a pig
LONDON – Helen Fielding’s latest book about the misadventures of indomitable singleton Bridget Jones won…