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Venezuela prosecutor seeks legal action against top justices
CARACAS, Venezuela – Venezuela’s chief prosecutor escalated her challenge to the government of President Nicolas…
San Francisco celebrates pivotal time in US: Summer of Love
SAN FRANCISCO – They came for the music, the mind-bending drugs, to resist the Vietnam…
Prosecutors give summation at trial of Khmer Rouge leaders
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – Prosecutors at the trial in Cambodia of the surviving top leaders…
Belgian court convicts parents in baby’s malnutrition death
DENDERMONDE, Belgium – A Belgian court on Wednesday convicted two parents in the death of…
Correction to story about SNC-Lavalin fraud case published June 9
MONTREAL – In a story published June 9 about fraud cases against former SNC-Lavalin executives,…
Halifax buoyed by ‘spectacular’ boom in international newcomers: agency
Halifax’s economic development agency is touting the city’s off-the-charts population growth in 2016, thanks mostly…
4 fired over death of boy at Arkansas day care centre
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – An Arkansas day care centre has fired four employees over the…
Death toll rises to 12 in London apartment building inferno
LONDON – They banged on windows, screamed for help, dropped children from smoky floors in…
The Latest: Health official’s lawyers call charges baseless
FLINT, Mich. – The Latest on criminal charges filed in the Flint water investigation (all…
Hot dog! Eye-catching LA wiener stand finds museum home
LOS ANGELES – An eye-catching Los Angeles hot dog stand designed in the 1940s to…
Boaters say group stole pigs off California Delta island
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Several pigs that were left four years ago on a small island…
Mayweather coming back to fight UFC star McGregor Aug. 26
LAS VEGAS – Floyd Mayweather Jr. will come out of retirement to meet UFC star…
Homeless, but not voiceless, at Carnegie Hall
NEW YORK – They’re homeless, but a group of men and women from Texas has…
Rodman’s gives Kim the gift of Trump: “The Art of the Deal”
PYONGYANG, Korea, Democratic People’s Republic Of – Dennis Rodman has delivered a message from President…
At the Turn: Smartphones, Bluetooth sensors fuelling on-course golf revolution
OTTAWA – Give Aladdin’s lamp to any modern-day golfer and expect some fantastic demands: balls…
Legalizing cannabis could help reduce opioid use: experts
OTTAWA – Leading medical experts say legalizing cannabis may offer new hope to one day…
Man at centre of Flint death case lived there all his life
FLINT, Mich. – Robert Skidmore was born in Flint, raised a family there and lived…
Canada not so great for kids compared with other rich countries: UNICEF
VANCOUVER – Canada ranks 37th on a list of 41 rich countries for children having…
Secretary of 2 popes sheds light on their daily lives
WARSAW, Poland – St. John Paul II discussed stepping down as pope with his aides…
Analysis: Washington embraces unity – for a moment
WASHINGTON – The president called on Americans to set aside their differences. One of his…
Palestinian mayor in West Bank brushes off his violent past
HEBRON, Palestinian Territory – For Palestinians, the new mayor of Hebron is a hero who…
Overcoming Opioids: Easing an epidemic 1 doctor at a time
MONROEVILLE, Pa. – The U.S. opioid epidemic began in doctors’ offices as drug companies marketed…
UN: Trucks readied to send polio vaccine for IS-held Syria
GENEVA – A U.N. humanitarian aid adviser for Syria says trucks are being prepared to…
Man found not criminally responsible for killing cop now living in community
TORONTO – The widow of a Toronto police officer killed in a rampage six years…