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Whitecaps teen star Davies headlines young Canadian Gold Cup squad
Vancouver Whitecaps rising star Alphonso Davies headlines a young Canadian squad for the 2017 CONCACAF…
Most actively traded companies on the TSX
Some of the most active companies traded Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock…
Trump administration moves to withdraw clean-water rule
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration moved Tuesday to roll back an Obama administration policy that…
State: 111 terminally ill end lives under new California law
SAN DIEGO – California health officials reported Tuesday that 111 terminally ill people took drugs…
Hillary Clinton tells librarians they protect truth, facts
CHICAGO – Hillary Clinton received a standing ovation when she said librarians are on the…
LA City Council oks plans for George Lucas museum
LOS ANGELES – The Force was with George Lucas on Tuesday as the Los Angeles…
Senate GOP shelves health bill, imperils ‘Obamacare’ repeal
WASHINGTON – Senate GOP leaders abruptly shelved their long-sought health care overhaul Tuesday, asserting they…
The Latest: McConnell says good progress made on health bill
WASHINGTON – The Latest on the Republican legislation overhauling the Obama health care law (all…
Seven stories in the news for today, June 28
Seven stories in the news for Wednesday, June 28 ——— FEDS CONFIDENT OF SOFTWOOD VICTORY…
The Latest: Hillsborough: May: families feel mixed emotions
LONDON – The Latest on Britain’s 1989 Hillsborough stadium disaster that left 96 people dead…
TV, films turning to young girls for their new action stars
LOS ANGELES – From the murderous Laura in “Logan” to the mysterious Eleven in “Stranger…
Health Canada allows oral and nasal use of drugs at 2 B.C. consumption sites
VANCOUVER – Drug users at supervised consumption sites is Surrey, B.C., have been allowed to…
European court refuses to intervene over sick British baby
LONDON – The parents of a terminally-ill baby boy lost the final stage of their…
Dolley Madison: the White House’s first power hostess
Sometimes, thoughtful decor, elegant tableware and gracious entertaining can come together into something truly powerful.…
Fibre-optic device can detect stray cancer cells, improve tumour removal: study
TORONTO – A fibre-optic probe can detect errant cancer cells within healthy tissue during brain…
Edward James Olmos wants pet owners to stay home July 4
NEW YORK – Edward James Olmos has a message for pet owners on the Fourth…
From destruction to cholera, Yemen war brings disasters
CAIRO – More than two years of civil war have led to continually compounding disasters…
Texas Medicaid cuts leave special needs kids without therapy
AUSTIN, Texas – Stacey English has modest desires for her 7-year-old daughter Addison: Be able…
Begin teaching kids money management skills early
A part-time summer job can teach teens the value of earning a paycheque, but not…
White House reporter says he’s tired of being bullied
NEW YORK – The reporter who accused White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders of inflaming…
Farmers for hire turn backyards into vegetable patches
Jeanne Nolan grew up in an affluent suburb of Chicago. When it came time to…
Scrutiny for Houston congressman’s Australian stock purchase
HOUSTON – Texas U.S. Rep. John Culberson’s purchase of stock in a little-known Australian biotech…
Correction: Bernie Sanders-Wife-Investigation story
MONTPELIER, Vt. – In a story June 26 about how wife of U.S. Sen. Bernie…
The Latest: Suspected Holocaust memorial vandal held on bail
BOSTON – The Latest on vandalism to the New England Holocaust Memorial in Boston (all…