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Saskatchewan Party sets Jan. 27 as date for vote to replace Premier Brad Wall
REGINA – The Saskatchewan Party will choose a new leader to replace Premier Brad Wall…
Colleges grappling with balancing free speech, campus safety
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – When Carl Valentine dropped off his daughter at the University of Virginia,…
French designer in costly dispute over Pitt-Jolie chateau
PARIS – A French lighting designer has won a $600,000 court ruling in a dispute…
Unpopular Saskatchewan budget hangs over leadership race to replace Brad Wall
REGINA – Retiring Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall’s austerity budget from last spring has not been…
Comedian, civil rights activist Dick Gregory dies at 84
LOS ANGELES – Dick Gregory, the comedian and activist and who broke racial barriers in…
McCaskill reaching out to rural Missouri ahead of election
CUBA, Mo. – Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill is spending the August recess trekking through Republican…
New Nova Scotia data raises concerns about use of solitary confinement
HALIFAX – Close to a quarter of solitary confinements in Nova Scotia’s jails are due…
Plenty at stake in jury selection for Menendez trial
NEWARK, N.J. – A lengthy criminal investigation that has put U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez in…
Tensions rise within Yemen’s rebel alliance
SANAA, Yemen – A long-simmering power struggle between Yemen’s Shiite rebels and a former president…
Trump won towns drowning in despair. Will he save them?
ABERDEEN, Wash. – One-hundred-fifty baskets of pink petunias hang from the light posts all over…
Battling demons in a community looking to Trump for change
ABERDEEN, Wash. – In Grays Harbor County, a rural community on the coast of Washington…
US health chief lauds China for help with opioid control
BEIJING – China has been an “incredible partner” in cracking down on synthetic opioids seen…
AP-NORC poll: Hispanics lack confidence in nursing homes
WASHINGTON – Hispanics in the United States have a longer life expectancy, but a poll…
Comedian, civil rights activist Dick Gregory dies at 84
LOS ANGELES – Dick Gregory, the comedian and activist and who broke racial barriers in…
French police rule out terror in van’s fatal bus stop hits
MARSEILLE, France – A van rammed into two bus stops in the French port city…
McConnell: ‘Zero chance’ Congress won’t increase debt limit
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said there is “zero chance” Congress will…
Manitoba no longer a holdout on health funding deal with federal government
WINNIPEG – Manitoba’s Progressive Conservative government ended its status as the lone holdout among the…
Veteran receiver Nik Lewis closing in on all-time receptions record
TORONTO – Two down, one more to go for Nik Lewis. The veteran receiver began…
Teen pleads guilty to lesser charge in Slender Man attack
MILWAUKEE – One of two Wisconsin girls charged with repeatedly stabbing a classmate to impress…
Virginia gov ‘most likely’ to pursue Lee statue removal
RICHMOND, Va. – Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe said Monday he will most likely submit legislation…
What’s making news in British Columbia
VANCOUVER – RECORD-BREAKING NUMBER OF OVERDOSE DEATHS IN VANCOUVER Vancouver officials say the city is…
Chile court rules in favour of abortion in some cases
SANTIAGO, Chile – Chile’s constitutional Court on Monday upheld a measure that would end the…
Judge orders Montana congressman photographed, fingerprinted
HELENA, Mont. – A judge has ordered Montana Rep. Greg Gianforte to be photographed and…
Texas slashes underperforming anti-abortion group’s contract
AUSTIN, Texas – An anti-abortion group awarded nearly $7 million to boost women’s health and…