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Aboriginal Canadians victims of crime more often than non-aboriginals: Statcan
OTTAWA – Aboriginal Canadians were nearly three times as likely to experience sexual assault in…
The Tuesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Tuesday, June 28: < SUICIDE BOMBERS TARGET ISTANBUL AIRPORT,…
Investigators: Atlanta officer shot kidnap suspect in leg
ATLANTA – An Atlanta police officer shot a kidnapping suspect in the leg following a…
Six Flags discussing building theme park in Saudi Arabia
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Theme park chain Six Flags Entertainment Corp. says it is…
Indictment charges 3 men with bilking movie investors
NEW YORK – A New York indictment charges three men with misleading investors who contributed…
Facebook CEO’s Hawaii neighbours grumble about new wall
HONOLULU – Some of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s neighbours are grumbling about a rock wall…
Explorers find 1868 Canadian schooner wreck in Lake Ontario
ALBANY, N.Y. – The shipwreck of a Canadian schooner that sank off Lake Ontario’s central…
New rules designed to shield Fort McMurray from ‘unscrupulous’ homebuilders
CALGARY – The resumes of companies that want to rebuild homes destroyed or damaged by…
Wednesday’s Games
Wednesday’s Games MLB American League Tampa Bay 4 Boston 0 Houston 10 L.A. Angels 4…
Ku Klux Klan dreams of rising again 150 years after founding
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Ku Klux Klan is trying to make a comeback and reshape…
Ku Klux Klan dreams of rising again 150 years after founding
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Born in the ashes of the smouldering South after the Civil War,…
Malaysian opposition politician charged with graft
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – A Malaysian opposition politician who has strongly criticized financial scandals involving…
Some benefit cheques will be mailed during potential Canada Post labour disruption
TORONTO – Those depending on Old Age Security and Canada Pension Plan cheques can still…
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY Bestsellers
Copyright 5/8/2016 Publishers Weekly. Week ending 6/26/2016, powered by Nielsen Bookscan 5/8/2016 The Nielsen Company.…
USA TODAY Bestsellers
1. “Me Before You” by Jojo Moyes (Vi Keeland) 2. “The Pursuit” by Janet Evanovich…
WALL STREET JOURNAL-BEST SELLERS
Bestselling Books Week Ended June 26th. FICTION 1. “End of Watch” by Stephen King (Scribner)…
Northern Gateway pipeline proposal stymied after court quashes approval
VANCOUVER – A pipeline proposal more than a decade in the making has suffered a…
Plight of African lions persists 1 year after Cecil killing
JOHANNESBURG – Some call it the Cecil the lion effect. A year ago, an American…
Canucks sign highly-coveted scorer Loui Eriksson to six-year contract
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Canucks are hoping adding veteran winger Loui Eriksson will bring some…
Friday’s Games
Friday’s Games CFL B.C. 28 Hamilton 3 Calgary 36 Winnipeg 22 — European Championship Quarter-finals…
No winning ticket for Friday night’s $20 million Lotto Max jackpot
TORONTO – It would have made another great reason for celebrating Canada Day — but…
US family pleads for mercy for couple held in Afghanistan
STEWARTSTOWN, Pa. – The family of an American woman reported missing in Afghanistan in 2012…
‘I think it matters’: Kim Campbell being the first and only female PM in Canada
OTTAWA – The speech U.S. President Barack Obama delivered in Ottawa this week was rife…
The Latest: UN Security Council condemns Dhaka attack
DHAKA, Bangladesh – The Latest on the attack on a restaurant popular with foreigners in…