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Erdogan accepts Turkish finance minister’s resignation
ANKARA, Turkey – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accepted the resignation of his son-in-law from…
Prosecutors: Man’s hatred was behind Minnesota mosque attack
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The leader of an anti-government group in Illinois and alleged mastermind…
Unifor members approve new three-year contract with General Motors
TORONTO – Unifor says its members at General Motors of Canada have voted 85 per…
Not criminally responsible: Alek Minassian’s likely defence, explained
TORONTO – The trial for a man who killed 10 people when he drove a…
Toronto Wolfpack coach Brian McDermott left angry and bitter over team’s demise
TORONTO – One week after Super League rejected the Toronto Wolfpack’s bid for reinstatement, Wolfpack…
Euphoria floods city streets across U.S. after Joe Biden clinches White House win
WASHINGTON, D.C._ America’s political fever finally broke Saturday, sending frustrated and fed-up U.S. voters pouring…
Notre Dame mandates virus testing after football celebration
INDIANAPOLIS – University of Notre Dame students are now subject to mandatory coronavirus testing and…
Bucks player agrees to $750K settlement over arrest
Milwaukee Bucks guard Sterling Brown and the Milwaukee city attorney have agreed to a revised…
Updated menu, celeb collaborations, pump McDonald’s sales
McDonald’s U.S. sales roared back in the third quarter with new menu items and attention-grabbing…
New this week: ‘I Am Greta,’ Chris Stapleton & CMA Awards
Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV,…
McCarrick: What’s known about the abusive US ex-cardinal
ROME – The Vatican on Tuesday will release its report into the rise and fall…
Investors encounter trading issues at some brokerages
Investors ran into trading difficulties Monday as several leading brokerage firms experienced technical issues that…
Kamala Harris win inspires women and girls nationwide
DETROIT – When Ashley Richardson-George’s 5-year-old daughter saw Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris wearing a white suffragette…
A chronology of the rise and fall of ex-Cardinal McCarrick
VATICAN CITY – The Vatican is set to release its report into the rise and…
China, Iran join queue to scrutinize US at UN rights body
GENEVA – The United States faced its first review in five years at the U.N.’s…
Royce Metchie had feeling early that his younger brother a future playing football
When Royce Metchie was in Grade 8, he had an inkling his youngest brother could…
No evidence of COVID-19 community transmission in Nunavut community: health officer
Nunavut’s chief public health officer says there is no evidence of community transmission in Sanikiluaq…
Ethiopia says its jets are ‘pounding’ targets in Tigray
NAIROBI, Kenya – An Ethiopian military official says the air force is “pounding targets with…
Howie Meeker, who went from Stanley Cup-winner to colourful analyst, dies at age 97
Howie Meeker, who went from Stanley Cup-winner to Canadian hockey icon as a colourful TV…
Estonia’s far-right minister resigns over Biden remarks
COPENHAGEN – Estonia’s far-right interior minister, Mart Helme, resigned Monday, a day after he called…
Austrian authorities raid suspected Islamic radicals
VIENNA – Investigators in several Austrian regions carried out raids early Monday on people and…
CERB, extra hours and bottle returns: supporting overseas family during the pandemic
Edeline Agoncillo sends up to $1,400 of her wages to the Philippines every month and…
Former Alaska principal to enter child coercion guilty plea
BETHEL, Alaska – A former Alaska elementary school principal reached an agreement with prosecutors to…
German security officials defend inaction at virus protest
BERLIN – German security officials on Monday defended the decision to let 20,000 people march…