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TSB urges new way to test train brakes as probe into fatal B.C. crash continues
CALGARY – The Transportation Safety Board says there should be a better way of determining…
VIRUS DIARY: On a river, with rod and reel, he finds peace
ROSCOE, N.Y. – The Catskills village that calls itself “Trout Town USA” is all but…
Rookie Alouettes receiver Papale finally getting shot at pro football
Vinny Papale comes by his drive and perseverance honestly. Last month, the rookie receiver signed…
Charges laid against two men as Vancouver police probe surge in break-ins
VANCOUVER – Two men face a total of 70 separate charges and Vancouver police say…
Happy golfers, anxious commuters as England eases lockdown
LONDON – The sound of crisply struck golf balls could be heard in England for…
Death toll from attack on Kabul maternity clinic rises to 24
KABUL – Officials on Wednesday raised the death toll from a militant attack on a…
Puerto Rico closes public school cafeterias amid food crisis
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Puerto Rico officials announced Wednesday that they are closing more…
Canadian youth international midfielder Julian Altobelli signs with York 9 FC
TORONTO – York 9 FC has signed 17-year-old Canadian youth international Julian Altobelli, making the…
Health coalition says use of private clinics won’t cure B.C.’s surgical backlog
VANCOUVER – A coalition of public health-care advocates is calling on the British Columbia government…
Children leave homes briefly as Turkey eases restrictions
ANKARA, Turkey – Parks filled with the sound of children on Wednesday as Turkey allowed…
AP Exclusive: CDC guidance more restrictive than White House
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Advice from the top U.S. disease control experts on how to safely…
Poll shows a partisan split over virus-era religious freedom
NEW YORK – As the nation’s houses of worship weigh how and when to resume…
Prodded by US, Mexico aims to restart industrial plants
MEXICO CITY – President Andrés Manuel López Obrador pledged Wednesday to begin reopening Mexico’s economy…
High-flying balloons to boost northern Mozambique’s internet
MAPUTO, Mozambique – Balloons floating 12 miles over northern Mozambique are planned to provide the…
Pandemic piles new pressures on foster children, caretakers
NEW YORK – Jessica Overstreet first entered foster care at age 14, separated from her…
Griffin finalists on the role of poetry in the ‘era of pandemic writing’
The scope of the COVID-19 pandemic has left some of Canada’s top literary minds grasping…
Review: Willie Nile finds muse nearby on ‘New York at Night’
Willie Nile, “New York at Night” (River House Records) Not for the first time in…
Couples turn to `minimonies’ to salvage wedding plans
NEW YORK – Couples trying to salvage weddings put on hold by the coronavirus are…
Review: Bluegrass band Special Consensus hosts a barn dance
Special Consensus, “Chicago Barn Dance” (Compass) Chicago blues is a sound and a brand. Chicago…
Soldiers shoot man in Kashmir, triggering anti-India clashes
SRINAGAR, India – Indian soldiers fatally shot a young man at a checkpoint in the…
US wholesale prices drop record 1.3% in April
WASHINGTON – Wholesale prices slid a record 1.3% in April led by a 19% plunge…
New refugees struggle to find footing during pandemic
SALT LAKE CITY – Afghan refugee Mahmood Amiri arrived in the United States more than…
Coroner: French bulldog fatally mauls suburban Chicago woman
INGLESIDE, Ill. – A suburban Chicago woman who recently adopted a French bulldog that had…
India’s financial centre strains from virus amid rescue plan
NEW DELHI – As Indians await details of a huge coronavirus relief package Prime Minister…