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New Canadian rugby league franchise to be known as the Ottawa Aces
Ottawa has a new team wearing red and black — rugby league’s Ottawa Aces. Toronto…
Gunfire ends Lil Baby concert in Alabama; 1 injured
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A shooting in an Alabama arena left one person with a life-threatening…
Suspect dies, three RCMP officers hurt, during weekend arrest in Whistler, B.C.
WHISTLER, B.C. – The office that investigates all cases of police-involved death or serious injury…
Review: Authors look at `The Greatest Year at the Movies’
“Cinema ’62: The Greatest Year at the Movies,” Rutgers University Press, by Stephen Farber and…
Minor convictions for ex-CIA coder in hacking tools case
NEW YORK – A former CIA software engineer accused of stealing a massive trove of…
Sex-crimes trial of ex-leader Salmond begins in Scotland
LONDON – Former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond, one of Scotland’s best-known politicians, went on…
Annual pace of housing starts in February slowed compared with January
OTTAWA – The annual pace of housing starts fell in February compared with January, but…
UN watchdog: Iran providing access to active nuclear sites
VIENNA – Iran continues to provide international inspectors access to its active nuclear facilities, even…
Grabher to appeal ruling that upheld revocation of personalized licence plate
HALIFAX – A Nova Scotia man plans to file an appeal of a court ruling…
Dutch trial opens for 4 suspects in downing of flight MH17
SCHIPHOL, Netherlands – As the trial of three Russians and a Ukrainian charged with multiple…
Juul Labs sought to court AGs as teen vaping surged
WASHINGTON – It was a blunt warning about the dangers of youth vaping: Georgia Attorney…
P&G CEO on products for older folks; cutting back on plastic
NEW YORK – Tide detergent, Pantene shampoo and Gillette razors have filled cupboards for decades.…
Regulators issue final Alaska LNG Project impact statement
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A federal commission has issued the final environmental impact statement for the…
EU unveils Africa strategy to counter China, US interest
BRUSSELS – Concerned about the growing influence of China, Russia and the United States in…
Seeking trial delay, sheriff makes false COVID-19 claim
ATHENS, Ala. – Lawyers for a longtime Alabama sheriff seeking a delay in his Monday…
Ship turned away by Asia ports carrying new crew to Alaska
JUNEAU, Alaska – A cruise ship turned away from ports in Asia over fears of…
Cruise docks at Florida port after virus test clears crew
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The Regal Princess cruise ship finally pulled into a Florida port…
Review: New NUMA Files story is a nonstop thrill ride
“Journey of the Pharaohs,” Putnam, by Clive Cussler and Graham Brown In 1074 B.C., an…
Ex-Turkish deputy PM forms new party to challenge Erdogan
ANKARA, Turkey – A one-time Turkish deputy prime minister established a new political party on…
Militant Hamas criticizes Saudi trials of members, backers
GAZA, Palestinian Territory – Hamas on Monday criticized the secretive criminal trials in Saudi Arabia…
Former Albanian prosecutor general accused of corruption
TIRANA, Albania – Albanian prosecutors on Monday charged the country’s former top prosecutor with hiding…
Business software firm Open Text buys Montreal-based XMedius for $75 million
WATERLOO, Ont. – Business software company OpenText has acquired XMedius, a provider of secure file…
Royal farewell: Harry, Meghan on final duty before new life
LONDON – It’s definitely a farewell. But will it be fond? Prince Harry and his…
Sesame’s Count wants to get young children counted in census
ORLANDO, Fla. – No other age group was under-counted more during the last once-a-decade census…