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School officials criticized after 7-year-old handcuffed
CLEARWATER, Fla. – A school security officer handcuffed a 7-year-old Florida boy with special needs…
Zibanejad, Landeskog, Draisaitl named NHL’s three stars of the week
New York Rangers centre Mika Zibanejad, Colorado Avalanche left-wing Gabriel Landeskog and Edmonton Oilers centre…
Ethiopia says Trump got inaccurate information on Nile dam
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – An Ethiopian Cabinet minister says that U.S. President Donald Trump was…
Brazil’s president says he will undergo fifth surgery
RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro says that he will undergo yet another…
Egyptian engineer gets 15 years over deadly locomotive crash
CAIRO – An Egyptian court Monday sentenced a train engineer to 15 years in prison…
Report: Pilots restarted software, causing fatal nosedive
When nothing else worked to stop their descent, desperate pilots of an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing…
Harry, Meghan do their last royal job at Commonwealth event
LONDON – Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, are making made their final appearance as…
Dems look to Michigan primary as testing ground for November
DETROIT – Ask Arlene Williams about President Donald Trump’s promises to bring back auto industry…
Stop work order partially lifted at Cape Breton’s Donkin coal mine
DONKIN, N.S. – Nova Scotia’s Labour Department says a stop work order has been partially…
Two Surrey, B.C., schools ‘deep cleaned’ after contact with COVID-19
SURREY, B.C. – A school district in Metro Vancouver has suspended a community rental program…
Georgia congressman Graves’ son injured during cycling race
ATLANTA – U.S. Rep. Tom Graves’ son was critically injured while competing in a race…
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…