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‘We’re not giving in,’ Wet’suwet’en hereditary chief says in wake of arrests
VANCOUVER – Hereditary chiefs of the Wet’suwet’en Nation are pledging to continue fighting a natural…
Sanders in talks with DNC to headline big-dollar fundraiser
WASHINGTON – Bernie Sanders is in talks with the Democratic National Committee to headline the…
Missouri dad sues over crash that killed 3 of his children
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A southwest Missouri father who lost three of his children in a…
Vasek Pospisil upsets top seed Daniil Medvedev in Rotterdam opener
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands – Canada’s Vasek Pospisil has recorded another major upset. The unseeded Pospisil continued…
B.C. police watchdog investigates woman’s death in fiery vehicle after arrest
VANCOUVER – RCMP have notified British Columbia’s independent police watchdog about the death of a…
Receiver Derel Walker still unsigned on second day of CFL free agency
TORONTO – The Hamilton Tiger-Cats added a speedy receiver Wednesday but it wasn’t Derel Walker.…
Driver of stolen pickup smashes into Anchorage police car
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A man suspected of ramming a stolen pickup into an Anchorage police…
Canadian poet M. NourbeSe Philip to receive PEN America writing award
NEW YORK – Canadian poet and fiction writer M. NourbeSe Philip and British playwright Tom…
Solid earnings send stock indexes higher on Wall Street
Stocks closed broadly higher on Wall Street Wednesday, driving the S&P 500 and Nasdaq indexes…
Toronto stock market climbs to new heights on Shopify gains, easing virus worries
TORONTO – Canada’s main stock index climbed to new heights midweek on a big lift…
Phoenix pay problem backlog declines, but half of workers still impacted
OTTAWA – The backlog of problems created by the federal government’s faulty electronic pay system…
Paul English, Willie Nelson’s longtime drummer, has died
NASHVILLE – A publicist for Willie Nelson says Paul English, Nelson’s longtime drummer and the…
Toronto FC rookie Achara scores in second straight pre-season game
LOS ANGELES – Toronto FC rookie Ifunanyachi Achara scored his second goal in as many…
Montreal Canadiens star Shea Weber out four to six weeks with ankle injury
MONTREAL – The Montreal Canadiens say captain Shea Weber will be out four to six…
BP lays out long-term ambition to achieve net-zero emissions
LONDON – Energy producer BP said Wednesday it wants to eliminate or offset all carbon…
A&W sees sales metric slip in Q4 after strong performance last year
VANCOUVER – A&W Revenue Royalties Income Fund saw same-store sales grow for the year, even…
Tragically Hip’s Gord Sinclair on losing Gord Downie, finding a solo voice
TORONTO – As the Tragically Hip’s bassist, Gord Sinclair wasn’t seeking a solo artist’s spotlight.…
AP Deleg Count-Dem States, 10 Takes,450
State Buttigieg +- Sanders +- Warren +- Klobuchar +- Ala. 0 0 0 0 0…
Trudeau secures Senegal’s vote for UN Security Council seat on Dakar trip
DAKAR, Senegal – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called on the world to do more to…
Wanted man pulls over after sheriff calls during pursuit
The pursuit of a wanted man by New Mexico deputies ended after he called his…
Judge rules Oklahoma transgender inmate lawsuit can proceed
TULSA, Okla. – A transgender inmate can sue the state of Oklahoma and prison officials…
Trump says US working on trade deal with Ecuador
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he’s working on a trade deal with…
Police still searching for missing South Carolina girl, 6
CAYCE, S.C. – Hundreds of police officers continued to look Wednesday for a 6-year-old girl…
Ontario appeal court hears case of man with HIV convicted of sex assault
TORONTO – In deciding whether to uphold a man’s sexual assault convictions, Ontario’s top court…