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Police commander to be fired after therapist’s shooting
MIAMI – A Florida police department is firing the commander in charge when an officer…
UN: Cholera depleting resources meant for fighting famine
AMMAN, Jordan – The United Nations is warning that the cholera outbreak in Yemen is…
Police charge man in Sydney with planning to fight in Syria
SYDNEY, Australia – An Australian man was arrested at Sydney Airport on Thursday after five…
Microscopic organisms turn Istanbul shores turquoise
ISTANBUL – The waters around Istanbul have turned a striking shade of turquoise. A natural…
Beatty, Freeman, Woody Allen fete Diane Keaton at AFI gala
LOS ANGELES – Diane Keaton is such a special entertainer that even normally reclusive Woody…
Q&A: What would happen if the Bill Cosby jury deadlocks
After three days, the jury in entertainer Bill Cosby’s sex assault trial outside of Philadelphia…
Rise of the machines: Canadian retailers on ‘cusp’ of using more robotics
TORONTO – Back in 2009, Sobeys found itself at a crossroads. Labour costs were rising,…
Power outage hits Brussels airport, causing delays
BRUSSELS – A power outage has hit Brussels airport that is causing chaos during the…
Japan approves contentious bill against planning crimes
TOKYO – Japan’s ruling coalition pushed a contentious bill through parliament Thursday that makes it…
Legalizing cannabis could help reduce opioid use: experts
OTTAWA – Leading medical experts say legalizing cannabis may offer new hope to one day…
Prosecutors urge life imprisonment for Khmer Rouge leaders
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – Prosecutors in the U.N.-backed trial of two leaders of Cambodia’s former…
Mother of boy says two other children burned by accident while playing with gas
LA RONGE, Sask. – The mother of a young boy involved in an incident in…
Man at centre of Flint death case lived there all his life
FLINT, Mich. – Robert Skidmore was born in Flint, raised a family there and lived…
Pierre Karl Peladeau faces lawsuit over legal fees involving his divorce
MONTREAL – A Montreal-based law firm has launched legal action against Quebecor CEO Pierre Karl…
Home Capital to pay $30.5M to settle OSC and class-action matters
TORONTO – Home Capital Group (TSX:HCG) said it reached an agreement Wednesday to pay $30.5…