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Lawmaker blasts video game allowing fantasy pipeline attacks
MINNEAPOLIS – A Minnesota lawmaker wants to impose new restrictions on state funding of the…
A tragic bond: Murder victim’s sister welcomes ex-lifer home
DETROIT – Bobby Hines stepped forward, smiling as he embraced the sister of the man…
Germany marks 500th anniversary of church’s Reformation
BERLIN – German leaders are set to mark the 500th anniversary since the day Martin…
Manitoba production of ‘Madama Butterfly’ sparks discussion around race
WINNIPEG – An upcoming Manitoba Opera production of “Madama Butterfly” has sparked debate over how…
Bob Costas wins Baseball Digest lifetime achievement award
NEW YORK (AP) — Bob Costas has won the fifth Lifetime Achievement Award presented by…
Past due: Freelancers, small businesses struggle to get paid
NEW YORK – For many freelancers and owners of small businesses, signing up clients and…
St. John’s, N.L.-native Joel Thomas Hynes wins Governor General’s Award for fiction
When St. John’s, N.L.-native Joel Thomas Hynes found out he won this year’s Governor General’s…
2 women, 2 decisions: Going public on Harvey Weinstein
NEW YORK – Day by day, the accusations pile up, as scores of women come…
Canadian ‘This Is Us’ viewers hear Kevin Spacey reference scrubbed in U.S.
TORONTO – A passing mention of Kevin Spacey was scrubbed from Tuesday night’s U.S. broadcast…
17 parks offering Thanksgiving buffets
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Seventeen Kentucky State Resort Parks plan to serve buffets to guests on…
Post-secondary groups call for beefed-up mental health services for students
TORONTO – A coalition of Ontario student groups, colleges and universities wants the province to…
French president pens birthday poem for British teen
PARIS – French President Emmanuel Macron has given a rare birthday present to a 13-year-old…
Prince Charles views Islamic art on first visit to Malaysia
SELANGOR, Malaysia – Prince Charles began his first visit to Malaysia on Friday by touring…
Boston College announces $150M expansion in the sciences
Boston College is betting big on the sciences. The private Jesuit school, better known for…
Fire at Moscow’s art museum causes no damage to collections
MOSCOW – Russian emergency officials say that a fire at Moscow’s premier art museum hasn’t…
Supreme Court passes on taking John Madden Football case
WASHINGTON – Pass. That’s what the Supreme Court has decided to do with a copyright…
Deadly warehouse fire suspect says landlord also responsible
DUBLIN, Calif. – A man charged with involuntary manslaughter in a California warehouse fire that…
Move over, dodgeball: Schools pump up phys ed with choices
You won’t find gym class on the schedule in upstate New York’s Victor school district.…
Playwright Marcus Youssef wins Siminovitch Prize
OTTAWA – Playwright Marcus Youssef was announced Monday as this year’s winner of the Siminovitch…
This year, pass the turkey AND the family photos
When extended families lived closer together, it was easy to pass on family stories and…
Mixed martial arts champ Angela Lee in Hawaii car accident
HONOLULU – Angela Lee, a Vancouver-born mixed martial arts fighter, is recovering after a car…
Catholic university in Oklahoma to close
SHAWNEE, Okla. – The only Roman Catholic university in Oklahoma will close at the end…
No word of sex scandal at first Oscar celebration of season
LOS ANGELES – Filmmaker Agnes Varda danced with Angelina Jolie. Donald Sutherland wanted to thank…
Michael Buble announces a return to the stage with two concerts next year
Canadian singer Michael Buble is returning to the stage next summer. The Burnaby, B.C.-native says…