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Shooter kills 3 in a Target parking lot in Austin, Texas, before being captured, police say
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A gunman opened fire Monday in the parking lot of a…
The Latest: Mayor Bowser calls Trump’s plan to take over DC police ‘unsettling’
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser held a press conference Monday following President Donald Trump’s announcement…
‘What is happening?’ Milwaukee area recovers from record rain and flooding
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Milwaukee area began drying out Monday after weekend rain hit…
Trump’s order to deploy troops in DC is his latest use of the National Guard in cities
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is bringing in 800 National Guard members to help…
Largest wildfire continues to gain ground in eastern Newfoundland
SMALL POINT-ADAM’S COVE-BLACKHEAD-BROAD COVE — He has no official confirmation, but Luo Xu is certain…
B.C. to appeal landmark Aboriginal title ruling over land in Metro Vancouver
VANCOUVER — On Monday, members of the Cowichan Nation praised elders and those who have…
FACT FOCUS: Trump exaggerates, misstates facts on Washington crime
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday that his administration will take over policing…
Trial starts over Trump administration’s deployment of National Guard to Los Angeles
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Los Angeles field office director for the Department of Homeland…
B.C. court squelches Vancouver bylaw that forced ride-hailing firms to pay fees
VANCOUVER — The B.C. Supreme Court has invalidated a bylaw passed by the City of…
Hundreds can go home as Vancouver Island fire ‘held,’ 37 properties still evacuated
Hundreds of residents who were forced out by a wildfire burning along Cameron Lake on…
Scientists search for DNA of an endangered salamander in Mexico City’s canals
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Sixty years ago, residents of a canal-crossed borough in Mexico City…
Editorial Roundup: United States
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Aug. 8 The New…
New federal entity to prioritize Canadian-made, affordable housing projects
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney’s promised new entity to spur massive amounts of housing…
Montreal police arrest a suspect after alleged attack on Jewish father in a park.
MONTREAL — Montreal police say they have arrested a 24-year-old suspect in connection with an…
RCMP creates drone corridor along part of U.S. border in bid to boost security
The RCMP is introducing a drone corridor along part of the Canada-U.S. border in an…
Canada’s federal voting system is constitutional, Ontario Court of Appeal rules
OTTAWA — A panel of three Ontario Court of Appeal judges unanimously affirmed the constitutionality…
Trump’s moves toward taking over Washington are unprecedented. Here’s what the law says
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump took unprecedented steps toward federalizing Washington, D.C. on Monday,…
Trump says he’s placing Washington police under federal control and activating the National Guard
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday he’s taking over Washington’s police department and…
Tropical Storm Erin could become Atlantic season’s 1st hurricane later this week, forecasters say
MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Erin formed Monday in the eastern tropical Atlantic Ocean and…
From court to pin: How a Little Leaguer’s bat flip became baseball memorabilia
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Little Leaguer whose family went to court to get a bat-flip…
Judge won’t release grand jury transcripts in Jeffrey Epstein ex-girlfriend’s Ghislaine Maxwell case
NEW YORK (AP) — Transcripts of grand jury testimony that led to sex trafficking charges…
Air Canada flight attendants picket at 4 major airports as bargaining continues
TORONTO — Air Canada flight attendants gathered for simultaneous demonstrations outside airports in some major…
College football latest: AP Top 25 preseason rankings put Texas on top with Penn State right behind
The AP Top 25 college football poll preseason rankings are now. Texas took the No.…
More than half of Canadians want cuts to the federal public service: poll
OTTAWA — More than half of Canadians think the size and cost of the federal…