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Plane crashes into parked aircraft while landing at Montana airport, sparking fire
KALISPELL, Mont. (AP) — A small plane landing on Monday at a Montana airport crashed…
Parti Québécois rise continues with win in Quebec byelection in Arthabaska
The Parti Québécois sailed to a third-straight Quebec byelection win on Monday, cementing the sovereigntist…
FIFA moves ahead with new human rights strategy for World Cup games, but advocates are skeptical
ATLANTA (AP) — Human rights scandals have marred World Cup tournaments for years, but FIFA…
Trump’s tax law will mostly benefit the rich, while leaving poorer Americans with less, CBO says
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’stax and spending law will result in less income for…
Colombian senator and presidential hopeful dies 2 months after shooting
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A Colombian senator and presidential hopeful whose shooting at a political…
Kenyan farmers use bees and sesame to keep away marauding elephants
TAITA TAVETA, Kenya (AP) — For farmers in the Taita hills in southern Kenya, elephants…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
US and China extend trade truce another 90 days, easing tension between world’s largest economies…
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,…