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Woman charged in connection with Robert Miller sex investigation acquitted
MONTREAL — A woman who was arrested last year in connection with the sex crime…
Israel losing Canadian hearts and minds as poll shows growing outrage over Gaza
OTTAWA — A new poll suggests Israel is losing the battle for hearts and minds…
Time to move forward on national agency to fight forest fires, chiefs say
OTTAWA — The Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs says it’s time for Ottawa to stop…
B.C. restaurant owned by Bollywood star Kapil Sharma shot at a second time in a month
SURREY — Police say a restaurant in British Columbia linked to a prominent Indian comedian…
France’s largest wildfire in decades contained after devastating southern region and wine country
VILLEROUGE LA CREMADE, France (AP) — France’s largest wildfire in decades was contained Thursday after…
Trump seeks to change how census collects data and wants to exclude immigrants in US illegally
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has instructed the Commerce Department to change the way…
Lebanese Shiite ministers walk out of a Cabinet meeting over plan to disarm Hezbollah
BEIRUT (AP) — Shiite members of Lebanon’s Cabinet walked out a government meeting on Thursday…
The world’s black rhino numbers have increased but there’s bad news for others
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The number of critically endangered black rhinos has increased…
Climate change major driver of surging algae levels in Canada’s lakes: study
TORONTO — A study of dozens of Canadian lakes suggests global warming is the major…
Canadian basketball player Aaliyah Edwards traded to Connecticut Sun
WASHINGTON — The Washington Mystics have dealt Canadian forward Aaliyah Edwards to the Connecticut Sun,…
Trump’s push for drilling, mining sharpens debate for Alaska Natives about land they view as sacred
BETHEL, Alaska (AP) — Fish camps still dot the banks of the broad Kuskokwim River…
Takeaways from AP’s report on Alaska Natives’ response to oil and mining proposals
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration and its allies have pushed aggressively for…
The Paris office of Israeli airline El Al is vandalized with graffiti
PARIS (AP) — The Israeli airline El Al said Thursday that its Paris office was…
What to know as Trump’s immigration crackdown strips tuition breaks from thousands of students
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Tens of thousands of U.S. college students without legal resident status…
Texas Democrats plead for donations to extend their walkout and block Trump’s redistricting plan
After leaving Texas for Illinois to prevent a legislative vote on a Republican redistricting plan,…
New Ontario measles cases down to single digits for the first time since January
TORONTO — Health officials in Ontario are reporting that the number of new measles cases…
How many Schwarbombs can Kyle Schwarber hit? 50? 60? Phillies slugger on-team record HR pace
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Ryan Howard hit home runs as far and as fast as any…
Family ‘heartbroken’ after B.C. mother and baby killed by falling tree
COMOX — The family of a young mother and her five-month-old son killed by a…
Scientists thought this Argentine glacier was stable. Now they say it’s melting fast
An iconic Argentinian glacier, long thought one of the few on Earth to be relatively…
Rushing floodwater from heavy rain kills 2 in North Carolina
SPRING HOPE, N.C. (AP) — Two people were found dead in central North Carolina after…
Indian authorities in Kashmir ban books by eminent writers and scholars
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Indian authorities have banned 25 books in Kashmir that they say…
Judge dismisses NC State’s ‘Cardiac Pack’ lawsuit for name, image, likeness compensation
A North Carolina judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the 1983 N.C. State men’s…
Supreme Court won’t hear appeal application arising from Via Rail terror case
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear the appeal of Raed Jaser,…
Independent candidate for Michigan governor is betting on partisan fatigue in the midterms
DETROIT (AP) — Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan spent his political career as a Democrat, leading…