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Uber driver charged in two sexual assault investigations: Toronto police

April 20, 2019

Toronto police say an Uber driver is facing sexual assault charges in relation to two investigations.Police say 36-year-old Taneem Aziz of Mississauga faces one count each of...

Players boycotting social media over racism receive abuse

April 20, 2019

MANCHESTER, England — Soccer players in England boycotting social media in a protest against racism were targeted with abuse for posting about the 24-hour campaign.Talks with...

Global panel to review FAA approval of Boeing 737 Max flight controls

April 20, 2019

CHICAGO — A global team of experts next week will begin reviewing how the Boeing 737 Max's flight control system was approved by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration.The ...

Alaska museum to have new name, look when it reopens in May

April 20, 2019

KODIAK, Alaska — Officials say the Baranov Museum in Kodiak will have a new name once an extensive renovation of its permanent exhibit space is complete.The Kodiak Daily ...

PEI Green party candidate John Underhay and son killed in canoeing accident

April 20, 2019

CHARLOTTETOWN — Prince Edward Island's Green party has suspended campaigning for Tuesday's provincial election, citing the sudden death of one of its candidates.The party ...

Ontario cuts conservation authority funding for flood programs

April 20, 2019

TORONTO — Ontario conservation authorities say the provincial government has cut their funding for flood management programs in half.Conservation Ontario, which represents ...

Ukraine quiet ahead of presidential election

April 20, 2019

KIEV, Ukraine — A comedian who plays the role of Ukraine's president on television is set to take on the job for real, pushing out the man who currently holds the office, ...

Pakistan says Iran-based group carried out deadly attack

April 20, 2019

ISLAMABAD — A group of militants crossed the border from neighbouring Iran earlier this week and carried out a deadly attack against Pakistan armed forces in southwestern ...

Tourists, Easter worshippers lament closure of Notre Dame

April 20, 2019

PARIS — Tourists, devout Catholics and others are looking on mournfully at Notre Dame Cathedral, regretting that they can't get inside the magnificent monument on this Easter...

Yellow vest anger burns in France, fueled by Notre Dame fire

April 20, 2019

PARIS — French yellow vest protesters set fires along a march route through Paris on Saturday to drive home their message to a government they see as out of touch with the ...

Police: 'New breed' of terrorists in Northern Ireland

April 20, 2019

LONDON — Police in Northern Ireland arrested two teenagers Saturday in connection with the fatal shooting of a young journalist during rioting in the city of Londonderry and ...

Storms in South kill girl in Florida, bring tornado threat

April 20, 2019

ATLANTA — A strong storm system barrelling through the South killed an 8-year-old girl in Florida and threatened to bring tornadoes to large parts of the Carolinas and ...

Parents who starved and shackled children sentenced to life

April 20, 2019

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — The eldest son and daughter ...

Egyptians vote on changes that would extend el-Sissi's rule

April 20, 2019

CAIRO — Egyptians cast their ballots Saturday on ...

No winning ticket for Friday night's $25 million Lotto Max jackpot

April 20, 2019

TORONTO — No winning ticket was sold for the ...

PEI Green party candidate Josh Underhay and son killed in canoeing accident

April 20, 2019

CHARLOTTETOWN — With only a few days before voters were to go to the polls in Prince Edward Island, the Green party suspended all campaigning Saturday after the sudden death ...

Dozens hurt in collapse of deck during wedding celebration in Langley, B.C.

April 19, 2019

LANGLEY, B.C. — Police say dozens of people were injured, some critically, when the second storey deck of a home in Langley, B.C., collapsed Friday evening during a wedding...

Passion Play in Brazil shantytown a voice against injustice

April 19, 2019

RIO DE JANEIRO — The back streets of Brazil's biggest shantytown became the stage for an Easter Passion Play that mirrored the realities faced by its residents.For the 27th ...

Maryland court won't reconsider denial of new 'Serial' trial

April 19, 2019

BALTIMORE — Maryland's highest court won't reconsider its rejection of a new trial for a man whose murder conviction was chronicled in the hit podcast "Serial" and an HBO ...

Assault and vandalism at Winnipeg cafe included anti-Semitic graffiti: police

April 19, 2019

WINNIPEG — Police in Winnipeg say they're investigating an assault and possible robbery at a cafe that was then vandalized and spray-painted with anti-Semitic graffiti.Const....

Heiress pleads guilty in NXIVM sex slave case

April 19, 2019

NEW YORK — An heiress pleaded guilty on Friday in a sensational case accusing a cult-like upstate New York group of creating a secret harem of sex slaves for the group's ...

Peruvian judge orders jail for former president Kuczynski

April 19, 2019

LIMA, Peru — A Peruvian judge has ordered that former president Pedro Pablo Kuczynski be jailed for up to three years as authorities investigate his alleged involvement in a ...

'La Llorona' movie promotion with Mexican healers draws fire

April 19, 2019

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A promotion for the new movie "The Curse of La Llorona" using traditional Mexican healers for "spiritual cleansings" before screenings is drawing strong ...

Arrest of theft suspect at Vancouver airport likely part of larger ring: RCMP

April 19, 2019

RICHMOND, B.C. — RCMP say a woman arrested at Vancouver's airport for allegedly stealing a passenger's purse is believed to be part of an organized group of thieves ...

Cardi B rejects plea deal in strip club melee case

April 19, 2019

NEW YORK — Cardi B has rejected a plea deal in a case stemming from a New York strip club melee last fall. WNBC says the rapper did not speak to journalists before or ...

Clarification to April 18 story on Concordia University

April 19, 2019

MONTREAL — A Canadian Press story April 18 reported on controversy surrounding the 40th anniversary celebrations of Concordia University's Liberal Arts College. The story may...

NYC Ballet must rehire 2 dancers fired over nude photos

April 19, 2019

NEW YORK — An arbitrator has ordered the New York City Ballet to reinstate two male dancers who were fired for sharing nude photos of women and sexually explicit texts.The ...

Police: Man returns home, finds naked stranger on couch

April 19, 2019

NASHVILLE — Police say a Tennessee man returned home to find a naked stranger sitting on his couch drinking juice.WKRN-TV cites a Nashville police report that says the ...

Grease is the way we are stealing in northern Virginia

April 19, 2019

ANNANDALE, Va. — Police say a central Virginia man made off with a whopper of a haul from Burger King: hundreds of gallons of used cooking grease.But he couldn't give police ...

Quebec officials maintain flood warnings for many areas as heavy rain expected

April 19, 2019

MONTREAL — Environment Canada is maintaining its heavy rain warnings for many parts of Quebec today, keeping property owners near lakes and rivers on high alert for ...

Officials: South Carolina school girl died of natural causes

April 19, 2019

WALTERBORO, S.C. — South Carolina authorities said Friday that the death of a fifth grade girl at school last month was due to natural causes and not a fight with another ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to visit Canada next weekend, April 27-28

April 19, 2019

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will meet with his Japanese counterpart, Shinzo Abe, when the latter visits Canada next weekend.Abe and Trudeau's two-day meeting on ...

All eyes on the surging Greens as Prince Edward Island goes to the polls

April 19, 2019

After a brief provincial election campaign devoid of drama, voters on Prince Edward Island appear poised to stir things up and make some history when they cast their ballots ...

Biden expected to launch presidential campaign next week

April 19, 2019

WASHINGTON — Former Vice-President Joe Biden is expected to join the crowded 2020 Democratic presidential field next week.The decision answers one of the most significant ...

Ukraine's president holds rally ahead of key TV debate

April 19, 2019

KIEV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko rallied his supporters in Kyiv Friday in a last-ditch attempt to keep his job, hours ahead of a nationally televised ...

Private cargo ship brings Easter feast to the space station

April 19, 2019

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A private cargo ship brought the makings of an Easter feast to the International Space Station on Friday, along with mice and little flying ...

Parents say Austrian climber missing in Banff National Park 'lived his dream'

April 19, 2019

BERLIN — The parents of celebrated Austrian climber David Lama said Friday that he had "lived his dream," as hopes he and two other top climbers survived an avalanche in the ...

Kremlin: No proof in Mueller's report of Russian meddling

April 19, 2019

MOSCOW — The Kremlin argued on Friday that Special Counsel Robert Mueller's 400-page report has not offered any credible evidence of Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. ...

Tiny Japanese baby is ready to go home after 5 months

April 19, 2019

TOKYO — A tiny Japanese baby who weighed just 258 grams (9 ounces) when he was born five months ago is going home from the hospital.Ryusuke Sekino was shown on Japanese TV on...

Democrats subpoena Mueller report amid calls for impeachment

April 19, 2019

WASHINGTON — The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, has issued a subpoena for special counsel Robert Mueller's full report as Democrats ...

Trump sours on Mueller report after initial upbeat view

April 19, 2019

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is lashing out at current and former aides who co-operated with special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, insisting the deeply ...

Worth the risk? It's not easy to put a value on a cathedral

April 19, 2019

LONDON — Rebuilding Notre Dame, the 800-year-old Paris cathedral devastated by fire this week, will cost billions of dollars as architects, historians and artisans work to ...

Pope cites plight of migrants, children on Good Friday

April 19, 2019

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis used a Good Friday ceremony to decry "all the crosses" of suffering in the world, including those borne by migrants who find doors closed due to "...

Fire-ravaged Notre Dame now stabilized, firefighters leave

April 19, 2019

PARIS — Architects and construction workers have stabilized the damaged structure of Notre Dame cathedral, four days after a fast-spreading fire ravaged the iconic Paris ...

Northern Ireland journalist is killed; police hunt suspects

April 19, 2019

LONDON — Police in Northern Ireland said Friday they are searching for multiple suspects in the fatal shooting of a journalist during overnight rioting in the city of ...

Former counsel may have saved Trump from himself

April 19, 2019

WASHINGTON — Don McGahn was barely on speaking terms with President Donald Trump by the time he left the White House last fall. But special counsel Robert Mueller's report ...

Mali's prime minister resigns amid criticism over insecurity

April 19, 2019

BAMAKO, Mali — Mali's prime minister has resigned after pressure over growing insecurity in the West African nation including a recent massacre.The president's office ...

Report: At least 13 dead in South Africa church collapse

April 19, 2019

JOHANNESBURG — Local media in South Africa report that at least 13 people are dead after part of a church collapsed.Broadcaster News24 cites KwaZulu-Natal emergency medical ...

Kirkland Signature veggie burgers recalled due to possible metal fragments

April 19, 2019

OTTAWA — Belmont Meat Products is recalling its Kirkland Signature brand Harvest Burger - Gourmet Blend - Veggie Burgers due to the possible presence of pieces of metal in ...

Music program founder charged with lewd acts against girls

April 18, 2019

SANTA ANA, Calif. — The founder of a non-profit group that was investigated over allegations it gave flutes possibly tainted with semen to schoolchildren has been charged ...

CNOOC Petroleum North America fined $450,000 for blast that killed two workers

April 18, 2019

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — The company formerly known as Nexen Energy has been fined $450,000 after pleading guilty to charges in the deaths of two oilsands workers in northern ...

Former journalist pleads guilty to robbing two banks in Medicine Hat, Alta.

April 18, 2019

MEDICINE HAT, Alta. — A former journalist arrested almost two years ago after two banks were robbed in Medicine Hat, Alta., has been convicted of the crimes.Stephen Vogelsang...

McConnell proposes national minimum age of 21 for tobacco

April 18, 2019

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday he plans to introduce legislation to raise the minimum age to buy tobacco products from 18 to 21 ...

Case of transgender girl fighting Ontario's sex-ed curriculum repeal dismissed

April 18, 2019

TORONTO — The Ontario government's decision to repeal a modernized sex-ed curriculum does not violate a transgender girl's rights, the province's human rights tribunal ...

Rabbis: 'Not kosher' to buy at grocery store during strike

April 18, 2019

BOSTON — As thousands of Stop & Shop workers remain on strike in New England, some Jewish families are preparing for Passover without the region's largest supermarket chain, ...

WestJet appeals to high court in legal action over anti-harassment promise

April 18, 2019

CALGARY — WestJet Airlines Ltd. is going to the Supreme Court of Canada in an attempt to have a proposed class-action lawsuit launched by a former flight attendant thrown out...

Top 20 Global Concert Tours from Pollstar

April 18, 2019

The Top 20 Global Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows Worldwide. The list is based on data ...

National Enquirer being sold to former newsstand mogul

April 18, 2019

NEW YORK — The National Enquirer is being sold to the former head of the airport newsstand company Hudson News following a rocky year in which the tabloid was accused of ...

New Brunswick-based railway ordered to pay $50,000 for safety violations

April 18, 2019

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — The New Brunswick Southern Railway Co. has been fined $10,000 and must pay another $40,000 for the implementation of safety research programs after ...

Medical examiner: Clark Gable's grandson died of overdose

April 18, 2019

DALLAS — A medical examiner says the grandson of actor Clark Gable died of an accidental drug overdose.The Dallas County Medical Examiner's office says an autopsy found Clark...

Vancouver Park Board says rare Snow Tower tree blooming in city park

April 18, 2019

VANCOUVER — A tree described as one of the true giants of the herbaceous plant world is bringing some tropical warmth to British Columbia.The Vancouver Park Board says a ...

Jason Kenney, Rachel Notley begin formal transfer of power in Alberta

April 18, 2019

EDMONTON — Premier Rachel Notley and incoming premier Jason Kenney began the formal transfer of power in Alberta on Thursday, with Notley saying Kenney is already getting ...

Judge allows sex-trafficking claim in suit against Weinstein

April 18, 2019

NEW YORK — A New York judge has agreed to let a class-action lawsuit proceed with a sex-trafficking claim against disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein.U.S. District ...

Librarians saving Alberta's scientific reports, policy documents before change in ...

April 18, 2019

EDMONTON — An Alberta librarian has been archiving much of the provincial government's online content — including studies on health, climate change policy and poverty ...

Report: Avenatti met R. Kelly prosecutor Foxx at O'Hare

April 18, 2019

CHICAGO — Phone texts suggest chief Chicago prosecutor Kim Foxx worked closely with attorney Michael Avenatti before bringing sexual abuse charges against singer R. Kelly, ...

Two students face multiple charges in threats against Thunder Bay school

April 18, 2019

Two local students were behind a string of threats that promoted authorities to shut down a high school in northwest Ontario more than a dozen times, police alleged ...

Legislation overhauls Maryland medical network's board

April 18, 2019

BALTIMORE — Maryland's governor signed fast-tracked legislation Thursday to overhaul a major medical network's board of directors following revelations of numerous ...

New U.S. trade report predicts modest economic gains from new NAFTA

April 18, 2019

OTTAWA — With Washington riveted to the Mueller report, a comprehensive economic assessment of the new North American free trade deal quietly emerged Thursday, predicting ...

Publishers hurry to release book editions of Mueller Report

April 18, 2019

NEW YORK — With the Mueller Report finally out, at least in redacted form, publishers are hurrying to release book editions. Two Mueller Report books already are in the top ...

Cuomo: Netflix expanding in NYC, adding jobs, sound stages

April 18, 2019

New York officials say Netflix will expand its operations in New York City, adding 127 jobs in its Manhattan marketing and development office and building six sounds stages ...

Legault cites equalization, hockey as reasons to be proud Canadian

April 18, 2019

QUEBEC — As "gotcha" questions go, it was pretty mild, but Quebec Premier Francois Legault stumbled this week when asked why he is proud to be Canadian.Appearing before a ...

One American, 2 Austrian climbers presumed dead after avalanche in Banff

April 18, 2019

BANFF, Alta. — Three renowned mountain climbers are presumed dead after a large avalanche in Alberta's Banff National Park.Outdoor apparel company The North Face confirmed ...

Top 1% paid slightly more in taxes after Liberal changes, figures show

April 18, 2019

OTTAWA — The country's top one per cent of earners paid a slightly bigger share of federal income taxes after a policy shift from the Trudeau Liberals designed to make the ...

Michael Wernick, clerk of the Privy Council, bids farewell to public service

April 18, 2019

OTTAWA — Michael Wernick, the clerk of the Privy Council, has bid farewell to the more than 200,000 workers in the federal public service.Wernick announced in mid-March that ...

Trudeau ignores Tory complaints, launches search for next Supreme Court justice

April 18, 2019

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau officially launched the selection process to replace Supreme Court Justice Clement Gascon today, ignoring calls from the federal ...

Ontario's challenge of carbon-pricing law wraps up; judges reserve decision

April 18, 2019

TORONTO — Ontario's constitutional challenge to Ottawa's imposition of a carbon charge was left in the hands of five Appeal Court justices on Thursday after the hearing ...

Montreal Mayor Valerie Plante faces online threats over secularism stance

April 18, 2019

Montreal Mayor Valerie Plante spoke out Thursday about threats directed against her over her stance on the province's secularism bill.Plante told reporters Thursday the ...

Harvard prof says Concordia disinvited him because of his conservative views

April 18, 2019

MONTREAL — Plans to celebrate a Concordia University college's 40th anniversary are in disarray after the school decided to disinvite a Harvard professor because of his ...

BMW adds nearly 185,000 vehicles to recall over fire risk

April 18, 2019

DETROIT — BMW is adding nearly 185,000 vehicles in the U.S. to a 2017 recall for possible engine fires.Two years ago the company recommended the vehicles be parked outdoors ...

Quebec public security minister warning flood zone residents not to take chances

April 18, 2019

MONTREAL — Quebec communities were bracing for major flooding in various parts of the province Thursday as rainy weather was expected to settle in for the beginning of the ...

Ontario court upholds stay of legal proceedings against 3 tobacco companies

April 18, 2019

TORONTO — An Ontario court has upheld an order that suspended legal proceedings against three major tobacco companies, rejecting arguments from lawyers representing Quebec ...

In 'Red Joan', Judi Dench gets spy role far from 007's boss

April 18, 2019

LONDON — Judi Dench is back in the world of espionage — but her latest role is a far cry from James Bond's unflappable spy chief, M.In "Red Joan," to be released Friday in ...

'A good day': Trump claims victory with Mueller report out

April 18, 2019

WASHINGTON — For nearly two years, President Donald Trump and his allies sought to undermine special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe, attacking investigators' ...

Ukraine election: The president vs. guy who plays one on TV

April 18, 2019

KIEV, Ukraine — Ukraine's presidential runoff Sunday is a battle between a billionaire tycoon who rode anti-Russian protests to the nation's top office five years ago and a ...

Baltimore mayor, 5 of her staffers now on paid leave

April 18, 2019

Baltimore's embattled mayor and five of her staffers are now on paid leave amid a scandal over book sales.Mayor Catherine Pugh went on leave April 1, saying she needed time ...

Supreme Court of Canada sides with police in internet child luring case

April 18, 2019

OTTAWA — Undercover police officers do not need to obtain a judicial warrant before using email or instant-message services to communicate with someone suspected of child ...

Gambler sets another 1-day winnings record on 'Jeopardy!'

April 18, 2019

LOS ANGELES — A professional sports gambler from Las Vegas has broken his own single-episode winnings record on "Jeopardy!"James Holzhauer won $131,127 during a show aired ...

Review: Gina Rodriguez stars in Netflix's 'Someone Great'

April 18, 2019

The romantic comedy, left for dead by most of the major studios, has been reborn on Netflix. Streaming algorithms have swooped in to resurrect an old genre formula.The ...

Lindsay Lohan's stepmom pleads guilty to disorderly conduct

April 18, 2019

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Lindsay Lohan's stepmother has pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct after state police said she tried to commandeer an occupied bus and attacked its ...

Mueller reveals Trump's attempts to choke off Russia probe

April 18, 2019

WASHINGTON — Public at last, special counsel Robert Mueller's report revealed to a waiting nation Thursday that President Donald Trump tried to seize control of the Russia ...

Fleetwood Mac announces rescheduled tour dates, including Canadian shows

April 18, 2019

LOS ANGELES — Fleetwood Mac has announced rescheduled dates for its North America tour that were postponed earlier this month because singer Stevie Nicks had the flu.The ...

Liberals extend deadline for Trans Mountain pipeline decision to June 18

April 18, 2019

OTTAWA — The federal government is putting off plans to pass judgment on the reconsidered Trans Mountain pipeline expansion proposal for nearly a month in order to finish its...

Quebec filmmakers Xavier Dolan, Monia Chokri to debut films at Cannes festival

April 18, 2019

PARIS — Quebec filmmaker Xavier Dolan is returning to the Cannes Film Festival with his latest Montreal-shot feature, "Matthias & Maxime."In announcing the 2019 lineup ...

N.L. Tories apologize for using singer's 'Victory Song' without approval

April 18, 2019

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador's Tory leader has opened his election campaign with an apology to one of the province's best-known musicians.Ches Crosbie ...

Kremlin says Kim Jong Un will visit Russia this month

April 18, 2019

MOSCOW — The Kremlin says North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will visit Russia later this month.It said in a brief statement Thursday that Kim will visit Russia "in the second ...

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