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BANGKOK - Thailand’s chaotic politics took two astonishing turns Friday when the sister of the king made a historic bid to become prime minister, only to have him shut down her effort as “...

VICTORIA - The British Columbia legislature’s two top officials say they have responded to a report released by the Speaker alleging they engaged in flagrant overspending, questionable expenses ...

OTTAWA - The department responsible for security on Parliament Hill has apologized after an apparent incident of racial profiling took place on the Hill this week. A spokesman for the Parliamentary Pr...

BURBANK, Calif. - Champagne briefly replaced scripts Thursday for a ceremony renaming the nondescript Stage 25 on the sprawling Warner Bros. production lot after the sitcom “The Big Bang Theory....

LOS ANGELES - Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos said Thursday he was the target of “extortion and blackmail” by the publisher of the National Enquirer, which he said threated to publish revealing pers...

PHOENIX - A long-term care facility in Arizona where an incapacitated woman was raped and later gave birth announced Thursday that it would shut down operations. Officials with Hacienda HealthCare sai...

TORONTO - Female scientists are less successful than their male counterparts in being awarded research grants from Canada’s federal funding agency, a gender gap that often can have long-term con...

CARACAS, Venezuela - Travel websites like Expedia and Orbitz have quietly stopped selling airline tickets for Venezuela amid recent political turmoil, further isolating the socialist-run country after...

MILAN - Luxury fashion is all about breaking codes, creating a new, irresistible message that captivates consumers. But some of the globe’s top brands have raised eyebrows with designs that have...

Pacific FC has added Canadian international winger Ben Fisk to its Canadian Premier League roster. The Victoria team also signed forward Jose Hernandez and midfielder Victor Blasco. “We are deli...