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Sheriff: Missing Washington state family found alive
MONTESANO, Wash. - Four members of a Washington state family missing since Tuesday have been found walking near a store about 55 miles southwest of Seattle, authorities said Thursday. They were found ...
Nov 21, 2016
Review of airport panic: Bolt spurred it, cops made it worse
NEW YORK - Poor communication among police, private security and other personnel contributed to a mass panic that erupted at a New York City airport when loud cheers for Usain Bolt somehow led to a fa...
Nov 21, 2016
Ontario advises other provinces to keep an eye on hydro bills as coal phased out
TORONTO - Ontario has some advice for its fellow provinces as they move to meet the federal government’s newly unveiled goal of eliminating coal-fired power generation in Canada by 2030: keep an...
Nov 21, 2016
Judges say Wisconsin legislative boundaries unconstitutional
MADISON, Wis. - Federal judges struck down Wisconsin’s Republican-drawn legislative districts as unconstitutional on Monday, marking a victory for minority Democrats that could force the Legisla...
Nov 21, 2016
Klinsmann fired as US soccer coach; Arena could return
NEW YORK - In a sign of just how much American soccer has grown up, U.S. national team coach Jurgen Klinsmann was fired after a pair of losses in the final round World Cup qualifying. Six days after a...
Nov 21, 2016
Canada women stick with winning rugby lineup for showdown with New Zealand
TORONTO - Canada has named an unchanged starting 15 to face New Zealand on Wednesday in Dublin in a showdown of the top two women’s rugby teams in the world. The Black Ferns are ranked No. 1 in ...
Nov 21, 2016
Suit claims bullying, sex assault of Forces women:'The accounts are astonishing'
HALIFAX - The Canadian Armed Forces is rife with sexual misconduct and harassment of women, according to a proposed class action lawsuit that claims systemic gender- and sexual orientation-based discr...
Nov 21, 2016
Canada waits for Baghdad to sign off on arms for Kurds amid rising tensions
OTTAWA - The Liberal government’s plan to provide weapons to Kurdish forces fighting Middle East militants has hit another snag. More than 10 months after the arms and ammunition were promised, ...
Nov 21, 2016
Highlights from Monday's throne speech at the Manitoba legislature
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government tabled its throne speech Monday, kicking off a new legislative session with promises to wrestle an $846 million deficit inherited from the previous NDP government. H...
Nov 21, 2016
Manitoba government aims to limit wage increases, control spending
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government plans to pass a law to control wage increases in the public sector and aims to eliminate dozens of provincial boards and commissions as it tries to bring down a stub...
Nov 21, 2016