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NEW YORK - Justin Timberlake has some advice for taking part in the presidential election next month: Vote, but don’t take a selfie while you’re doing it. A ballot box selfie Timberlake to...

NAIROBI, Kenya - A man was shot dead after stabbing a policeman guarding the perimeter wall of the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi and trying to take his gun, a Kenyan police official said Thursday. The polic...

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador’s finance minister says the projected provincial deficit for this year has fallen slightly, thanks to higher than forecast oil prices. The defi...

WASHINGTON - It can be a frightening call to get - and it’s a familiar one for many Americans. Callers posing as tax and immigration agents are threatening arrest, deportation or other punishmen...

OTTAWA - The federal Liberals attempted Thursday to fend off criticism of their response to a landmark human rights tribunal decision by announcing talks about First Nations child welfare. A new speci...

TORONTO - The future of the often heart-rending stories told by survivors of Canada’s residential schools will be decided by the country’s top court. The Supreme Court of Canada said Thurs...

HALIFAX - Almost every day, exactly at noon, Alec Stratford is jolted by a thunderous boom that reverberates through his office, the intense blast so loud it rattles the plate-glass windows. Stratford...

PHILADELPHIA - Amtrak will pay $265 million to settle claims related to a crash last year that killed eight people and injured more than 200 others when a speeding train derailed on a curve at night. ...

In this photo by Andy Wong, a model presents a wedding dress designed by Tsai Meiyue during the Mercedes-Benz China Fashion Week in Beijing. Tsai’s other creations for weddings included illumina...

WASHINGTON - Long-term U.S. mortgage rates declined this week, moving closer to historically low levels. Mortgage giant Freddie Mac said Thursday the average for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage eased to...