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Aid convoys for Syria's Aleppo delayed amid rising violence
BEIRUT - Trucks carrying humanitarian aid to Syria’s besieged rebel-held part of the city of Aleppo were held up for yet another day as heavy fighting broke out Friday on the edges of Damascus b...
Sep 15, 2016
East Coast lobster booming:Fancy pickups, a boat shortage and a 'Beyonce bounce'
HALIFAX - At the auto dealerships in southwestern Nova Scotia, it’s not unusual for a fisherman to mark the purchase of a new truck by presenting the successful salesman with a fresh lobster. Cl...
Sep 15, 2016
US manufacturing output stumbled in August
WASHINGTON - U.S. factory production fell last month amid cutbacks in appliances, home electronics and machinery. The Federal Reserve said Thursday factory production dropped 0.4 per cent in August, f...
Sep 15, 2016

Safety recommendations unfulfilled 7 years after Flight 1549
WASHINGTON - More than seven years after an airline captain saved 155 lives by ditching his crippled airliner in the Hudson River, now the basis of a new movie, most of the safety recommendations stem...
Sep 15, 2016
Attorneys for 'Making a Murderer' convict press for release
MADISON, Wis. - Attorneys for the man convicted of helping his uncle kill a woman in a case profiled in the popular Netflix series “Making a Murderer” are asking for his release while his ...
Sep 15, 2016
Hyundai recalls SUVs; software flaw may stop acceleration
DETROIT - Hyundai is recalling about 41,000 small SUVs in the U.S. because a software glitch can stop the vehicles from accelerating. The recall came after pressure from the National Highway Traffic S...
Sep 15, 2016

Household debt climbs to record levels, driven partly by hot real estate markets
OTTAWA - The amount Canadians owe compared with how much they earn hit a new record in the second quarter, driven in part by the country’s hot housing markets. TD Bank senior economist Leslie Pr...
Sep 15, 2016

Growing list of solar projects in the wings as Alberta moves to replace coal
CALGARY – Solar power projects that could jolt Alberta’s electricity grid with the addition of hundreds of megawatts of renewable power are being lined up in anticipation of incentives fro...
Sep 15, 2016
Brazil rises to four in FIFA rankings led by Argentina; Canada drops three spots
ZURICH - Brazil’s victories in World Cup qualifying this month lifted it from ninth to No. 4 in the FIFA rankings, which Argentina still lead. Brazil beat Ecuador and Colombia, which is tied for...
Sep 15, 2016
Man, 34, charged after fire set at Hamilton mosque
HAMILTON - A 34-year-old Hamilton man has been charged after allegedly setting fire to a local mosque. Police allege the man was at the Ibrahim Jame Mosque late Wednesday night and was seen lighting a...
Sep 15, 2016