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HALIFAX - A fresh generation of children’s books is finding the grace notes in Halifax’s worst moment - a massive explosion that levelled much of the city 100 years ago but inspired acts o...

MOSCOW - Top Russian officials have sought to downplay the “hysteria” surrounding a new film depicting the love affair between Russia’s last czar and a ballerina, amid arson attacks ...

MADRID - Spain’s top prosecutor is investigating more than 700 Catalan mayors for co-operating with a planned referendum on the region’s independence after the nation’s constitutiona...

AUSTIN, Texas - Willie Nelson, Paul Simon, James Taylor and Bonnie Raitt are among the stars headlining a benefit concert next week to help Texas residents affected by Hurricane Harvey. Organizers sai...

OPAL, Va. - A Virginia man has been arrested after a 2-year-old shot a 4-year-old inside a car. News outlets report 26-year-old Isaiah Marshall Davis and another adult allegedly left three children be...

MODIMOLLE, South Africa - A recent South African festival for people with dwarfism featured dancing, a tug-of-war contest, stand-up comedy, talks on health issues facing dwarves and a Mr. and Ms. Dwar...

COPENHAGEN - YouTube star Felix Kjellberg (SHEHL’-burg), who goes by the online name PewDiePie, says he regrets using the “n-word” during a video live stream, saying he was an “...

Eight stories in the news for Wednesday, Sept. 13 --- MORE CENSUS DATA OUT TODAY Statistics Canada will offer a detailed look today at the size of the gap between the country’s top income earner...

CALGARY - Man’s best friend is moving on up - to the 16th floor of a downtown Calgary office building. As the city continues to suffer from a severe economic downturn caused by low oil prices, r...

SEATTLE - The head of one of Canada’s few tech “unicorns” and other industry players are joining the chorus of opposition to Ottawa’s proposed small business tax changes, sayin...