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DETROIT - Cars and trucks with electronic driver assist systems may not see stopped vehicles and could even steer you into a crash if you’re not paying attention, an insurance industry group war...

BERLIN - Police evacuated part of a terminal at Germany’s busiest airport Tuesday after a security official mistakenly allowed a French family that hadn’t completed required security check...

TWILLINGATE, N.L. - More than three decades after the Manolis L sunk off Newfoundland’s picturesque Notre Dame Bay, the tricky task of extracting leaking bulk oil from the shipwreck has begun. T...

CORNER BROOK, N.L. - A “well-respected” 79-year-old businessman has been sentenced to house arrest after hunting down and fatally shooting a dog in revenge for attacking his own pet. Georg...

Five stories in the news for Tuesday, Aug. 7 --- FREELAND DEFENDS CANADA’S SAUDI STANCE Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland says Ottawa is waiting to hear more details from Saudi Arabia b...

TORONTO - Rain and unwavering efforts by firefighters have led to progress in the battle against forest fires in northern Ontario. The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources said Tuesday there has been...

KABUL - A string of Taliban attacks in Afghanistan have killed 12 people, including four women who died in the crossfire during a shootout between insurgents and soldiers, while an errant NATO airstri...

SAN FRANCISCO - Some 14,000 firefighters, including inmate volunteers, are battling 18 major blazes burning thousands of square miles throughout California with aircraft, assorted vehicles and picks a...

HONOLULU - As Hawaii readies for its primary elections on Saturday, voters are grappling with an erupting volcano and Hurricane Hector. Elections are challenging times for candidates even in the best ...

Firefighters struggled against rugged terrain, high winds and an August heat wave Tuesday to slow the spread of the biggest wildfire ever recorded in California, an inferno that exploded to be nearly ...