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DETROIT - Courtroom 801 is nearly empty when guards bring in Bobby Hines, hands cuffed in front of navy prison scrubs. It’s been more than 27 years since Hines stood before a judge in this build...

TORONTO - A biopic starring Shia LaBeouf as tennis great John McEnroe will open the Toronto International Film Festival. Organizers made the announcement on Monday, noting this will be the world premi...

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador’s embattled finance minister abruptly called it quits Monday, six months after she complained about being constantly bullied online by critics ...

WHITEHORSE - Fresh firefighters have arrived from Yukon to help bring British Columbia’s wildfires under control. The territory’s wildfire service says 16 firefighters and an air-tanker gr...

The only son of Nashville Mayor Megan Barry – whom her office described as “a kind soul full of life” – has died of an apparent drug overdose, and she asked for privacy as she ...

A proposed law that would require carmakers to build alarms for back seats is being pushed by child advocates who say it will prevent kids from dying in hot cars. The law also would streamline the cri...

KABUL - It was a routine check. Two vans, both without license plates, were stopped earlier this month by police in Afghanistan’s eastern Ghazni province, where Taliban hold sway in large swaths...

TORONTO - CBC’s “The National” plans to reveal its new anchors on Tuesday, giving viewers more insight into the direction it hopes to take with its flagship news program. The announc...

PYONGYANG, Korea, Democratic People’s Republic Of - While North Korea’s second launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile dominated headlines late last week, Pyongyang quietly unveile...

WASHINGTON - An Army medic who “ran into danger” to save wounded soldiers during a Vietnam War battle despite his own serious wounds on Monday became the first Medal of Honor recipient und...