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Vermont governor vetoes marijuana bill, wants changes made
MONTPELIER, Vt. - Republican Gov. Phil Scott on Wednesday vetoed a bill that would have made Vermont the ninth state to legalize recreational marijuana but indicated that he was willing to work with t...
May 24, 2017
Vancouver-born fighter Angela Lee to defend MMA title in Singapore
Some 2 1/2 months after a successful first title defence, Vancouver-born MMA fighter Angela Lee puts her One Championship atomweight crown on the line Friday in Singapore against Brazilian kickboxer I...
May 24, 2017
Canada deploys alternate numbers as secret weapon in defence-spending fight
OTTAWA - The federal government has been using a secret weapon to fight back against pressure from NATO and some allies like the United States to increase Canadian defence spending. The weapon? New ma...
May 24, 2017
Dozens of Labrador mining staffers show signs of lung disease, report finds
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - A new medical report has found that 35 people who worked at mining properties in Labrador have signs of silicosis, a lung disease that can develop from breathing in silica dus...
May 24, 2017
Thiessen finds new hockey home with St. Cloud State
Abby Thiesen has found a new place to play. After the University of North Dakota made the decision to shut down its women's hockey program, the Red Deer native found herself without a team. Her academ...
May 24, 2017
Advocates: Federal role crucial for iconic waterway cleanups
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - The Trump administration makes a straightforward case for slashing $427 million in federal spending to heal ailing regional water bodies such as the Great Lakes, Chesapeake Bay ...
May 24, 2017
OPEC likely to extend production cuts into next year
VIENNA - OPEC countries and other producers including oil giant Russia are backing prolonging last year’s production cut to shore up crude prices, strongly indicating that an extension is a done...
May 24, 2017
'I won't give up': Death row inmate seeks execution reprieve
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The man derisively called the “Houdini” of death row by victims’ advocates is asking the courts to halt his execution for an eighth time, saying Alabama’s ex...
May 24, 2017
Bahrain raid on Shiite cleric's town: 5 killed, 286 arrested
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Bahraini police raid on the hometown of a prominent Shiite cleric facing possible deportation has left at least five demonstrators dead and 286 people arrested in an assa...
May 24, 2017
'In turmoil again': Central African Republic unrest spreads
ZEMIO, Central African Republic - No soldiers or police patrol this remote town in the far southeast of Central African Republic, where armed groups have attacked several times in the past few months....
May 24, 2017