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In Syria's devastated twin towns, tears mix with rubble
ZABADANI, Syria - Arriving with her husband and 10-year-old daughter to check on their home for the first time in five years, Adibeh Ghosn had trouble recognizing the neighbourhood. In disbelief, she ...
May 23, 2017
Only on AP: CEO pay climbed faster last year, up 8.5 per cent
NEW YORK - The typical CEO at the biggest U.S. companies got an 8.5 per cent raise last year, raking in $11.5 million in salary, stock and other compensation last year, according to a study by executi...
May 23, 2017
Stephen King calls Islamic State 'rogue cult' on Twitter
BANGOR, Maine - Horror author Stephen King says Islamic State is a “rogue cult” and that the group’s bombings will eventually lead to its undoing. King made the comments via his Twit...
May 23, 2017
Concert security in focus after Manchester bombing
TORONTO - Avid concertgoer Mark Churaman can’t shake the disturbing images of the suicide bombing that tore through the Manchester Arena on Monday night. He was at the venue himself a few years ...
May 23, 2017
Kids of anti-vaccination parents stigmatized more than their parents: study
VANCOUVER - Children who aren’t vaccinated face harsher judgment than their parents who refused immunization, says a study examining attitudes involving a contentious public health issue for whi...
May 23, 2017
Canadian kayaker David Ford ready to ride the rapids one more season
TORONTO - In nearly three decades as Canada’s finest whitewater kayaker, David Ford has shattered stereotypes about age and high performance. The five-time Olympian recently earned a spot on the...
May 23, 2017
Lawsuit: Mississippi fails to educate black children equally
JACKSON, Miss. - Mississippi is denying good schools to African American students in violation of the federal law that enabled the state to rejoin the union after the Civil War, a legal group alleged ...
May 23, 2017
US new-home sales drop 11.4% in April, most in 2 years
WASHINGTON - U.S. sales of new homes last month registered the biggest drop in more than two years. The Commerce Department said Tuesday that new-home sales skidded 11.4 per cent in April to a seasona...
May 23, 2017
Polish couple among those killed in Manchester blast
LONDON - The names of the 22 victims killed by a suicide bomber at a Manchester concert on Monday night have not been officially released, but here what’s known about them so far: ___ A Polish c...
May 23, 2017
Maria Sharapova to continue comeback from doping ban at Rogers Cup
TORONTO - Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova will continue her comeback from a 15-month doping ban at this summer’s Rogers Cup in Toronto. The tournament says she has been awarded a main draw w...
May 23, 2017