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TWO FRIENDS OF MINE lost tens of thousands of dollars in equipment and tools in the past few weeks. It's getting to be ludicrous, and a weak justice system is at least partially to blame. In one insta...

GOMA, Congo (AP) - A boat carrying scores of passengers capsized on Lake Kivu in eastern Congo on Thursday, killing at least 50 people, witnesses told The Associated Press. It was not immediately clea...

LONDON (AP) - The British government agreed Thursday to hand sovereignty of the long-contested Chagos Islands, an archipelago of more than 60 islands in the Indian Ocean, to Mauritius, in a deal that ...

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - New NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte visited Ukraine on Thursday in his first official trip since taking office and pledging continued support for Kyiv. Rutte met with Ukrainian ...

JERUSALEM (AP) - The Israeli military said Thursday that it killed a senior Hamas leader in an airstrike in the Gaza Strip around three months ago. It said that a strike on an underground compound in ...

JERUSALEM (AP) - The Israeli military said Thursday that it killed a senior Hamas leader in an airstrike in the Gaza Strip around three months ago. It said that a strike on an underground compound in ...

WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew continues to enjoy a honeymoon with voters one year after his NDP government was elected, but there are challenges ahead in fulfilling promises to improve health ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - A fire at a hospital in southern Taiwan killed at least nine people Thursday as the island was being battered by a typhoon. The fire occurred in Pingtung county, which has been h...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Trudeau headed to Francophonie summit in France Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is headed to France today to att...

VANCOUVER - Michelin is set to update its guide to Vancouver's fine dining this evening. The culinary kingmaker is hosting a ceremony to add more restaurants to its prestigious list of recommendations...