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Syrian man charged in Germany with war crimes, IS membership
Halifax police arrest Hells Angels member in 'significant hit' to biker gang
Gunmen kill 1, wound 6 in attack at Chicago barbecue
In this Aug. 8, 2017 photo, Chicago Police investigate a shooting near East 37th Street and South Michigan Avenue, about two blocks from the Chicago Police Department headquarters. Police say several gunmen opened fire on a group of people standing on a Chicago sidewalk, killing one and wounding six others. (Ashlee Rezin/Sun Times via AP)/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)
The Latest: Procession accompanies slain officer's body home
This undated photo released by the Missouri State Highway Patrol shows Ian McCarthy, of Clinton, Mo., who has been identified as a person of interest in the fatal shooting of Clinton police officer Gary Michael during a traffic stop late Sunday, Aug. 6, 2017. (Missouri State Highway Patrol via AP)
Attacks in France this year focus on security forces
French Mayor of Levallois-Perret Patrick Balkany delivers his statement near the scene where French soldiers were hit and injured by a vehicle in the western Paris suburb of Levallois-Perret near Paris, France, Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2017. French police are searching for a driver who slammed his BMW into a group of soldiers, injuring six of them in an apparent ambush before speeding away, officials said. The incident in Levallois, northwest of Paris, is the latest of several attacks targeting security forces in France.(AP Photo/Kamil Zihnioglu)
AP Explains: Why Kenyans are nervous about election results
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The main entrance of an Indigo book store at Westhills Shopping Centre in Calgary, Alberta on Friday April 20, 2012.
North Korea says it released Canadian pastor
In this file image made from July 30, 2015, video, Canadian Hyeon Soo Lim speaks in Pyongyang, North Korea. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office confirmed a delegation is in North Korea to discuss the Canadian pastor imprisoned there and North Korean media said Trudeau’s national security adviser, Daniel Jean, had arrived in Pyongyang on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017. (AP Photo)
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Police: Off-duty officer faces assault charge in road rage
Rescuers find bodies after earthquake in China kills 19, injures 247
Chinese paramilitary police carry a survivor after an earthquake in Jiuzhaigou county, Ngawa prefecture, Sichuan province, China August 9, 2017.
North Korea outlines plan to launch missiles toward Guam
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrives at a military base in Subang, Malaysia, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
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Morning Update newsletter: North Korea releases Toronto pastor; Delta comes to Bombardier’s defence
South Korea-born Canadian pastor Hyeon Soo Lim stands during his trial at a North Korean court in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency.
‘Believe the victim’ has no place in courts, judge says in sexual assault ruling
In this artist’s sketch, lawyer Joanne Mulcahy, left, questions Det.- Sgt. Jeffrey Attenborough, right, in front of Justice Anne Molloy at the sexual-assault trial for Toronto police officers (bottom, left to right) Joshua Cabero, Sameer Kara and Leslie Nyznik in Toronto on June 5, 2017.
Iran detains 64 half-naked youths at pool party
Edmunds: 10 vehicles that make hauling kids easier
This photo provided by General Motors Co. shows the 2018 Chevrolet Equinox, an example of a vehicle that has features parents will love. One feature in particular is the installation of multiple USB charging ports, which give all passengers the ability to charge mobile devices while traveling. (Jessica Lynn Walker/Courtesy of General Motors Co. via AP)
Philippine elections chief files criminal raps against wife
Austria increases border controls to stem migrant entries
Atlanta gym bans police officers, military from joining
5 dogs perish in Florida in fire at Almost Home Pet Resort
Patriotic 'Wolf Warrior 2' is China's biggest domestic film
Flags lowered in honour of Maryland soldier who died in Japan
Police search for bicyclist robbing taxi drivers in traffic
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Supporters of Kenyan opposition leader and presidential candidate Raila Odinga demonstrate in the Mathare area of Nairobi Wednesday Aug. 9, 2017. Odinga says hackers infiltrated the database of the country's election commission and manipulated the results which appear to show President Uhuru Kenyatta with a wide lead over Odinga. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
Officials: State fair attendance down after deadly accident
Nova Scotia civil servants to seek arbitration after conciliation talks fail
New study suggests link between foster care system and youth homelessness
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Review: 2018 Range Rover Velar is a refined luxury machine
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Aug. 9: Immigrant. Refugee. Asylum. Plus other letters to the editor
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau: ‘We want migration to Canada to be done in an orderly fashion; there’s border checkpoints and border controls that we need to make sure are respected.’
Don’t let back-to-school shopping break the bank
Image of Asia: Taking a selfie at Beijing art installation
A woman takes selfie with an audio-visual art installation titled "cornerstone" displayed at The Future of Today Exhibition at Today Art Museum in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2017. The Future of Today Exhibition themed by ".zip" presents artistic works by different artists and shows various expression formats of art inspire people to reflect on existence and future at different dimensions of time and space. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Guam's residents feel US patriotism but growing concern
People walk around Hagatna, Guam Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2017. Despite government assurances, residents of the U.S. territory Guam say they’re afraid after being caught in the middle of rising tensions between President Donald Trump and North Korea. (AP Photo/Grace Garces Bordallo)
Belgium says Dutch found tainted eggs back in November
FILE - In this May 9, 2011 file photo, EU flags fly outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels. Kathy Brison of the Belgian food safety agency said Sunday Aug. 6, 2017, that Belgian food safety authorities began investigating possible pesticide contamination in eggs in early June, several weeks before the public was made aware of a food safety scare now affecting several European countries. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe, FILE)
Payments processor Vantiv buys rival WorldPay in $10B deal
Iran's leader names 2 women vice-presidents; none in Cabinet
Iran's President Hasan Rouhani, center, leaves the parliament at the end of his swearing-in ceremony for the second term in office, in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Aug. 5, 2017. Rouhani, 68, a moderate cleric who secured re-election on May 19, promised that his country will pursue a "path of coexistence and interaction with the world." (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
More students coming to US for high school, but growth slows
Rating agencies cast wary eye on Canada’s banks
Prosecutor: Tiger Woods to plead guilty to reckless driving
Will Trump make America white again?
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Egyptian officials: 4 policemen killed in northern Sinai
The Latest: Trump stresses US nuclear capabalities
The Latest: Attackers gunned down at Kenya polling centre
Armed police provide security to a bus carrying electoral workers and ballot boxes, as they arrive a collection center in Nairobi, Kenya Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2017. Kenyans went to the polls Tuesday in a general election after a tightly-fought presidential race between incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta and main opposition leader Raila Odinga. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
Taylor Swift doesn't sugar-coat testimony in groping case
In this courtroom sketch, pop singer Taylor Swift, left, appears with her lawyer and mother in federal court Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017, in Denver. Swift alleges that radio host David Mueller touched her during a concert meet-and-greet in 2013. The case went to court after Mueller sued Swift, claiming her false accusation cost him his job. He is seeking at least $3 million in damages. Swift countersued, claiming sexual assault. (AP Photo/Jeff Kandyba)
Glen Campbell said goodbye to his life, career through music
US scientists contradict Trump's climate claims
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Experts: US-N.Korea nuclear war unlikely, but risk is rising
FILE - In this July 27, 2014, file photo, North Korean army soldiers watch the south side while South Korean, left, and U.S. Army soldiers stand guard at the truce villages of Panmunjom in Paju, South Korea. A nuclear war between North Korea and the United States is not imminent, analysts said, but the inflammatory rhetoric on both sides is increasing the risk. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)
Thousands march for quota in government jobs in India
Members of Maratha Kranti Morcha, or Maratha Revolutionary Front take out a silent march in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2017. Tens of thousands of people waving saffron flags are marching through Mumbai demanding quotas in government jobs and education for the Maratha community in western India. The marchers covered a distance of more than five kilometers (3 miles) silently with no speeches or slogans raised on Wednesday. The community accounts for nearly 35 percent of western Maharashtra state's 123 million people. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)
Five stories in the news for today, Aug. 9
Ahold Delhaize says merger savings push up net profits
Kosovo: 6 Russians, 5 Serbs detained near border with Serbia
1 dies after driver mistook pedals, hitting crowd in Sweden
3 Toronto officers found not guilty of sexually assaulting a colleague
In this artist's sketch, lawyer Joanne Mulcahy (left) questions Det.- Sgt. Jeffrey Attenborough (right) in front of Justice Anne Molloy at the sexual assault trial for Toronto police officers (bottom, left to right) Joshua Cabero, Sameer Kara and Leslie Nyznik in Toronto on Monday, June 5, 2017. A judgement is expected today at the trial of three Toronto police officers accused of sexually assaulting a female colleague after a night of partying and drinking.The woman -- a parking enforcement officer whose identity is protected by a publication ban -- has testified that she had several drinks during the course of the night and felt powerless and unable to move or speak when the three men had sex with her against her wishes. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Alexandra Newbould
Scotiabank Giller Prize creator Jack Rabinovitch honoured at funeral
Jack Rabinovitch, founder of the Giller Prize, arrives on the red carpet at the Giller Prize Gala in Toronto on November 10, 2015. The life of the late Jack Rabinovitch, creator of the lucrative and prestigious Scotiabank Giller Prize, will be celebrated at a funeral in Toronto.The service for the beloved businessman and literary prize creator is set to take place this morning at the Beth Tzedec Congregation synagogue. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Triple murderer sentenced to life, no chance of parole for 75 years
A police officer arrives at the provincial court building where the first court appearance of Derek James Saretzky in Lethbridge, Alta., on Sept. 23, 2015. An Alberta man who butchered a father, his two-year-old daughter and a woman is expected to learn his fate today.Derek Saretzky was convicted of three counts of first-degree murder in June for the deaths of Terry Blanchette, his daughter Hailey Dunbar-Blanchette and 69-year-old Hanne Meketech in September, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
The Latest: French police search building after car attack
French Police work on the scene where French soldiers were hit and injured by a vehicle in the western Paris suburb of Levallois-Perret near Paris, France, Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2017. French police are searching for a driver who slammed his BMW into a group of soldiers, injuring six of them in an apparent ambush before speeding away, officials said. The incident in Levallois, northwest of Paris, is the latest of several attacks targeting security forces in France.(AP Photo/Kamil Zihnioglu)
Tillerson leaves Malaysia, wraps up Southeast Asia tour
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, center, arrives at a military base in Subang, Malaysia, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Man ambushes French soldiers in car attack, later arrested
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Take down: Hackers looking to shut down factories for pay
This undated photo provided by AW North Carolina shows production operations inside the company's Durham, N.C., factory. Online thieves are increasingly hitting today’s just-in-time manufacturing sector with cyberattacks that demand ransom to make computer malware go away. Malware entered the North Carolina transmission plant’s computer network via email last August, spreading like a virus and threatening to lock up the production line until the company paid a ransom. (AW North Carolina via AP)
NRC: Lack of getting medical help abroad kills more in Yemen
Postal Service may get more freedom to raise stamp prices
4th Australian senator sent to court under eligibility cloud
Israeli soldier convicted of fatal shooting enters prison
Veteran cinematographer elected film academy president
AP Explains: N. Korea missiles that can potentially hit Guam
FILE - In this undated file photo distributed by the North Korean government on May 22, 2017, a solid-fuel "Pukguksong-2" missile lifts off during its launch test at an undisclosed location in North Korea. North Korea said Wednesday that it was examining operational plans for attacking Guam, an angry reaction to U.N. punishment for recent North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile tests and a U.S. suggestion about preparations for possible preventive attacks to stop the North’s nuclear weapons program. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)
Democrats launch new group aimed at Republican strongholds
New Zealand politician resigns after revealing past fraud
North Korea says it released Canadian detainee
FILE - In this file image made from July 30, 2015, video, Canadian Hyeon Soo Lim speaks in Pyongyang, North Korea. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office confirmed a delegation is in North Korea to discuss the Canadian pastor imprisoned there and North Korean media said Trudeau’s national security adviser, Daniel Jean, had arrived in Pyongyang on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017. (AP Photo)
OPEC secures output compliance pledges from 4 producers
Trump, North Korea trade escalating threats of fire
Key facts about Guam, the centre of US-North Korea tension
FILE - In this May 13, 2017, file photo, Japanese soldiers take part in an amphibious drill as part of joint military exercises between the U.S., Japan, France and the United Kingdom, on Naval Base Guam. Security and defense officials on Guam on Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2017, said there is no imminent threat to people there or in the Northern Mariana Islands after North Korea said it was examining its operational plans for attack. (AP Photo/Haven Daley, File)
India's wild energy trends raise doubts over coal's future
In this Jan. 7, 2011, file photo, people carry baskets of coal scavenged illegally at an open-cast mine in the village of Bokapahari in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand where a community of coal scavengers live and work. Within the wild energy market of the world's second-most populous nation, predictions are proving tricky. India had been projected to become a carbon-belching behemoth, fueled by thermal power plants demanding ever more coal for decades to come. Now, some analysts are saying that may not happen. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer, File)
Actor James Woods seeks dismissal of suit over retweet
FILE - In this June 25, 2013 file photo, actor James Woods attends the "White House Down" premiere party at The Frick Collection, in New York. Woods is asking a court to dismiss an Ohio activist’s defamation lawsuit against him over a comment he retweeted during the presidential campaign season. The Columbus Dispatch reported Portia Boulger, a Chillicothe resident and supporter of Bernie Sanders, filed the federal lawsuit in March. Boulger is seeking $3 million in damages .(Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
Fox to counter ABC's 'American Idol' with new contest
Terrence Howard, a cast member in the FOX series "Empire," poses for a portrait during the 2017 Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour at the Beverly Hilton on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Ron Eshel/Invision/AP)
Tuesday's Games
Shootout with Taliban kills 4 Pakistani army officers
Taliban free 235 villagers in northern Afghanistan
How states are handling Trump's voter information request
FILE - In this July 8, 2017 file photo, Maine Secretary of State Matt Dunlap speaks during a voter registration meeting at the National Association of Secretaries of State conference in Indianapolis. A voter fraud commission established by President Donald Trump could make it easier for hackers to get voter registration information. The panel asked election officials across the country for public information about voters. Most states are complying. Dunlap, a Democrat who is a member of Trump’s voting commission, is not handing over the information. Dunlap said the information the commission is getting from other states “isn’t wicked intimate” and may be too sparse to identity ineligible registered voters. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)
Back road to hope: Migrants flood Canada at remote outpost
Man charged in Indiana officer's slaying due in court
Critics say vote fraud panel could create target for hackers
FILE - In this May 2, 2012 file photo, Louisiana Secretary of State Tom Schedler presents arguments at the testimony table in favor of HB209, in the Senate and Governmental Affairs Committee at the State Capitol in Baton Rouge, La. A voter fraud commission established by President Donald Trump could make it easier for hackers to get voter registration information. Schedler, a Republican, said last month that “the release of private information creates a tremendous breach of trust with voters who work hard to protect themselves against identity fraud.” But in a statement this week, the Republican said he is not deeply worried about how the data the state is sharing will be guarded. “Because this data is public information, we have limited concerns regarding sharing it with the commission in terms of how it is housed,” he said. (Travis Spradling /The Advocate via AP, File)
Ontario SPCA charges man after horse falls from trailer on highway
American flight underscores hazards posed by turbulence
FILE - In this Jan. 25, 2016, file photo, a passenger talks on the phone as an American Airlines jets sit parked at their gates at Washington's Ronald Reagan National Airport. Ten people were injured last weekend as an American Airlines flight plowed through turbulence on its way to landing in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
First Nation wants controversial sculpture by New York artist taken down
Traffic passes a sculpture by New York artist Del Geist, which is called "Bowfort Towers" and is located near Canada Olympic Park in Calgary, Alta., Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2017.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Israeli strikes Hamas positions in Gaza after rocket attack
Venezuela's new assembly declares itself all-powerful
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