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School board defends book pictured on principal's desk after online uproar  Souris Plain DealerA Toronto-area Catholic school board says an online firestorm that erupted after a book on how to teach black students was photographed on a principal's desk ...

No conviction in California warehouse fire stuns families  Souris Plain DealerOAKLAND, Calif. — A jury on Thursday didn't convict two men charged after flames tore through a party at a San Francisco Bay Area warehouse that had been ...

Official: Trump to challenge California authority on mileage  Souris Plain DealerWASHINGTON — The Trump administration is moving forward with a proposal to revoke part of California's authority to set its own automobile gas mileage ...

The Latest: Dallas Opera cancels 2020 Domingo performance  Souris Plain DealerThe Latest on new sexual misconduct allegations against opera star Placido Domingo (all times Eastern):8 p.m.The Dallas Opera has cancelled a 2020 Placido ...

WestJet scrubs 737 Max from busy winter holiday schedule, affecting thousands  Souris Plain DealerWestJet Airlines Ltd. is removing Boeing 737 Max jets from its holiday schedule while Air Canada warns the impact of the grounded jet on its operations may ...

'Please pray for our Bahamasland,' Canadian victim wrote before Dorian hit  Souris Plain DealerHours before hurricane Dorian pounded the Bahamas obliterating entire neighbourhoods, Alishia Sabrina Liolli asked her friends and loved ones on social ...

Latest election promise from Manitoba Liberals: Primary care within 20 minutes  Souris Plain DealerWINNIPEG — The provincial Liberals say they want all Manitobans to have access to primary-care health services within no more than 20 minutes of travel time.

Steps outlined for journalists to protect against harassment  Souris Plain DealerNEW YORK — Concerned about growing threats to safety, the Committee to Protect Journalists on Wednesday issued a series of recommendations for reporters ...

Palestinian refugees in Lebanon want asylum in Canada  Souris Plain DealerBEIRUT — Waving Palestinian and Canadian flags, hundreds of Palestinian refugees gathered outside the Canadian Embassy in Beirut on Thursday requesting ...

Giving teens a credit card early may teach financial lessons early  Souris Plain DealerTORONTO — For teens finishing off their last years of high school, some financial experts say parents may want to consider an unlikely tool to prepare them for ...

First day of school for 4-year-old Princess Charlotte  Souris Plain DealerLONDON — Princess Charlotte had plenty of support on her first day of school — she was accompanied by older brother Prince George and her parents, Prince ...

This time it's Boris Johnson's younger brother jumping ship  Souris Plain DealerLONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's bad week got even worse Thursday when younger brother Jo walked away from his government post over ...

Johnson seeks UK election bid as political foes push back  Souris Plain DealerLONDON — Boxed in by opponents and abandoned politically even by his own brother, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson struggled Thursday to keep his ...

Rare, two-headed rattlesnake found in New Jersey forest  Souris Plain DealerPEMBERTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. — It looks like something from a science fiction movie.A newborn two-headed timber rattlesnake has been found in New Jersey's ...

Turkey threatens to open gates for Syria refugees to go West  Souris Plain DealerANKARA, Turkey — Turkey's president on Thursday threatened to "open the gates" and allow a flood of Syrian refugees to leave Turkey for Western countries ...

China says trade talks with US to take place in October  Souris Plain DealerBEIJING — U.S. and Chinese envoys will meet in early October for more talks aimed at ending a tariff war that threatens global economic growth.Stock markets ...

Union Pacific railroad trims volume outlook for rest of 2019  Souris Plain DealerOMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific expects to haul less freight in the second half of the year than it previously predicted, which isn't a good sign for the economy.

American Airlines vows to fix problems vexing its passengers  Souris Plain DealerDALLAS — The past glories and present struggles at American Airlines were on display across the country Wednesday.American flew its last two dozen MD-80 ...

Administration switches off rule for thriftier light bulbs  Souris Plain DealerWASHINGTON — The Trump administration turned its deregulatory focus Wednesday to light bulbs, scrapping a rule that would have phased out less energy ...

Olympic champion Eric Lamaze livid about equestrian alteration in 2020  Souris Plain DealerCALGARY — Reluctant to talk about his health, Eric Lamaze is unrestrained about the changes to Olympic equestrian in 2020.The most decorated show jumper ...

Conservation group: Bolivia fires ravaged big cat habitat  Souris Plain DealerRIO DE JANEIRO — A conservation group says one of Latin America's key habitats for jaguars suffered extensive devastation during fires in Bolivia.The South ...

Watchdog looks into anti-competition practices in the digital economy  Souris Plain DealerOTTAWA — Canada's competition watchdog wants information on what companies in the digital economy may be doing to harm competition.The Competition ...

Rah! Rah! ABC wins ratings duel due to college football  Souris Plain DealerNEW YORK — The opening of college football's season was welcome news for ABC in an otherwise quiet week for television.The Nielsen company says ABC ...