Water rising on Assiniboine River as ‘very significant crest’ hits Manitoba

WINNIPEG — Flood fears eased in Manitoba’s second-largest city Monday as emergency officials turned their attention to smaller rural communities downstream. The swollen Assiniboine River was...

Hazy, smoky conditions over Edmonton said to be from NWT wildfires

EDMONTON — Air quality in Edmonton has been determined to pose a moderate health risk because of smoke from forest fires in the Northwest Territories. Officials...

MIT finger device reads to the blind in real time

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are developing an audio reading device to be worn on the index finger of people whose...

Powerful typhoon pounds Japan’s Okinawa islands

TOKYO — A powerful typhoon pummeled the southern Japanese islands of Okinawa on Tuesday, paralyzing transport and prompting U.S. forces based there to cancel all outdoor...

Girl raped, killed on overnight train in Thailand

Beer promo scare shuts down major Toronto intersection

TORONTO — A summer marketing campaign run by Coors Light Canada forced the closure of a major Toronto intersection during rush hour on Monday. Streetcars were...

J.K. Rowling gives readers a glimpse of post Hogwarts Harry Potter in a new online story

LONDON — Harry Potter is back — mysterious, married, and going grey. J.K. Rowling has given fans a glimpse of the grown-up boy wizard in a...

Alberta leadership hopefuls work the crowds at premier’s pancake breakfast

CALGARY — The three men running to be Alberta’s next leader were on hand for the premier’s annual Stampede breakfast in downtown Calgary. Ric McIver, Thomas...

Riders stranded for hours on California coaster

SANTA CLARITA, California — A roller coaster hit a tree branch at the Six Flags Magic Mountain amusement park, dislodging the front car, leaving four people...