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Travel in Canada is a prize for the vaccinated and vigilant

KAMOURASKA, Quebec – When the pandemic descended, the boundless vistas and insane sunsets of Kamouraska became a distant, unattainable dream for this bicyclist from Virginia. This is one of ...

DATE: Sep 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: Travel

Quebec City’s enticing tableau beyond the wall

QUEBEC CITY (AP) – It’s what’s inside the historic wall of Quebec City that makes people want to visit. It’s what’s outside that makes people want to stay. To visit without ventur...

DATE: Aug 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Trump says predecessors didn’t honor fallen; response heated

Obama aid: He’s a deranged animal

DATE: Oct 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

U.S. discloses more conditions for lethal drone strikes

Policy offers more details on conditions that allow strikes

DATE: Aug 6, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Clinton wins big in Nevada

WASHINGTON – Hillary Clinton overcame a strong challenge from Bernie Sanders to win the Nevada Democratic caucuses Saturday. The victory places two of the first three states in th...

DATE: Feb 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

U.S. refugee quandary: Immigrant legacy vs Sept.11-era fears

WASHINGTON – The Paris attacks are rapidly weakening U.S. support for bringing in thousands more Syrian refugees, as pressure grows in Congress and the Republican presidential campaign to re...

DATE: Nov 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Lewinsky says she was ‘scapegoat’

WASHINGTON – Monica Lewinsky says there’s no question her boss – Bill Clinton – “took advantage” of her when he was president. But she says their affair was consensual and if ther...

DATE: May 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Health-care law, by the numbers

WASHINGTON – The government churns out tons of numbers, but here’s one you won’t see: 0.0002. That’s the percentage of estimated online visitors to healthcare.gov who actually signed up for ...

DATE: Dec 27, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

A newspaper dynasty gives up 80-year ownership of the Post

WASHINGTON – The newspaper forever known for Deep Throat and the unraveling of a presidency had a quieter distinction, too: a family’s ownership through thick and thin, seemingly as immutabl...

DATE: Aug 5, 2013 | CATEGORY: Business

Reporter Helen Thomas aged into legend

WASHINGTON – Covering 10 presidents over five decades, Helen Thomas aged into a legend. She was the only reporter with her name inscribed on a chair in the White House briefing room – her ow...

DATE: Jul 20, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World