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MONTREAL - Parti Qubcois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon says he fully supports a PQ candidate who appeared in an explicit video. St-Pierre Plamondon described Andranne Fiola as "committed" and "brill...

TERREBONNE, Que. - Quebec's police watchdog is investigating the death earlier this week of a 42-year-old man during a police operation involving the RCMP. The Bureau des enqutes indpendantes says it ...

Big Picture Markets Gain Ground, Despite Outlook for Rising RatesAfter being closed for Labor Day, U.S. indexes fell Tuesday, driven lower once again by investor fears over more hawkish Federal Reserv...

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Aquarium says one of its Stellar sea lions has given birth to a healthy pup. A statement from the aquarium says the birth occurred recently and the male pup, named Natoa, and...

WHITEHORSE - Yukon Premier Sandy Silver says he will not seek another term as MLA for Klondike, and has asked the Yukon Liberal Party to initiate proceedings to select a new leader. Silver says he'll ...

NEW YORK (AP) - Major League Baseball adopted its first pitch clock, limits on defensive shifts and larger bases for next season in an effort to shorten games and increase offense in a tradition-bound...

EDMONTON - The Edmonton Elks could have an infamous date with CFL history Saturday night. But the prospect of losing a CFL-record-tying 14th home game in a row isn't at the front of their minds. The E...

CALGARY - Canada's Olympic bobsled champion Justin Kripps is becoming a coach. The 35-year-old from Summerland, B.C., is joining the national bobsled team as the program's new technical coach. The mov...

It's not too late to register for the 30th anniversary of the Harvest Run in Red Deer this Sunday.Since 1991, the run had been held religiously on the second Sunday of September, near harvesting seaso...

OTTAWA - Health Canada approved Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine today for use in children between six months and four years old. The federal department says after a thorough and independent scientific revie...