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OTTAWA - The Crown wrapped up its case today in the assault trial of former Afghanistan hostage Joshua Boyle. But proceedings are expected to continue into late summer or even the fall as the def...

WINNIPEG - The University of Manitoba says it has cut ties with an Ebola vaccine researcher pending the results of an RCMP investigation. A spokesperson said the school has ended the non-salaried adju...

MONTREAL - A judge today rejected an attempt by religious and civil liberties groups to have Quebec's secularism law suspended. Quebec Superior Court Justice Michel Yergeau says Bill 21 will...

BOSTON - Kevin Spacey's legal woes are not over, despite the collapse of the only criminal case brought against the two-time Oscar winner since he became mired in sexual misconduct allegations. The fo...

IOWA CITY, Iowa - The director of Iowa's social services agency was a huge fan of the late rapper Tupac Shakur, and he frequently let his subordinates know it. Emails obtained by The Associated Press ...

GWANGJU, Korea, Republic Of - Canada's diving team earned another two spots at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after Pamela Ware and Jennifer Abel qualified for the final of the women's three-metre sprin...

OTTAWA - The province of Quebec offers the federal New Democrats fertile ground, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said Tuesday, despite private hand-wringing about his party's state ahead ...

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government's firm position on tougher driver's licence requirements for ride-hailing is a move in the right direction, given the experiences from other jurisdictio...

MONTREAL - The wife of jailed Saudi dissident Raif Badawi says she is grateful U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence has called on Saudi Arabia to free her husband. Ensaf Haidar, who lives in Sherbrooke...

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is facing criticism from nutrition experts today after he pledged to review the new Canada Food Guide should the Tories win power this fall. Scheer...