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FREDERICTON - The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is calling on members to lobby all parties in an effort to influence political platforms ahead of the federal election in October. "Wi...

OTTAWA - Canada and the European Union have formalized a deal to set up a substitute appeals body for trade disputes, working around the United States' refusal to allow new appointments to one that al...

EDMONTON - Alberta storm chaser Chris Kiernan has hardly had a moment's rest since the start of the tornado season last month. "This season has been quite more active," said Kiernan, who is based out ...

OTTAWA - Many of the country's priceless historical artifacts - and millions of other assorted bits - will be getting a new home just outside Ottawa, Parks Canada announced Tuesday. The fede...

CALGARY - An association representing Alberta real-estate agents is providing its members with an emergency response app a month after an alleged sexual assault during an open house. The Alb...

RALEIGH, N.C. - A federal judge approved a legal settlement Tuesday affirming transgender people's right to use restrooms matching their gender identity in many North Carolina public buildings. The co...

Major changes could be on the horizon for how Red Deer city council deals with operating budgets.During their most recent meeting, City Manager Allan Seabrooke noted there is strong consideration towa...

TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors have signed guard Cameron Payne. Financial terms were not disclosed. The six-foot-three, 190-pound Payne averaged 6.3 points, 2.7 assists and 17.8 minutes in 40 games (13...

WASHINGTON - It took seven months, but President Donald Trump on Tuesday finally got a Senate-confirmed secretary of defence to succeed Jim Mattis. Mark Esper, an Army veteran and former defence indus...

COLUMBIA, S.C. - Two lawsuits filed Tuesday allege that South Carolina corrections officials violated prisoners' constitutional rights by failing to prevent a riot in which seven inmates were killed l...