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OTTAWA - The Bloc Quebecois says leader Yves-Francois Blanchet and the party's whole caucus are in self-isolation after a member of his staff tested positive for COVID-19. A statement from the party s...

HOPE, B.C. - CN Rail says at least 20 rail cars carrying potash derailed today near Hope, B.C. The company says no injuries, fires or dangerous goods are involved.  The railway says prelimin...

Born in Canada and raised in Australia, Aaron Zimmerle is back for a second stint as coach of the Canadian men's rugby league team. There is unfinished business. He was first appointed Canada coa...

ROME - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime lost 6-4, 7-5 to Serbia's Filip Krajinovic in the first round of the ATP Tour's Italian Open on Monday. Auger-Aliassime, the No. 16 seed and world No. 20, won jus...

VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government has announced a new lung cancer screening program it says is the first of its kind in Canada aimed at early diagnosis of the deadliest form of the disease. ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. - South Carolina Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette was diagnosed with COVID-19 on Friday, but is recovering in isolation with her family at home, officials said. Evette had a sore throat and heada...

PORTLAND, Ore. - Canada's Brooke Henderson withdrew from the LPGA Tour's Cambia Portland Classic on Monday due to poor air quality. Henderson told The Canadian Press that she was withdrawing shortly a...

MONTREAL - The Quebec Student Sports Federation has cancelled university sports for the fall semester due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Universities are permitted activities with another school in cross-c...

OTTAWA - Canadians should brace for a shortage of office furniture, such as desks and chairs, as people continue to study and work from home this fall. Ikea Canada spokeswoman Kristin Newbigging says ...

PARIS - Canada's Eugenie Bouchard has received a wild card into the main draw of the French Open after reaching the final of the Istanbul Tennis Championship on Sunday. Bouchard, from Westmount, Que.,...