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OTTAWA - The Canadian Chamber of Commerce says China's decision to ban canola imports from Canada has no basis in scientific fact. Mark Agnew, senior director of international policy for the chamber, ...

MADRID - Colombian singers Shakira and Carlos Vives appeared in a Madrid court Wednesday to answer allegations by a Cuban-born singer and producer that they plagiarized his work in their award-winning...

HALIFAX - Street checks by Halifax-area police have had a "disproportionate and negative" impact on the African Nova Scotia community, according to a new report that found black males w...

NOEL, N.S. - They were first created by the Acadian settlers of the 1700s, one shovel full of clay-rich soil at a time. Over the centuries the dikes protecting the Maritime lowlands have been extended...

Voters in one P.E.I. riding face a tough choice in the April 26 provincial election: Matthew MacKay, or Matthew MacKay. Seeking re-election in the provincial district of Kensington-Malpeque, Progressi...

BOSTON - More than a dozen parents charged in a nationwide college admissions cheating scheme are due in court. They are expected to make initial appearances Friday in federal court in Boston. They're...

WASHINGTON - The U.S. trade deficit tumbled nearly 15 per cent in January as imports fell and exports rose. Shipments of American goods to China skidded to the lowest level in more than eight years as...

MONTREAL - The Montreal archdiocese has called on a retired judge to conduct an audit of sexual abuse claims over a span of nearly seven decades, but a group that works with victims raised concer...

TORONTO - James Wilder Jr. always wanted to follow his father into pro football, but it wasn't always his activity of choice. Growing up, the Toronto Argonauts running back admits ...

MONTREAL - Randal Grichuk is OK with the experts and pundits who've counted out the Toronto Blue Jays this season. "It's one of those (teams) where people are underestimating the talent that we have a...