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OTTAWA - Applications for temporary resident visas issued to visitors, students and temporary workers in Canada have more than quadrupled since 2015, stretching the Immigration Department's ability to...

You might forgive Praveen Gladstone if he was a bit overwhelmed on Friday.The Grade 12 student at Hunting Hills High School celebrated graduation with his classmates and then was honoured as the Rotar...

WILMINGTON, Del. - An inmate accused of leading a riot at Delaware's maximum-security prison during which a guard was killed and other staffers taken hostage was acquitted of all charges Thursday and ...

WASHINGTON - In a case with significant First Amendment implications, the U.S. filed new charges Thursday against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, accusing him of violating the Espionage Act by publi...

TORONTO - Some help has finally arrived for the injury-plagued Toronto Blue Jays rotation. However, it wasn't enough to stop the powerful Boston offence during a Thursday matinee at Rogers Centre...

OTTAWA - New restrictions on sugary, purified alcoholic beverages took effect Thursday, following several months of federal consultations and at least two deaths over an 18-month span. The a...

A groundbreaking ceremony was held Friday as EQUS, Canada's largest member-owned utility, prepares to build an ambitious new head office in Innisfail. The building will feature 19,000 square feet of w...

WINNIPEG - Two men and a foster mother have been charged following an investigation that police say found at least 17 children who were sexually and physically abused in a Manitoba Indigenous com...

TORONTO - Three longtime members of the Canadian women's basketball team are retiring from international competition. Guard Nirra Fields of Lachine, Que., and Edmonton twin sisters Katherine and ...

LOS ANGELES - A years-long lawsuit between Michael Jackson's estate and one of the superstar's former managers has been settled, ending one of the final legal fights over the King of Pop's assets. The...