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AUSTIN, Texas - Filmmaker Richard Linklater is the latest celebrity wading into the tight U.S. Senate race in Texas with a social media ad attacking Republican Sen. Ted Cruz. The “Boyhood”...

After competing for Canada at the Women’s Rugby League World Cup in Australia last November, MacKenzie Fane returned home and pondered her future. The former Western Ontario Mustang rugby all-st...

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s advanced education minister says he was “shocked” by St. Francis Xavier University’s mishandling of a reported case of sexual assault, saying he’s...

MONTREAL - Canada’s aerospace industry has appointed former Quebec premier Jean Charest to chart a new course for the sector. The Aerospace Industries Association of Canada is putting Charest in...

NEW YORK - The Senate’s vote confirming Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh sent viewers flocking to Fox News Channel, which recorded its biggest Saturday audience in more than a decade. Fox&#...

RALEIGH, N.C. - In the storm-weary Carolinas, Hurricane Michael’s approach is stoking fresh fears among homeowners who still have tarps on their roofs or industrial dehumidifiers drying their fl...

HELENA, Mont. - One of the oldest coal companies in the U.S. filed for bankruptcy protection Tuesday to deal with more than $1.4 billion in debt amid declining demand for the fuel. Englewood, Colorado...

MINNEAPOLIS - A Minnesota judge abruptly dismissed charges against three climate change activists during their trial on Tuesday, saying prosecutors failed to prove that the protesters’ attempt t...

WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is going to let medical cannabis users light up in some public places. New rules announced by the province will allow medical users to smoke or vape marijuana in pub...

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says Opposition Leader Jason Kenney must stop “dog-whistle” politics that allow hateful extremists to believe they have a home in his United Conser...