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OTTAWA - Canada has joined a global alliance trying to rid the world’s oceans of millions of tonnes of old fishing nets. Canada is the 13th nation to join World Animal Protection’s Global ...

EDMONTON - The province is working with an investment contractor to help connect Alberta businesses with Silicon Valley. It's called Connection Silicon Valley (CSV), and its aim is to help build relat...

NEW ORLEANS - Actor Brad Pitt’s foundation has sued a New Orleans architect, saying defective design work led to leaks and other flaws in homes built for residents of an area that was among the ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick and comedian Dave Chappelle are among eight people being honoured by Harvard University for their contributions to black history and culture,...

OTTAWA - MPs could soon delve into the question of whether it is appropriate for a politician to use the Constitution’s contentious notwithstanding clause to override a court’s decision. N...

TORONTO - Injuries have hurt Toronto FC all season long. But so has a porous defence. It has made for an unsettling campaign for the MLS champions who are on pace to concede a franchise-worst 66 goals...

CALGARY - An International Olympic Committee official once said the commute from Vancouver to Whistler, B.C., for the 2010 Winter Games was “too far.” Now, the IOC says it’s OK for C...

VANCOUVER - A quarter of people living in long-term care homes in British Columbia are receiving antipsychotic medication without a supporting diagnosis even though they have lower rates of psychiatri...

OTTAWA - Rural and suburban postal workers across Canada celebrated Thursday after an arbitrator ordered Canada Post to pay them more - much more - as part of a long-awaited pay equity decision. For a...

PHOENIX - Eight people, including four immigrants in the U.S. illegally, were killed in a head-on crash on an Arizona highway, authorities said Thursday. The crash occurred late Wednesday in a rural p...