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REGINA - An organization that represents rural communities in Saskatchewan is urging the federal government not to ban the use of the deadly pesticide strychnine on farms. Health Canada is conducting ...

TORONTO - Google the word “cannabis” coupled with just about any disease - arthritis, epilepsy, even cancer - and there are all sorts of health claims made about what some have come to vie...

TEMPE, Ariz. - A son of actor Jean-Claude Van Damme has pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct for holding his roommate at knifepoint at their apartment in suburban Phoenix. Nicholas Van Varenberg had a...

TORONTO - Chocolate-banana steak eclairs, pickle ice cream, fried frog legs and s’more fried chicken sandwiches are among the crazy gastronomic concoctions that will be served up at the Canadian...

OTTAWA - Following Toronto’s lead, Montreal is set to formally ask the federal government to impose a nationwide ban on handguns and so-called assault rifles for anyone who doesn’t work in...

DENVER - A Colorado baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple on religious grounds - a stance partially upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court - has sued the state over its opposition to his...

HARRISBURG, Pa. - A sweeping grand jury report into child sexual abuse in Roman Catholic dioceses in Pennsylvania said church officials gave a former priest a positive reference to work at Disney Worl...

LAKEPORT, Calif. - Jack Hattendorf steers his road grader back and forth across a dirt path cutting through blackened earth. With each pass, he smooths and tamps down the soil to remake a dirt road th...

REDDING, Calif. - A couple whose flattened trailer tire accidentally started a massive fire in Northern California has received more than 100 cards and letters with supportive messages telling them no...

OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government wants to establish a holiday to acknowledge the dark legacy of Canada’s residential school system, and plans to use an opposition bill to make it happen. ...