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HALIFAX - Nova Scotia First Nations appear poised to take on the province’s marijuana monopoly - including one Mi’kmaq community that has enlisted Olympian Ross Rebagliati to roll out a &#...

HALIFAX - Wanda Robson says her sister Viola Desmond “preached by doing,” and wanted young people to pursue their dreams regardless of what stood in their way. Robson beamed as a Canada...

Big Picture By Bill Curry Trade Woes Persist; Oil Prices Climb It's become an all-too-familiar refrain, but trade tensions continue to weigh on global markets. On Monday, U.S. and Canadian stocks suff...

NEW YORK - A part owner of Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On” is suing Ed Sheeran for $100 million after getting blocked from a similar lawsuit brought by other copyright owners. ...

ARLINGTON, Va. - When Barry Trotz resigned, the Washington Capitals didn’t even bother with a coaching search. There was only one candidate and he got the job. Top assistant Todd Reirden will ta...

It’s been a whirlwind few weeks for Vancouver Whitecaps teenager Alphonso Davies. Earlier this month, the 17-year-old from Edmonton addressed the FIFA Congress in Moscow in support of the joint ...

TORONTO - Bystanders leapt into action to rescue a blind man who accidentally fell onto the subway tracks in Toronto, a witness said Friday. Julie Caniglia said in an interview that a man on her eastb...

A well-known family physician from Sylvan Lake stands accused of trying to arrange sex with a young girl. The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT) says Dr. Fred Janke was arrested in Edmonton...

TORONTO - The cone of silence descended on Paul Rowley this week with the Toronto Wolfpack coach electing not to speak to reporters in advance of Saturday’s rugby league clash with Leigh Centuri...

SASKATOON - A junior hockey player who was injured in the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash is making progress but is not yet able to speak. Defenceman Layne Matechuk’s family released a stateme...