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MOSCOW - Fencing champion Stanislav Pozdnyakov was elected president of the Russian Olympic Committee on Tuesday after its previous leader stepped down following years of doping scandals. Pozdyakov, w...

KIGALI, Rwanda - Rwanda’s government on Tuesday defended its $39 million sponsorship deal with the Arsenal football club as some aid donors and rights activists raised an outcry. “Visit Rw...

CALGARY - Canada’s energy industry welcomed news Tuesday that the Trans Mountain expansion pipeline is more likely to be built, but expressed grave misgivings over Ottawa’s decision to buy...

OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Canada is failing to measure and accurately report the social and economic gaps between First Nations people on reserves and other Canadians, auditor general Michael Fergu...

OTTAWA - The federal auditor general fired a rocket at Canada’s military justice system Tuesday, citing a failure to deal with persistent and unnecessary delays as the reason several serious cas...

OTTAWA - Canada’s diplomatic service has come under fire for taking months to notify the foreign affairs minister and top officials about cases where Canadians detained abroad are being tortured...

OTTAWA - The failed federal public service pay system was the result of a “government culture” that stands in the way of helping people, auditor general Michael Ferguson said Tuesday as he...

WASHINGTON - U.S. home prices climbed in March with buyers paying a premium for ownership as the number of properties up for sale declines, and mortgage rates increase. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shil...

SANTA FE, Texas - Pop star Justin Timberlake made a surprise visit to a Texas school shooting survivor as she recovers from her wounds in a hospital. Sarah Salazar was among the more than two dozen in...

Knowing they need some solid finishes this summer to secure their futures on the PGA Tour, Canadian rookies Ben Silverman and Corey Conners say their impressive showings at the Fort Worth Invitational...