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CHICAGO - Attorneys for “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett say there are no plans for him to meet with Chicago detectives Monday for a follow-up interview about his reported assault. Anne Kava...

GOODYEAR, Ariz. - Joey Votto has spent the off-season trying to make sure he doesn’t have another subpar season. The Cincinnati Reds star led the NL in on-base percentage last year but hit 12 ho...

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - What started as a dare for a burly Newfoundland man to pose in mermaid flippers has turned into a globally known effort to combat gender stereotypes - and raised more than a h...

LAVAL, Que. - The lawyer for a Quebec mother accused of killing her two daughters said Monday that 10 years after the girls were found dead in their playroom, there is still no explanation of what hap...

OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government was rocked Monday by the resignation of his principal secretary, Gerald Butts, amid allegations that the Prime Minister’s Office interfered to ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The ecstatic sailor shown kissing a woman in Times Square celebrating the end of World War II died Sunday. George Mendonsa was 95. Mendonsa fell and had a seizure at the assisted li...

ST-LAZARE, Man. - A top CN executive telephoned a Manitoba rancher on Monday to apologize after one of the company’s trains derailed and spilled oil on his land. “CN executive vice-preside...

OTTAWA - Canadian officials will be “cheering from the sidelines” over fresh signals that Britain believes it can manage any security risks posed by Huawei Technologies’ involvement ...

MONTREAL - Two Quebecers suffering from incurable degenerative diseases are arguing that laws governing medical assistance in dying are unconstitutional and that legislators exceeded their powers by s...

According to Lonely Planet, La Chorrera is famous throughout Panama for its chicheme - a sweet non-alcoholic drink made from milk, mashed corn, cinnamon and vanilla. “It’s not really worth...