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NEW YORK - The next book from Nobel winner Malala Yousafzai (you-SAFF-zah) is a story of refugees. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers told The Associated Press on Monday that Yousafzai’s R...

LONDON - A monster story set in Baghdad is among 13 contenders for the Man Booker International Prize for Fiction. The long list of finalists announced Monday includes Iraqi writer Ahmed Saadawi’...

EDMONTON - A lawsuit claims female prison guards in Edmonton endured prolonged abuse from male co-workers that included sexual taunts, physical assaults, waterboarding and pepper spray being put on a ...

REGINA - Canada’s environment minister says Saskatchewan will be subject to a federal carbon tax if it doesn’t sign on to a national climate change plan by the fall. Catherine McKenna says...

TORONTO - Survivors of the notorious St. Anne’s residential school square off against the federal government this week in another round of a convoluted legal battle over document secrecy. Among ...

MONTREAL - The popular restaurant-bar that became a symbol of the deadly 2013 train derailment in the Quebec town of Lac-Megantic is up for sale. Le Musi-Cafe owner Yannick Gagne has set the asking pr...

A fire that gutted a business in the Blindman Industrial Park north of Red Deer March 2 has been deemed accidental. Dave Brand, Deputy Director of Emergency Management at Red Deer County says the fire...

NEW YORK - The revamped “American Idol” had a strong debut on ABC, reaching more than 10 million viewers and shrugging off Fox’s attempt to blunt the premiere’s impact with its...

OTTAWA - Self-described space buff King Philippe of Belgium began a weeklong visit to Canada on Monday with his wife, Queen Mathilde, saying he wanted to view the country through the eyes of an astron...

HALIFAX - The new Canadian bank note honouring Viola Desmond had a satisfying surprise for many African-Nova Scotians: an unexpected shout-out to Halifax’s historic north end, home to one of Can...