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OTTAWA - While the Royal Canadian Navy is chomping at the bit to start using the newest addition to its fleet, a senior officer says the MV Asterix has some limitations - notably that it can’t s...

CARACAS, Venezuela - Cash-strapped Venezuela on Tuesday became the first country to launch its own version of bitcoin, a move President Nicolas Maduro celebrated as putting his country on the world...

The first treatment to help prevent serious allergic reactions to peanuts may be on the way. A company said Tuesday that its daily capsules of peanut powder helped children build tolerance in a major ...

WASHINGTON - A 33-year-old attorney fired last year by a prominent international law firm became the fourth person to plead guilty in special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation, admit...

SANTIAGO, Chile - The Vatican’s sex abuse investigator on Tuesday began a series of meetings in Chile with victims and others who have opposed the appointment of a bishop accused of covering up ...

Nova Scotia is now exporting power to Newfoundland. Electricity is being carried via the new Maritime Link, two 170-kilometre subsea cables laid across the Cabot Strait last year. The link will eventu...

WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers signed defensive back Tevin Homer and receiver Corey Washington on Tuesday. The six-foot-two, 190 pound Homer played two seasons at Florida Atlantic where he appea...

OTTAWA - Liberal MP Salma Zahid says she’s taking a medical leave to be treated for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Zahid, who represents a Toronto-area riding, says she received the diagnosis in ...

EDMONTON - Police have charged an Edmonton man with threatening Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. RCMP say the man was arrested last Thursday following an investigation into social media posts. The RCMP ...

A new report from The City of Red Deer shines a light on Red Deer’s homeless population and what people without shelter go through on a daily basis. From Homeless to Housed: 2016/2017 Annual Rep...