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The members of the embattled rock band Hedley have withdrawn from consideration for three awards at this year’s Juno Awards and say they plan to “talk about how we have let some people dow...

VANCOUVER - The federal government is appealing a B.C. court decision that struck down Canada’s law on indefinite solitary confinement, arguing it needs clarity on the issue from the courts. The...

BUCHAREST, Romania - Religious protesters in Romania have disrupted the screenings of two movies featuring gay themes, saying they violate traditional values. In response, a new screening of the Canne...

MUMBAI, India - An Indian politician who publicly accused members of Justin Trudeau’s cabinet of being connected to the Sikh separatist movement will meet the prime minister later this week. Pri...

AIRDRIE, Alta. - Friends of an Alberta woman slain 16 years ago say they had lost virtually all hope police would solve the case. But RCMP announced Monday they have charged Stephane Parent, 49, with ...

HALIFAX - An independent report that warned people with disabilities were being unjustly confined in a Nova Scotia psychiatric hospital is being described as “startling and disturbing” by ...

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Cash-strapped Newfoundland and Labrador has launched a 12-year plan to speed and increase offshore oil and gas development while drawing coveted global investment. The provinc...

SYDNEY, Australia - A lawyer accused Oscar-winning Australian actor Geoffrey Rush in court Monday of touching an actress inappropriately on an Sydney stage three years ago while he was starring in a p...

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - Consumers Energy will phase out electricity production from coal by 2040 to slash emissions of heat-trapping gases that cause global warming, the Michigan utility’s presid...

Porch lights have been turning on across North America in honour of a New Brunswick teenager who turned a terminal prognosis into an online movement that inspired acts of kindness around the globe. Re...