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BETHESDA, Md. - In a story Feb. 15, The Associated Press reported that Melania Trump visited with children receiving medical treatment at a private facility on the campus of the National Institutes of...

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have given general manager Jim Benning more time to try and rebuild the struggling NHL franchise. Benning, who was in the last year of his current deal, has been sign...

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Rachel Notley put her 19-member task force to work Wednesday, tasked with continuing to take the fight to B.C. over the Trans Mountain oil pipeline. “We’re going...

RED DEER, Alta. - An Alberta judge has ruled that two men found guilty of murdering three family members will not have to spend additional time in prison before they can apply for parole. Jason Klaus,...

OTTAWA - Changes are inevitable if you’re sitting 29th overall in the NHL, and the Ottawa Senators made their first one Tuesday night. Veteran defenceman Dion Phaneuf and forward Nate Thompson w...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has nominated government lawyer Caroline Maynard to be Canada’s new information commissioner. Maynard, currently the interim chairperson and chief executiv...

VICTORIA - Political hurdles in the form of delays, bans and tolls have been raised in British Columbia in the weeks since the province served notice that it would temporarily ban expanded shipments o...

NEW YORK - “Maze Runner” author James Dashner, facing allegations of sexual misconduct, has been dropped by his literary agent Michael W. Bourret said in a statement to The Associated Pres...

STRATFORD, P.E.I. - The premier of P.E.I. says the damage caused by vandals who recently spray-painted a local church with homophobic slogans is sickening. Wade MacLauchlan posted a brief message on T...

OTTAWA - Conservative senators are balking at an attempt to speed up consideration of a bill to legalize recreational marijuana, which the Trudeau government hopes to have in place this July. Sen. Lar...