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Baltimore’s latest police corruption saga could be tough to sell as a TV crime drama, short on heroes and too extreme to attract loyal viewers. Detectives in an elite unit praised for taking gun...

MONTREAL - Canada will face Ukraine in the Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group II playoffs. The tie will be played in Canada April 21-22. The location, choice of surface and composition of both teams w...

GANGNEUNG, Korea, Republic Of - Canadian short-track speedskater Kim Boutin has captured a bronze medal in the women’s 500 metres at the Winter Olympics. The athlete from Sherbrooke, Que., finis...

The first Olympic gold medal in mixed doubles curling goes to Canada. Canada’s John Morris and Kaitlyn Lawes beat defending world champions Jenny Perret and Martin Rios of Switzerland 10-3 in th...

TORONTO - Forget the stereotype of video gamers hunched over a controller, munching on junk food in a dark basement. Like their NBA and MLS athlete counterparts, Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment&...

Toronto FC is hoping Phil Balke can follow in the championship footsteps of Michael Bradley, Sebastian Giovinco and Jose Altidore. But Balke works his soccer magic with a gaming controller. Maple Leaf...

BEAUVAIS, France - A nun whose recovery from decades of spinal problems was declared a miracle insists that she is “not a star” but just a “little sister” glad to be able to wa...

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s system to support people with intellectual disabilities has dark roots in a poorhouse system that led to attitudes they should remain segregated and controlled, a human r...

SYDNEY, N.S. - A Nova Scotia judge has ruled the seizure of two kilograms of cocaine from an Ontario man during a search at a ferry terminal violated his charter rights, prompting the Crown to drop a ...

BERLIN - A German Shepherd dog who disappeared from her home in Germany six months ago has resurfaced - more than 300 kilometres (180 miles) away in Switzerland. Officials in Zurich say Rapunzel was f...