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PORTLAND, Maine - Donald Crisman has more than a half-century of Super Bowl memories behind him, from taking a 24-hour train ride to Super Bowl II to seeing his beloved New England Patriots win in ove...

WHITEHORSE - Twenty-six mushers and their dogs have one more day of rest before the teams hit the trail for the 35th annual Yukon Quest sled dog race, renowned as one of the toughest such events on th...

TORONTO - Canada will send 225 athletes and 87 coaches to the Pyeongchang Olympics, its largest-ever delegation for a Winter Games. The Canadian Olympic Committee says the team of athletes includes 12...

RED DEER- Today is World Wetlands Day, and the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) has announced an important land donation east of Red Deer that features wetlands and lakes. The not-for-profit land co...

CROZET, Va. - The lead investigator for the National Transportation Safety Board said it’s too early to say whether the safety arms at a rural Virginia crossing were working when a train carryin...

HONOLULU - A woman accused of deliberately driving off a Hawaii cliff and killing her identical twin sister was acquitted of murder Thursday. Second Circuit Judge Peter Cahill found Alexandria Duval n...

FARGO, N.D. - A North Dakota woman who earlier admitted killing a pregnant neighbour to get her baby did it by cutting the baby from the mother’s womb as she faded in and out of consciousness, p...

HONG KONG - The video shows students at the so-called “female morality school” in northeastern China getting up at 4:30 a.m. to scrub floors and being taught not to resist if their husband...

MALE, Maldives - The exiled former leader of the Maldives said he will mount a fresh challenge for the presidency this year after his conviction for abducting a judge was overturned by the countryR...

MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin’s top foe in next month’s election isn’t a candidate; it’s public apathy. But he has one rival who could draw voters to the polls: the...