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MONCTON, N.B. - A marine mammal expert says the fate of a critically endangered species could hang in the balance with the death of six North Atlantic right whales found floating in the Gulf of St. La...

MONTREAL - Canada’s softwood lumber industry is bracing for a second wave of U.S. duties expected to come Monday that could put further pressure on producers, particularly smaller ones, to cut j...

BAULINE, N.L. - In a world of political cynicism and voter apathy, Doug Kavanagh is the ultimate engaged citizen. And now his growing collection of correspondence with leaders and news editors across ...

It’s been said that Canadians are not brash about their patriotism, but you wouldn’t know it from the variety of merchandise, big and small, being snapped up in advance of Canada’s 1...

BISMARCK, N.D. - A federal judge’s order for more environmental review of the already-operating Dakota Access oil pipeline has several potential outcomes, all of which could spark even more wran...

OTTAWA - A majority of Canadians believe the factors driving recent political upheaval in other Western countries are on the rise here too, a new poll suggests. But The Canadian Press/EKOS Politics su...

ROME - The Italian government on Sunday made 5.2 billion euros ($5.8 billion) of resources immediately available to keep operative two banks that the European Central Bank has deemed “failing or...

BAKU, Azerbaijan - As Daniel Ricciardo celebrated winning a hectic Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Sunday, title rivals Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel clashed in a bitter incident that could shape the r...

LONDON - Gordon Johnston scored twice, including the game-winner on a backhand shot in the 44th minute, as Canada rallied from a 2-1 deficit in the second half and beat sixth-ranked India 3-2 on Sunda...

BOISE, Idaho - A large sequoia tree with a history rooted in conservation was standing in the way of progress. More than a century after it was planted as a sapling in a doctor’s yard in Boise, ...