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LONDON - A British retiree accused of trying to hire hit men to kill his partner has claimed he was merely conducting research for a thriller. David Harris is charged with soliciting the murder of his...

ASBURY PARK, N.J. - New Jersey’s Hall of Fame has honoured its newest members with songs and speeches. Camden County native Kelly Ripa, actor Ray Liotta of Newark and Middletown resident Connie ...

TORONTO - A man who secretly downloaded intimate pictures from a woman’s cellphone, threatened to pass them around, and sent one of the images to her son had his three-year prison term upheld on...

TORONTO - Uber has hailed a prominent artificial-intelligence academic to lead a driverless-car project in Toronto - the ride-hailing company’s first such research hub outside the United States,...

REGINA - Husky Energy is going to see how much more oil - if any - can be cleaned up from a major spill last July along the North Saskatchewan River. The company has started more shoreline cleanup and...

OTTAWA - A former Manitoba premier and one-time Canadian ambassador to the United States has been tabbed to play hardball for Alberta’s softwood lumber industry in Washington. Gary Doer is the f...

TORONTO - The federal government says it’s reviewing a policy that forbids staff in Canada’s passport offices from helping disabled applicants fill out their forms. Immigration, Refugees a...

PARIS - Nathan MacKinnon expects to cool off at some point at the world hockey championship. Even if that happens, that doesn’t mean Canada’s offence will be any less dangerous. MacKinnon ...

TORONTO - The majority of Canadian homeowners aren’t insured for flooding and could be left footing at least part of the bill after heavy rains in several areas across the country, experts say. ...

CALGARY - The lawyer for Alan Hallman says the one-time organizer with Jason Kenney’s Progressive Conservative leadership campaign intends to plead not guilty to an assault charge. Dale Fedorchu...