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MEXICO CITY - Actress Kate del Castillo said she is suing former Mexican officials for $60 million in “moral and material damages” because of what she calls “political persecution...

TORONTO - The pre-trial acquittal of an on-duty Toronto police officer who drove away despite a plea to intervene as a teenager prepared to kill himself has been upheld on appeal. In its ruling this w...

NASHVILLE - Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam’s office is being inundated with letters and pleas as he considers granting clemency to a woman convicted of murdering a man when she was a 16-year-old pro...

Incoming new rules for drone operation in Canada are designed to help buck a growing global trend of incursions into space reserved for air travel, government officials said as tens of thousands of tr...

FREDERICTON - The rookie Tory premier of New Brunswick has declared the Canadian federation fractured - with Ottawa and other provinces seemingly unconcerned about Alberta’s slump, and Quebec ac...

VANCOUVER - White Rock Mayor Darryl Walker says it could take months and millions of dollars to repair the city’s beloved pier after part of it was ripped away during an intense windstorm that s...

Bylaw enforcement in the City of Lacombe is now being expanded to include evenings and Saturdays. City officials say the change is effective January 7, 2019. "Along with the expanding the level of ser...

DETROIT - A special prosecutor on Friday accused Michigan State University of stonewalling his investigation into the school’s handling of the sexual abuse scandal involving disgraced former spo...

HAMILTON - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have re-signed international wide receiver Jalen Saunders. The 26-year-old registered 45 receptions for 739 receiving yards and two touchdowns in nine games for the ...

Transport Minister Marc Garneau has ordered rail companies to update rules to address employee fatigue. Requirements on work-rest periods for rail workers, introduced in 2002 with only minor revisions...