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TEL AVIV, Israel - Soccer superstar Lionel Messi finally arrived in sports-crazed Israel on Sunday, after a Palestinian protest campaign derailed his previous visit and the latest round of cross-borde...

The federal government has urged Canadian National Railway Co. and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference to continue negotiating as the roughly 3,200 conductors, trainpersons and yard workers went on s...

OTTAWA - A new report says retailers in Canada are lagging behind American companies in removing hazardous chemicals from their products. Muhannad Malas, of the advocacy group Environmental Defence, s...

CALGARY- The University of Calgary is eliminating 250 management, faculty and support staff jobs following the Alberta government's announcement last month of a post-secondary funding cut.Staff learne...

EDMONTON- Opposition NDP leader Rachel Notley says the provincial government's firing of the election commissioner is a shameful, authoritarian attack on the rule of law. Finance Minister Travis Toews...

EDMONTON- Alberta's minister of economic development, trade and tourism is travelling to Illinois and Minnesota this week, and the government says there will be a particular focus on Alberta's agricul...

WASHINGTON - For all the talk about Ukraine in the House impeachment inquiry, there's a character standing just off-stage with a dominant role in this tale of international intrigue: Russia. As has so...

WASHINGTON - Michelle Obama marked one year since publication of her bestselling memoir at a book signing in the nation's capital Monday. "It's so good to meet you," the former first lady told patrons...

NASHVILLE - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees The Doobie Brothers are joining with singer and songwriter Michael McDonald for a 50th anniversary tour next year. McDonald, who sang with the band st...

ALON SHVUT, Palestinian Territory - Israel's prime minister travelled to the West Bank on Tuesday to celebrate the U.S.'s announcement that it does not consider Israeli settlements to violate internat...