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VANCOUVER - Four children under the age of 10 who had streptococcal infections have died since mid-December, in what the BC Centre for Disease Control says is part of a surge in such infections. A bul...

SAINT JOHN, N.B. - Two men recently acquitted of a 1983 murder for which they served lengthy prison terms say they appreciate the prime minister taking an interest in their case. Robert Mailman, 76, a...

Former Canadian world champion pole vaulter Shawn Barber has died. He was 29 years old. Barber died Wednesday night, his agent Paul Doyle told The Canadian Press. The specific cause of death was not d...

VICTORIA - British Columbia's Coroners Service is reporting the outdoor deaths of 36 people during the early days of January when the province was in the grip of a record-breaking cold snap. Coroners ...

TORONTO - The Canadian Premier League will kick off its sixth season April 13 with Atletico Ottawa, champion Forge FC and Pacific FC all hosting games. Ottawa will entertain York United FC at TD Place...

RED DEER, Alta. - Canada's Kerri Einarson defeated American Tabitha Peterson 7-4 on Thursday to remain unbeaten at the Grand Slam of Curling's Co-op Canadian Open. Einarson (3-0), the reigning nationa...

Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri preached patience a day after trading away all-star forward Pascal Siakam. Ujiri spoke about the future of his team in an hour-long news conference today. He says...

WASHINGTON - Canadians are more likely than their U.S. counterparts to see language, customs and traditions as central to their national identity, a new survey suggests. Some 84 per cent of respondent...

The Alberta Government has appointed a new seniors lodge review panel with hopes it will find ways to make the most of existing seniors lodge spaces, and help seniors age in their communities.The Seni...

OTTAWA - More than 12,000 Canadians have applied for federal grants to help offset the cost of replacing oil furnaces with electric heat pumps. But data provided by Natural Resources Canada doesn't sh...