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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Justice Secretary Wanda Vzquez became Puerto Rico's new governor Wednesday, just the second woman to hold the office, after weeks of political turmoil and hours after the islan...

OTTAWA - The federal government has issued a travel advisory that urges Canadians travelling to Hong Kong to exercise "a high degree of caution" because of the escalating protests in the city. The gov...

TORONTO - A deputy judge is calling for passage of clear laws on which innocent party should bear responsibility for financial losses related to cyberfraud. In calling for legislation, Ontario Deputy ...

NEW YORK - Newly released court documents show that financier Jeffrey Epstein repeatedly declined to answer questions about sex abuse as part of a lawsuit. A partial transcript of the September 2016 d...

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have signed Canadian striker Tosaint Ricketts. The deal is for the rest of the season and includes a club option for 2020. A former Toronto FC player, Ricketts, 32,...

Ottawa is going around the Manitoba government in order to give $5.4 million in carbon tax revenues to the province's schools in the latest carbon-tax battle between the ...

Montreal police say they have identified a man seen in a widely shared video verbally harassing a woman and a crying child. The woman in the video has told media outlets&...

TORONTO - Former Canadian international Rhian Wilkinson has been appointed head coach of the Canadian women's under-17 and under-20 soccer teams. The 37-year-old Wilkinson will remain an assistant coa...

BEIRUT - A British Columbia man detained in Syria since late last year has been released, Lebanese authorities said Friday.  Kristian Lee Baxter, who has been descri...

MONTREAL - Quebec Superior Court has awarded nearly $45,000 to a man whose former brother-in-law deprived him of their Montreal Canadiens season tickets over a family dispute, ruling that he...