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OTTAWA - Experts say Ottawa shouldn't expect Beijing to do it any favours and free the "two Michaels" in return for medical co-operation fighting the new coronavirus. China's ambassador to Canada...

TORONTO - Matt Nichols hasn't circled July 31 and Oct. 17 on his calendar. That's when Toronto faces the Winnipeg Blue Bombers this season. Nichols expects to be under centre for the Argos, who s...

OAKLAND, Calif. - A sheriff's deputy is suing Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri for damages, alleging he was injured in a shoving altercation at Oakland's Oracle Arena during last year's NBA ...

WASHINGTON - Melania Trump on Monday cited the influence of "Achy Breaky Heart" singer Billy Ray Cyrus as she asked spouses of the nation's governors to address cyberassault in their states. "I know t...

NEW YORK - It was all about drama at Carolina Herrera's show Monday with signature oversized bows, sweeping gowns with long trains and bright pops of colour contrasted with optic whites and jet blacks...

CALGARY, AB - An appeal launched by convicted triple murderer Derek Saretzky back in Sept. 2017 is expected to be heard Monday (Feb. 10) by a panel of three judges in Alberta's highest court.The appea...

OTTAWA - The Liberal government is pulling the plug on a 12-year-old plan to move the military's elite Joint Task Force 2 from its base near the national capital. The decision ends more than a decade ...

VICTORIA - Efforts by hereditary chiefs of the Wet'suwet'en Nation to halt a pipeline project have prompted arrests and spurred a national movement that saw protesters light a ceremonial fire at the f...

EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers signed defenceman Darnell Nurse to a two-year contract extension Monday. The 25-year-old native of Hamilton, Ont., has 24 points (four goals, 20 assists) and 44 pen...

EDMONTON, AB - The province has announced a new grant program aimed at helping farmers.The Efficient Grain Dryer Program will assist in covering costs for eligible grain dryer improvements. Drying gra...