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LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Maximum Security co-owner Gary West criticized race stewards' disqualification of his horse's Kentucky Derby victory as "egregious" and said he was pondering his next step, including...

HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government has told the province's schools athletics authority to reinstate high school rugby, after it was abruptly cancelled across the province without warning over s...

HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government has told the province's schools athletics authority to reinstate high school rugby, after it was abruptly cancelled across the province without warning over s...

OTTAWA - The Conservative Party of Canada is adding more detailed police checks to its vetting of candidates and creating a specific policy for handling complaints made against MPs and candidates. The...

RED DEER -- The former NDP government's $40 million Bighorn proposal will be going up in smoke, according to Jason Nixon, who was recently appointed to the Environment and Parks portfolio.The plan was...

KINSHASA, Congo - More than 1,000 people have died from Ebola in eastern Congo since August, the country's health minister said Friday as hostility toward health workers continues to hamper efforts to...

OTTAWA - A senator says a bill that's supposed to end solitary confinement in Canadian prisons could actually make it worse. Kim Pate spent most of her life advocating for women in the criminal-justic...

CALGARY - A sense of calm comes over Nikki Pike when she's with her three hens Nugget, Nibble and Noodle. The Calgary woman has had anxiety and depression since she was sexually abused as a&...

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador's growing diversity is not yet reflected in its overwhelmingly white slate of elected officials - something Hasan Hai, a Liberal candidate in the upco...

KOLKATA, India - Cyclone Fani tore through India's eastern coast on Friday as a grade 5 storm, lashing beaches with rain and winds gusting up to 205 kilometres (127 miles) per hour and affecting weath...