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OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have signed forward Michael Carcone to a two-year, two-way contract. The first year has an average value of US$700,000 in the NHL and $85,000 in the American Hockey League...

MONTREAL - Transport Minister Marc Garneau said he was "surprised" and "disappointed" by legal action from Canadian airlines to quash new rules to beef up compensation for passengers subjected to dela...

PORTRUSH, Ireland - Rory McIlroy wants to treat this week just like any other British Open. He also knows better. The 148th Open is the first in his native Northern Ireland in 68 years, and McIlroy is...

HALIFAX - A defence lawyer who fought to free Glen Assoun from a wrongful conviction for murder says evidence erased by the Mounties would have helped Assoun win his appeal and spa...

IRBIL, Iraq - A gunman opened fire inside a Turkish-owned restaurant in the northern Iraqi city of Irbil on Wednesday, killing at least one Turkish diplomat stationed in Ankara's consulate, Turkey's s...

GWANGJU, Korea, Republic Of - Diver Jennifer Abel has set a Canadian record with her ninth career medal at the world aquatics championships. The native of Laval, Que., teamed with Melissa Citrini-Beau...

NEW YORK - The Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman has been sentenced to life behind bars in a U.S. prison, a humbling end for a drug lord once notorious for his ability to kill, bribe or t...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The County office is reminding farmers of the importance of proper irrigation practices after several incidents were reported about end guns spraying water onto road surfaces and into...

STAND OFF, AB - A member of the Blood Tribe Police Service has been arrested and charged with two counts of sexual assault.A release Wednesday morning noted that 10-year Constable Bradley Chief Body w...

WASHINGTON - Reversing decades of U.S. policy, the Trump administration said Monday it will end all asylum protections for most migrants who arrive at the U.S.-Mexico border - the president's most for...