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NEW YORK - The family that owns OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma used Swiss and other hidden accounts to transfer $1 billion to themselves, New York's attorney general contends in court papers filed Frid...

OTTAWA - A list of candidates forced to step down, or resigned since the start of the campaign on Sept. 11, which doesn't include, for instance, the Liberal decision to oust candidate Hassan Guil...

TORONTO - Randal Grichuk snapped a tie with a three-run blast in the fifth inning for his second homer of the game to give the Toronto Blue Jays a 6-4 win over the New York Yankees on Sunday. The...

GLENEAGLES, Scotland - Suzann Pettersen stood over the final shot of her golfing career, not quite realizing it also was the last shot of the most dramatic Solheim Cup ever played. Europe's players ha...

BOSTON - "Desperate Housewives" star Felicity Huffman was sentenced Friday to 14 days in prison for paying $15,000 to rig her daughter's SAT scores, tearfully apologizing to the teenager for not trust...

ALGIERS, Algeria - Algeria's interim leader has announced Dec. 12 as the date for the presidential election, in line with the army chief's demand to fill the vacancy left when Abdelaziz Bouteflika was...

ANAHEIM, Calif. - Mike Trout's season is over. The Los Angeles Angels say the eight-time All-Star will have surgery on his right foot this week because of Morton's neuroma, a thickening of tissue arou...

BOSTON - The Boston Bruins have signed defenceman Charlie McAvoy to a three-year contract that will pay him $14.7 million. The deal was announced Sunday by general manager Don Sweeney. The 21-year-old...

SURREY, B.C. - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer continued making a pitch to voters via their pocketbooks Sunday with the promise of a new tax cut. Scheer says the cut would apply to the lowest income...

VANCOUVER - You can take out almost anything from libraries these days, but this one requires a leash. Eight therapy dogs will be available to borrow from the Canine Library on Saturday for ...