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SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has acknowledged his country was facing the "worst-ever situation" as he addressed thousands of grassroots members of his ruling party durin...

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan's foreign minister on Wednesday said the island will defend itself "to the very last day" if attacked by China. Joseph Wu said China's attempts at conciliation while engaging i...

JERUSALEM - Like so many mothers, Raul Artal's insisted that her son was going to be a doctor. But there was a history - and heroism - behind her ambitions for him. A determined Jewish doctor in a con...

Two best friends with Down syndrome who caused a sensation four years ago when they created their own gory zombie movie are back, this time in a documentary championed by a Hollywood luminary. "Sam &a...

AUGUSTA, Ga. - Three Canadians will tee it up in the first men's golf major of the year today. Corey Conners of Listowel, Ont.; Mackenzie Hughes of Dundas, Ont.; and Mike Weir of Brights Grove, Ont., ...

DUNEDIN, Fla. - The Toronto Blue Jays will play their second straight home opener away from Rogers Centre tonight. The Blue Jays will call their spring-training facility in Dunedin, Fla., home as they...

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of April 8 ...What we are watching in Canada ...A...

OTTAWA - For NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, the path to a stronger presence in Parliament runs through Quebec - but the trail is littered with obstacles. New Democrats, whose members gather virtually for a...

MONTREAL - Over the past two to three weeks, Dr. Francois Marquis, head of intensive care at Montreal's Maisonneuve-Rosemont hospital, says he started noticing the average age of COVID-19 patients dro...

CALGARY - A man who admitted to slitting his girlfriend's throat and, days later, stabbing to death his mother and stepfather is to be sentenced today. Dustin Duthie, 27, pleaded guilty last month to ...