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LETHBRIDGE, AB - The lives and sacrifices of veterans are being honoured thanks to the Last Post Fund.The not-for-profit's mission ensures that no veteran is denied a dignified funeral and burial due ...

OTTAWA - Several family members of women killed in the 1989 Ecole Polytechnique massacre say Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will no longer be welcome at annual commemorations unless his government stre...

TORONTO - Facing an extended stay in the U.S. due to pandemic-related travel restrictions, Toronto Arrows fullback Patrick Parfrey won't be short of things to do. Away from rugby, the 29-year-old from...

JOHANNESBURG - The traditional leader of South Africa's 12 million Zulu people, King Goodwill Zwelithini, has been laid to rest in a private ceremony early Thursday. Zwelithini, 72, died from health p...

LONDON - British regulators said Thursday that people should keep getting AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine following its review of data on patients who suffered from blood clots after getting the shot. ...

WASHINGTON - China is defending the way it has handled the cases of two Canadians who have been detained in the country for more than two years. Michael Spavor is scheduled to appear in court on Frida...

OTTAWA - Parliament's budget watchdog says Ottawa's extension of income support for unemployed workers during the COVID-19 pandemic will tack on more than $5 billion in government spending costs. The ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Canada's Denis Shapovalov is heading to the semifinals of the Dubai Championships after beating France's Jeremy Chardy 7-5, 6-4 today. The third-seeded Shapovalov, from R...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Storms that left splintered homes and broken trees across Alabama and Mississippi moved into Georgia and Florida on Thursday, rousing residents with early morning warnings as foreca...

WASHINGTON - The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose last week to 770,000, a sign that layoffs remain high even as much of the U.S. economy is steadily recovering from the coronavir...