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OTTAWA - The federal government is going around the Manitoba government in order to give carbon tax revenues to the province's schools. Ottawa set aside $60 million from this year's car...

TORONTO - It was supposed to be the summer Canada's top basketball talent finally stepped up to the plate, when the toughest task for the team's staff would have been selecting a s...

OTTAWA - Consular officials in China have met for the 10th time with a detained Canadian, Global Affairs Canada said Monday. The department said it cannot provide details on the Monday visit...

LONDON - Stock markets turned higher on Tuesday as China stabilized its currency after allowing it to depreciate against the dollar in response to President Donald Trump's decision to put more tariffs...

BARNWELL, AB - Hail the size of golf balls wiped out nearly all of Molnar's Taber Corn, a farm that includes a lot more than just corn.Most significant, says Owner James Molnar, is anywhere from 480,0...

For the first time since leaving Ottawa, Edmonton Eskimos quarterback Trevor Harris will face his old team this week. The 33-year-old spent three seasons with the Redblacks, winning a Grey Cup in 2016...

WINNIPEG - The man convicted of killing a Winnipeg bus driver in what a judge described as a brutal and explosive stabbing will not be eligible for parole for 12 years. Irvine Jubal Fraser, who was 58...

OKA, Que. - The Quebec town of Oka is calling on the federal government to impose a moratorium on the proposed transfer of lands to the neighbouring community of Kanesatake. It is also asking for...

ERIE, Pa. - Nate Pearson grabs his glove and jogs out to the visiting bullpen at UPMC Park on a hot but tolerable Saturday afternoon. He goes through his normal off-day routine like the rest of the Ne...

NEW YORK - U.S. stocks tumbled in early trading Wednesday as central banks around the world cut interest rates and increased fears that global growth is being crimped by the U.S.-China trade war. Ever...