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WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Wednesday that the Fed is likely to keep its benchmark short-term interest rate unchanged in the coming months, unless the economy shows signs ...

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump plans to attend a meeting of NATO leaders next month in London, where he will try to convince U.S. allies that they should increase defence spending. Trump has long...

HALIFAX - The business group that wants to build a 24,000-seat stadium for a potential CFL franchise in Halifax has updated its proposal after the idea was nearly quashed by regional council last mont...

VENICE, Italy - The worst flooding in Venice in more than 50 years prompted calls Wednesday to better protect the historic city from rising sea levels as officials calculated hundreds of millions of e...

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump released the summary transcript of an April congratulatory call with Ukrainian President-elect Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday. It is the latest salvo in the White Ho...

WASHINGTON - A "solemn day" or a "show trial"? Americans and the world can decide for themselves as House Democrats let the public in to the impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump. Hou...

MONTREAL - Canadian entrepreneur Guy Laliberte, founder of the Cirque du Soleil circus company, appeared before a judge in French Polynesia on Wednesday over claims of cannabi...

WASHINGTON - On Day One of extraordinary public impeachment hearings, the top American diplomat in Ukraine revealed new evidence that President Donald Trump was overheard asking about political "inves...

MONTREAL - Canadian entrepreneur Guy Laliberte, founder of the Cirque du Soleil circus company, appeared before a judge in French Polynesia on Wednesday over claims of cannabi...

SANTIAGO, Chile - Chile's most important political parties have agreed to call for a new constitution to replace one impose by a military dictatorship almost 40 years ago. It's a move that follows a m...