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WASHINGTON - Sales of new U.S. homes slumped 6.9 per cent in January, a possible sign that buyers paused during the government shutdown. The Commerce Department says that new homes sold at a seasonall...

BRYANT POND, Maine - Fox News host Tucker Carlson said he’s scuttling plans for a TV studio near his vacation home in rural Maine because of publicity. Carlson planned to buy an old town garage ...

Calgary police say they have found an unmarked RCMP vehicle that was stolen in the city this week, but there is no word on whether a loaded handgun that was inside it has been recovered. Officials say...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Hall of Fame is set to honour athletes, teams and builders that have made an impact in their respective fields this spring. The Hall of Fame induction ceremony will tak...

INDIANAPOLIS - Former U.S. Sen. Birch Bayh, who championed the Title IX federal law banning discrimination against women in college admissions and sports, died at his home Thursday at age 91. Bayh was...

CHICAGO - “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges accusing him of lying to the police about being the victim of a racist and homophobic attack in downtown Chi...

NASHVILLE - The pop star Pink added another member to her family this week when she adopted a puppy while in Tennessee on her “Beautiful Trauma” tour. The Tennessean reports the pup has be...

OTTAWA - After initially refusing, Netflix has agreed to remove images of the 2013 Lac-Megantic disaster from its blockbuster film, “Bird Box.” “Netflix and the filmmakers of ‘...

BILLINGS, Mont. - A proposal to strip grey wolves of their remaining federal protections could curtail their rapid expansion across vast swaths of the U.S. West and Great Lakes, yet the predators alre...

NEW YORK - Three Saudi women’s rights activists whose arrests last year have been condemned worldwide are being honoured by PEN America. Nouf Abdulaziz, Loujain al-Hathloul and Eman al-Nafjan ha...