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YELLOWKNIFE - A Canadian mining firm says it has unearthed the largest diamond ever found in North America. Dominion Diamond Mines says the 552-carat yellow diamond was found at its Diavik mine in the...

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. - The German doubles team of Toni Eggert and Sascha Benecken walked off the track at Mount Van Hoevenberg as World Cup race winners, again. Russia’s Roman Repilov won the men&#...

MONTREAL - It appears likely that Yves-Francois Blanchet, a former Parti Quebecois cabinet minister, will become the next leader of the Bloc Quebecois. He officially launched his campaign on Saturday ...

VANCOUVER - For years, Josh Leivo fought for a permanent roster spot with the Toronto Maple Leafs. Now the 25-year-old left-winger is playing big minutes with some of the best young athletes in the ga...

KATOWICE, Poland - After two weeks of bruising negotiations, officials from almost 200 countries agreed Saturday on universal, transparent rules that will govern efforts to cut emissions and curb glob...

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Once the rough stuff was out of the way, the Calgary Flames settled in and clamped down on the Minnesota Wild. The surprise leaders of the Pacific Division, the Flames have proven th...

MONTREAL - Seven years after it was created, Quebec’s anti-corruption unit is having difficulty recruiting members and filling a number of positions. Frederick Gaudreau, the interim head of the ...

HEERENVEEN, Netherlands - Calgary’s Gilmore Junio was the top Canadian at a long-track speedskating World Cup event on Saturday, earning a 10th-place finish in the men’s 500 metres. Junio ...

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Two famous Newfoundlanders stepped in to help an elderly veteran whose guitar went missing earlier this month. Edward Sheppard, 82, was devastated after his guitar - a gift fr...

LONDON - Canadian Jim Long won his first-round game at the William Hill World Darts Championship on Saturday, defeating Northern Ireland’s Mickey Mansell 3-1. The 50-year-old from London, Ont., ...