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ALGIERS, Algeria - OPEC countries neared agreement on a preliminary accord Wednesday to limit oil production and support oil prices, despite lingering disagreements between regional rivals Saudi Arabi...

SASKATOON - Charlene Klyne lost her sight after a deadly school shooting in northern Saskatchewan and still has shotgun pellets lodged in her jaw and chest. Klyne was among seven people hurt in the sh...

BANGOR, Maine - A retired RCMP officer accused of smuggling narwhal tusks across the border pleaded guilty Wednesday in a U.S. court to 10 money-laundering counts. Prosecutors said Gregory Logan, 59, ...

Government research has found the presence of a chemical used in pesticides in fish, birds and a mammal from the St. Lawrence River to the south Florida coast. “We found 100 per cent detection f...

OTTAWA - The NDP is calling on the Liberal government to immediately rescind a directive that allows security agencies to use information that may have been obtained through torture. The Liberals - wh...

MONTREAL - The Montreal SPCA is mounting a legal challenge against the city over its newly adopted pit bull ban, the animal-welfare organization announced Wednesday. Animal advocacy director Alanna De...

TORONTO - The family of a black Ontario man killed by police after a routine traffic stop has launched a lawsuit against members of a Toronto-area force, alleging officers engaged in racial profiling ...

FAIRFIELD, Idaho - Construction of a private airstrip for actor Bruce Willis in Idaho has been suspended because of zoning issues. Work on the 8,500-foot-long and 100-foot-wide airstrip was halted aft...

MONTREAL - The Canadian Grand Prix, in doubt because of delays in promised track improvements, has an asterix beside its name on a provisional 2017 Formula One race schedule released Wednesday. The sc...

TORONTO - Calgary quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell, Edmonton receiver Adarius Bowman and B.C linebacker Solomon Elimimian are the CFL’s top performers for the month of September. Mitchell received t...