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LETHBRIDGE – If you’re thinking of using the coulee area north of the Bridge Valley Golf course (directly across Bridge Drive) to do some dirt biking or ATV-ing – think again. Contra...

CARTAGENA, Colombia - Colombia’s government and its largest rebel movement signed a historic peace accord Monday in an emotional ceremony that seeks to put an end to a half-century of combat and...

TORONTO - As the Blue Jays continue their push towards the playoffs, the team’s braintrust ponders its options on pitching once it reaches its post-season destination. With Boston holding a 5.5-...

TORONTO - Team Europe forward Marian Gaborik will miss the World Cup of Hockey final with a lower-body injury. Gaborik left the European squad on Monday with a foot injury that will keep him out eight...

TORONTO - Some quick facts about Shomi, the video-on-demand service that announced Monday it was shutting down on Nov. 30: Opening Scene: Rogers and Shaw launched Shomi on Nov. 4, 2014, in the hopes o...

CARTAGENA, Colombia - More than 220,000 deaths, 8 million homeless and countless human rights violations: These are the tragic toll of South America’s oldest armed conflict, which begins to wind...

WINNIPEG - Mark Scheifele had a feeling something might be up with teammate Jacob Trouba, but he was surprised to learn the young Winnipeg Jets defenceman has asked to be traded. “Obviously, tal...

LAKE LOUISE, Alta. - A skier has died after a small avalanche pushed him over a cliff near Lake Louise, Alta. Tim Haggarty with Parks Canada says the man in his 20s from Golden, B.C., died Sunday on M...

Highlights from the news file for Monday, Sept. 26 ____ CANADIAN-IRANIAN PROFESSOR FREED FROM PRISON IN IRAN: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says a retired Canadian-Iranian professor has been released ...

MONTREAL - Homa Hoodfar, a Montreal-based retired university professor, has been released from a prison in Tehran after being imprisoned in the country since June. Her family and friends confirmed Mon...