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SARNIA, Ont. - Authorities in Canada and the United States say they have thwarted a human smuggling attempt near Sarnia, Ont. U.S. Customs and Border Protection says its agents saw two men board a boa...

WASHINGTON - Long-term U.S. mortgage rates rose this week amid expectations in financial markets that an increase in interest rates by the Federal Reserve may be on the horizon. Mortgage rates remain ...

WASHINGTON - U.S. construction spending was unchanged in July as weakness in spending on government projects offset gains in home building and the strongest month for non-residential construction on r...

WASHINGTON - U.S. manufacturing contracted last month for the first time since February, as new orders and output plummeted and factories cut jobs. The Institute for Supply Management said Thursday th...

DETROIT - U.S. sales of new cars and trucks fell in August, ending summer on a low note for the auto industry and making it less likely that this year’s auto sales will match the record set in 2...

OTTAWA - The deadline to enter the Conservative leadership race is still months away, but Peter MacKay said he knows he will have to make up his mind quickly. “Obviously a decision has to be tak...

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - A Massachusetts town has decided to extend its concert curfew by 15 minutes, just for Bruce Springsteen. The Sun Chronicle (http://bit.ly/2bW0jev ) reports that the Foxborough boar...

WASHINGTON - The man who attempted to assassinate President Ronald Reagan 35 years ago will leave a Washington psychiatric hospital to live full-time in Virginia on Sept. 10, his lawyer said Thursday....

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - A massive fireball and explosion erupted Thursday at SpaceX’s main launch pad, destroying a rocket as well as a satellite that Facebook was counting on to spread internet ...

EDMONTON – Alberta and the group representing the province’s doctors have agreed to amend their existing agreement to stress shared responsibility in providing health care while saving mon...