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WILLIAMSBURG, Mass. - The health board in a small Massachusetts town says it can’t order a resident to remove the port-a-potties flanking his driveway despite the objections of neighbours. The t...

NEW YORK - A former Fox News host has sued the network, its ousted chairman and other top executives, claiming they retaliated after she detailed unwanted sexual advances made by her onetime boss, Rog...

Halifax police say the family of a toddler who was the victim of an alleged sexual assault is withdrawing their complaint. Spokeswoman Const. Dianne Woodworth said the department respects their decisi...

SAINT JOHN, N.B. - When Elsie Wayne called Saint John, N.B., “the greatest little city in the east,” she made you believe it - and it was that unassailable love of her city that carried he...

TORONTO - Scores of aboriginals from across Ontario rallied Tuesday ahead of a landmark court hearing on whether the Canadian government robbed them of their cultural identities during a two-decade pe...

NEW YORK - McDonald’s is recalling millions of fitness bands that had been given away in Happy Meals because they might cause skin irritation or burns to children. The fast-food chain said last ...

WASHINGTON - Americans stepped up their purchases of new homes in July to the fastest pace in nearly nine years, the latest sign that low mortgage rates and a solid job market are helping support the ...

OTTAWA - Ethics commissioner Mary Dawson is now examining whether Health Minister Jane Philpott violated the Conflict of Interest Act in her use of a high-end car service owned by a Liberal supporter....

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s independent police watchdog is investigating the case of a man found unresponsive in cells at Halifax police headquarters. Halifax police say the 47-year-old man was arre...

ALIQUIPPA, Pa. - A Pennsylvania couple is offering a $500 reward for the safe return of their missing potbellied pig, who also serves as a therapy animal. The Vietnamese potbellied pig named Charlotte...