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LOS ANGELES - Is Nicki Minaj really hanging up the mic? The chart-topping rapper announced Thursday on Twitter that she "decided to retire & have my family." Her announcement comes as a surprise a...

CHICAGO - Bo Horvat is ready and willing to be the next captain of the Vancouver Canucks. He's just waiting for the tap on the shoulder. The team left the role vacant last season following the retirem...

GRANBY, Que. - The father of a slain 7-year-old Quebec girl at the centre of an alleged case of neglect has been granted bail by a judge. The evidence heard at his bail hearing today was under a ...

MONTREAL - People from various faiths gathered in a downtown Montreal church Thursday to declare their intention to keep battling the province's secularism law, which prohibits some public servan...

DETROIT - A government report says the driver of a Tesla that slammed into a firetruck near Los Angeles last year was using the car's Autopilot system when a vehicle in front of him suddenly changed l...

BOSTON - Black entrepreneurs who say people of colour are being shut out of the lucrative marijuana trade are joining forces to close the gap. Real Action for Cannabis Equity, or RACE, launched Thursd...

NEW YORK - Nordstrom opened a new store in Manhattan on Thursday - without any merchandise. Instead, the store offers services like tailoring and allows customers to pick up or return items, including...

CALGARY - An Alberta man wants answers as to why he wasn't allowed to wear a T-shirt in support of Canadian oil and gas during a visit to the Senate on Parliament Hill. Conservativ...

Canadian bantamweight Sarah (Cheesecake) Moras felt instantly at home in Abu Dhabi when she found a Cheesecake Factory. The 31-year-old from Kelowna, B.C., who trains out of Las Vegas, hopes...

VANCOUVER - Lululemon Athletica Inc. says its revenue increased 22 per cent in the second quarter from last year to beat analyst expectations. The company, which reports in U.S. dollars, says net reve...