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OTTAWA - Canadian diplomats were joined in a Chinese courtroom Thursday by American, British, French and German colleagues to watch the appeal of a Canadian who has been sentenced ...

REGINA - Veteran linebacker Solomon Elimimian has a new home. The six-foot-two, 225-pound Elimimian signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Thursday. Elimimian spent his first nine CFL seasons wit...

Toronto Maple Leafs centre John Tavares suffered an oblique injury while practising with the Canadian team ahead of the world hockey championship and will miss the tournament, Hockey Canada ...

VERNON, B.C. - Tolko is making cuts that will affect hundreds of jobs in the B.C. Interior.The Vernon-based company is permanently closing its Quest Wood sawmill in Quesnel on August 2, resulting in 1...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - A new PBS documentary is examining at the contributions of Mexican Americans in the wine industry of California's Napa Valley. "Harvest Season," scheduled to begin airing Monday on...

DENVER - A security guard credited with capturing one of the two suspects in this week's suburban Denver school shooting fired his weapon inside the school, a law enforcement official with knowledge o...

WASHINGTON - The animated video begins with a photo of the black flags of jihad. Seconds later, it flashes highlights of a year of social media posts: plaques of anti-Semitic verses, talk of retributi...

SANAA, Yemen - Yemen's Houthi rebels on Saturday began a long-delayed withdrawal of forces from the port facility in the key city of Hodeida, the group said, following the terms of a December cease-fi...

TORONTO - Canada will play Irish powerhouse Leinster in a Rugby World Cup warmup match Aug. 24 at Hamilton's Tim Hortons Field.  The game will be part of Leinster's pre-season preparations. ...

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia - Kevin Fiala scored a hat trick and added an assist as Switzerland thrashed Italy 9-0 in their first game at the world hockey championship on Saturday. It was Switzerland's bigge...