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VANCOUVER - Organizers of a Vancouver compassion club say they will continue to distribute tested cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine despite a rejection from Health Canada, calling it the only way to...

Montreal health authorities are confirming that four people have died from a Streptococcus A outbreak at a private seniors residence. A spokesman for the regional health authority says six cases of in...

VANCOUVER - The union that represents E-Comm 911 emergency service dispatchers in British Columbia is calling for the agency to extend temporary compensation and psychological supports amid a "dire" s...

JERUSALEM (AP) - A Palestinian detainee held without charge or trial by Israel said Wednesday that he will suspend his nearly six-month hunger strike after reaching an agreement that will see him rele...

GJOA HAVEN, Nunavut - An international team has recovered a submerged truck from remote Arctic waters using divers, airbags and a helicopter. The long-planned recovery mission of the Ford-150, which f...

TORONTO - B.C. quarterback Nathan Rourke, Toronto linebacker Wynton McManis and Lions receiver Dominique Rhymes are the CFL's top performers for August. Rourke completed 95 of his 120 pass attempts (7...

OTTAWA - A Canadian environmental organization is calling for more transparency and better enforcement of national regulations of toxic chemicals after more than one quarter of items bought at popular...

OTTAWA - Elizabeth May says she has an obligation to be of service as she launches her bid to reclaim the leadership of the federal Green Party. May, who quit as leader of the Greens in 2019, is runni...

REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders announced Wednesday head coach Craig Dickenson has tested positive for COVID-19. The CFL team said Dickenson is currently quarantining as per CFL policy. Dickenso...

NEW YORK (AP) - A man was convicted again Wednesday in the first retrial stemming from scrutiny of a once-lauded New York City homicide detective who was later accused of framing suspects. A stunned E...