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CALGARY - Amnesty International has warned Alberta Premier Jason Kenney that his government's fight against oil and gas industry foes puts human rights at risk. The head of the group's Canad...

MONTREAL - Two Quebecers who were successful in getting a court to invalidate sections of the federal and Quebec laws on medically assisted dying want the issue to be given a prominent place on t...

JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Tuesday to annex the heart of the West Bank if he wins re-election next week, a move that could inflame the Middle East and extinguish an...

PRINCE GEORGE-A 21 year old Valemount woman was the victim of a single vehicle fatal crash early yesterday evening on Highway 16 , by the Penny Access Road ,39 kilometres east of Purden Lake. The fema...

RIO DE JANEIRO - Sao Paulo police say they are indicting Brazilian model Najila Trindade and her former partner over her rape allegation against soccer star Neymar. Police said Tuesday they indicted t...

TORONTO - Neville Gallimore, a defensive lineman with the Oklahoma Sooners, topped the CFL Scouting Bureau's first top-20 prospects list for the 2020 draft. The list was released Thursday by...

The federal government has released its long-awaited policy on developing the Canadian Arctic in a changing environmental and political world. But after three years of work on the lengthy document, so...

WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets have signed defenceman Josh Morrissey to an eight-year, US$50-million contract extension. The Jets announced the move on Thursday, one day before the start of trainin...

TORONTO - The Leigh Centurions have dismissed Wolfpack coach Brian McDermott's accusations of foul play in Toronto's 46-12 rugby league win last Saturday. Two players from each side were sen...

OTTAWA - Defencemen Mark Borowiecki and Ron Hainsey and forward Jean-Gabriel Pageau will serve as alternate captains for the Ottawa Senators this season. The Senators made the announcement Thursday as...