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ALGIERS, Algeria - Prosecutors have opened an investigation into the cause of a stampede ahead of a rapper's concert at an Algiers sports stadium that left five youths dead, including a 13-year-old. T...

OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have signed forward Colin White to a six-year contract with an average annual value of US$4.75 million. A first-round pick (21st overall) by the Senators in the 2015 NHL d...

Chris Streveler is again the Winnipeg Blue Bombers' starting quarterback. The second-year pro will be under centre for the foreseeable future with incumbent Matt Nichols (upper body) on the ...

LINCOLN, Neb. - Nebraska's highest court lifted one of the last major hurdles for the Keystone XL pipeline in the state on Friday when it rejected another attempt to derail the project by opponents wh...

VALEMOUNT- RCMP are asking for the public's help in identifying three suspects involved in an alleged break and enter.On Thursday, Aug.22 Valemount RCMP were called to a gas station on Highway 5 after...

MACKENZIE, B.C. - An energetic rally by workers in Mackenzie in north-central British Columbia has highlighted the desperate situation facing many forestry-dependent communities across ...

PARIS - France opened an investigation on Friday into the alleged rape of minors and a raft of other charges linked to the Jeffrey Epstein case, the chief Paris prosecutor announced. A statement by pr...

HALIFAX - Anthony LeBlanc isn't placing too much emphasis on Sunday's Touchdown Atlantic game in Moncton, N.B., saying its perceived success or failure will ultimately have little bearing on his group...

WASHINGTON - Sales of new U.S. homes fell a steep 12.8% in July as higher prices and limited inventory sidelined would-be buyers. The Commerce Department said Friday that new homes sold at a seasonall...

TOKYO - The works receiving one of Japan's most coveted literary awards, the Naoki Prize, have something new in common: For the first time in 85 years, all six of the nominated authors are women. Japa...