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FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) - Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio has won a second term in office, receiving 56.17% of ballots cast and narrowly clearing the threshold for avoiding a runoff in t...

YELLOWKNIFE - The Northwest Territories Power Corporation says it has improved its safety systems and processes since a worker died in 2021. Michael Chinna was struck in the head and neck by a column ...

OTTAWA - Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez says he's hopeful that the Liberal government can find a positive outcome with Google and Meta. But should the companies remove news from their plat...

PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George has recorded its sixth homicide of the year. This as local Mounties confirm the person injured in last week's violent home invasion on the 300-block of Nicholson Street d...

VANCOUVER - Traffic was moving again as crews worked quickly to corral a brush fire that closed a major Vancouver-area highway for hours. The BC Wildfire Service says a human-caused blaze in the steep...

LONDON - Canada's Carol Zhao beat Britain's Emily Appleton 4-6, 7-6, 6-4 in the first round of qualifying play at Wimbledon on Tuesday. Zhao, ranked 166 in the world, will face Arantxa Rus in the next...

Toronto FC announced on Tuesday that assistant general manager Jason Hernandez has been promoted to general manager. Hernandez previously played as a player for Toronto in 2017 and 2018 before making ...

MONTREAL - NASA is reporting that smoke from wildfires in northern Quebec has reached Europe. The American space agency says satellite imagery from Monday showed smoke extending across the North Atlan...

TORONTO - Canada has banned testing cosmetic products on animals. It's a largely symbolic move that brings Canada's policy in line with dozens of other countries. Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says...

WASHINGTON (AP) - You know instantly when someone is speaking to an infant or small child. It turns out that dolphin mothers also use a kind of high-pitched baby talk. A study published Monday found t...