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MONTREAL - In the small Quebec town of St-Prosper-de-Champlain - population 552 - a newly arrived resident has been trotting around like it owns the place. Mayor France Bedard said its ...

PRINCE GEORGE - For the second time in as many nights, the Prince George Spruce Kings starting goalie was chased in a losing effort. The 5-3 defeat to Chilliwack keeps PG winless in December and ups t...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Saudi Arabia's state-owned oil company Aramco on Thursday set a share price for its IPO - expected to be the biggest ever - that puts the value of the company at $1.7 tri...

Kaillie Humphries won her World Cup women's bobsled debut for the United States on Saturday, prevailing in the season-opener at Mount Van Hoevenberg in Lake Placid, New York. Humphries teamed with Lau...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - SpaceX launched a 3-ton shipment to the International Space Station on Thursday, including "mighty mice" for a muscle study, a robot sensitive to astronauts' emotions and a mini...

WASHINGTON - Finger pointing and voice hoarse, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday delivered a broadside to a reporter that might well apply to all of impeachment-era Washington: "Don't mess with m...

OTTAWA - The opening of Parliament is steeped in centuries-old traditions, but this year some new elements - including a renovated train station and an astronaut - are bringing a modern touch to the c...

CALGARY - A deal to build a new arena in downtown Calgary is official after definitive agreements were signed between the city, the Calgary Flames hockey organization and the Calgary Stampede. Th...

BOSTON - Tufts University is cutting ties with the billionaire family that owns OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, saying it will strip the Sackler name from its campus and accept no further donations ami...

WASHINGTON - The Pentagon is considering sending several thousand additional troops to the Middle East to help deter Iranian aggression, amid reports of escalating violence in Iran and continued meddl...