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SYDNEY, N.S. - Canada's Rachel Homan defeated Japan's Miyu Ueno 7-2 to remain unbeaten at the world women's curling championship. Homan and her team of Tracy Fleury, Emma Miskew and Sarah Wilkes score...

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Prabowo Subianto, a former special forces general with ties to Indonesia's current president and past dictatorship, was confirmed the victor of last month's presidential elec...

Rod Brind'Amour would prefer a longer runway. The Carolina Hurricanes have tended to make their big roster moves - signings, trades and, of course, offer sheets - in the summer with an eye toward ensu...

Last time Ben (Vanilla Thunder) Tynan was at the Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, the Canadian-born mixed martial arts heavyweight left with a win and a US$50,000 bonus. His mother turned out to be...

LONDON (AP) - Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar says he will step down as leader of the country soon as a successor is chosen. Varadkar announced Wednesday he is quitting immediately as head of the ce...

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A group of more than 100 protesting fishers blocked Newfoundland and Labrador government officials from entering the legislature on Wednesday ahead of the scheduled presentation of ...

Besides the new Ken Sargent House and kidney care centre at the QE II, the Grande Prairie Regional Hospital Foundation has several other projects it is working on.One of those a new cardiac care centr...

The City of Grande Prairie is seeking feed back from residents on its Museum Expansion Project.The expansion will be filling the space previously occupied by the South Peace Regional Archives prior to...

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) - A wooden boat carrying dozens of Rohingya Muslims capsized off Indonesia's northernmost coast on Wednesday. Local fishermen rescued six refugees who said more people were ...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Ontario woman says brother died hungry in Gaza, waiting for word on Canadian vi...