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WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government's advertising campaign that took a swipe at Quebec's secularism law appears to have generated a lot of bang for the buck in terms of publicity, but has not resulted ...

MONTREAL - Schools across much of southern Quebec are shuttered today as a snowstorm bears down on the province. In the Montreal area, between 30 and 50 centimetres of sn...

WASHINGTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and Saskatchewan's Scott Moe say they see signs that tensions in their relationship with Ottawa are beginning to ease. The two premiers are part of a delegati...

Employment statistics continue to paint a brighter picture across Canada, but not so much in Alberta.Statistics Canada released its labour force report for the month of January, saying the national ec...

CALGARY - Canadian long-track speedskater Denny Morrison is announcing his retirement.He won four Olympic medals over his 16-year career on the national team.The 34-year-old from Fort St. John, B.C., ...

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Canadian ice dancers Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier won silver on Friday at the ISU Four Continents figure skating competition. Madison Chock and Evan Bates o...

LONDON - Britain is set for another royal wedding. Buckingham Palace announced Friday that Queen Elizabeth II's granddaughter Princess Beatrice will marry in London on May 29. The palace says 31-year-...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Ben Platt's latest accolades are pitch perfect. The award-winning actor and musician is being honoured by Harvard University's famed Hasty Pudding Theatricals as its 2020 Man of the...

WASHINGTON - And then she tore up the speech. No sooner had President Donald Trump finished his State of the Union address than House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ripped the paper it was printed on in two. Ri...

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Health authorities are scrambling to halt the spread of a new virus that has killed hundreds in China, restricting visitors from the country and confining thousands on crui...