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OTTAWA - Business leaders are warning that the Trump administration's threat to tighten the U.S. embargo on Cuba could sideswipe Canadian companies doing business on the Caribbean island just off Flor...

VICTORIA - The Speaker of B.C.'s legislature says a preliminary review of the building's dress code now permits women to wear sleeveless dresses and sleeveless shirts. Darryl Plecas says a full dress ...

LONDON - What seems like an inglorious departure from the English Premier League is far from it for Huddersfield. Its fate sealed with six games remaining after losing at Crystal Palace 2-0 on Saturda...

WARSAW, Poland - Priests at a Catholic parish in northern Poland have burned books, including the "Harry Potter" series, and other items that their owners said had evil forces. Images from the burning...

The road to the Tokyo Olympics will likely take the Canadian men's rugby sevens team to the Cayman Islands in July for a North American qualifying tournament. And the regional qualifier looks to ...

NEW YORK - Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky, Detroit Red Wings left-wing Tyler Bertuzzi and Arizona Coyotes goaltender Darcy Kuemper are the NHL three stars of the week. Bobrovsky wen...

MADRID - Felix Auger-Aliassime knows he'll get into one main draw of an upcoming ATP Tour Masters 1000 event, but he's playing the waiting game on the next big men's tennis tournament. The Madrid Open...

BALTIMORE - Kaiser Permanente says it paid Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh more than $100,000 for about 20,000 copies of her "Healthy Holly" children's books during a period when it sought a city contr...

LAS VEGAS - The movie industry - everyone from the Hollywood studios that produce the films to the companies that make the screens, speakers and seats in theatres - are descending on Las Vegas this we...

MONTREAL - A private club that catered to Montreal's business elite and attracted scrutiny in 2012 during Quebec's corruption inquiry says it will be closing its doors next month. Montreal's 357c...