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COLLEGE STATION, Texas - A concert attended by the five living former presidents to benefit victims of hurricanes has raised about $2.6 million in addition to $31 million collected before it took plac...

WASHINGTON - The Senate passed a $36.5 billion emergency aid measure Tuesday to refill disaster accounts, provide a much-needed cash infusion to Puerto Rico, and bail out the federal flood insurance p...

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps like to talk about making history. They have a chance to finally do it on the big stage Wednesday night. Yet to win a playoff game since joining Major League Soccer...

TORONTO - Sean Avery on “Coach’s Corner?” The former NHL bad boy says he could see himself dishing out opinions on today’s hockey on TV. Avery says while he’s not interes...

Highlights from the news file for Tuesday, Oct. 24 --- GOVERNMENT BOOSTING CHILD-POVERTY SPENDING: The Trudeau government is dedicating about a third of the windfall it’s expecting from Canada&#...

WINNIPEG - Court documents show a former Winnipeg television news director accused of robbing two banks in Alberta was battling depression, facing crippling debt and was the subject of a protection or...

HAMILTON - Emergency crews rescued a man from the wreckage of a house that exploded in Hamilton on Tuesday, rushing him to hospital after the blast that scattered debris around the residential neighbo...

NANAIMO, B.C. - No charges have resulted from an investigation of allegations involving the city council in Nanaimo, B.C. British Columbia’s Prosecution Service says in a statement that special ...

QUEBEC - A crucifix that is prominently displayed in the room where members of the Quebec national assembly hold their regular sittings is staying put. The Liberal government has reaffirmed its unshak...

CALGARY - A legendary cowboy’s hat from the 1920s has made its way back to Alberta and the archives of the Calgary Stampede. Cassandra Cummings, the Stampede’s historical specialist, says ...