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SASKATOON - Residents of Pelican Narrows in northern Saskatchewan have begun returning to their homes after being forced out of the community by wildfires at the end of August. Buses loaded up residen...

OTTAWA - The amount Canadians owe compared with their disposable income hit a record high in the second quarter as per capita household net worth inched lower. Statistics Canada said Friday household ...

MADRID - Spain’s central authorities have increased their control over Catalonia’s regional spending to make sure that no funds are diverted to paying for a suspended independence referend...

SRINAGAR, India - An Indian border guard was killed Friday after Pakistani soldiers fired at several positions along the volatile border in disputed Kashmir, an Indian paramilitary officer said. Pakis...

TAIPEI, Taiwan - A Taiwanese court sentenced a man from mainland China to 14 months in prison Friday for attempting to buy state secrets, days after a Taiwanese pro-democracy activist pleaded guilty t...

MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine defence secretary said Friday that President Rodrigo Duterte has considered the possibility of placing the entire country under martial rule over fears of planned ...

WASHINGTON - Factory activity in New York was strong this month after reaching a three-year high in August. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Friday that its Empire State manufacturing index d...

WASHINGTON - Consumers cut back on their shopping in August by the largest amount in six months as declining auto sales offset gains in other areas. Retail sales fell 0.2 per cent last month after a 0...

VATICAN CITY - A high-ranking priest working in the Vatican’s embassy in Washington has been recalled after U.S. prosecutors asked for him to be charged there and face trial in a child pornograp...

FREDERICTON - The New Brunswick government has created a new Crown corporation to oversee the sale of recreational marijuana, and signed deals with two suppliers. Finance Minister Cathy Rogers said Fr...