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MONTREAL - Its 2017 “rejuvenation” did nothing to avert last October’s election disaster, but the Parti Quebecois says a new plan to modernize itself will be different than all previ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Former Maryland Gov. Harry R. Hughes, who prided himself on restoring public faith in the political process, died Wednesday. He was 92. His daughter, Elizabeth Hughes, said Hughes had...

CHICAGO - The attorney for two brothers accused of helping stage an attack on “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett in downtown Chicago says the men regret their involvement. Gloria Schmidt repre...

TORONTO - World Rugby has announced an expanded HSBC Women’s Series for the next four-year cycle, featuring eight rounds for the first time. There are currently just six stops on the women’...

WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government says nearly 100 organizations have pre-qualified for the expansion of retail cannabis sales. While it’s not known how many will be approved, the government is ...

YELLOWKNIFE - Ottawa and the Northwest Territories have reached a deal on protecting threatened caribou. But one environmental group calls so-called Section 11 agreements - draft versions of which hav...

LAGOS, Nigeria - Emergency crews sifted through debris as night fell on frantic efforts to rescue scores of school children and others feared trapped inside a three-story building that collapsed Wedne...

FORT WORTH, Texas - In a story March 7 and 8 about Dan Jenkins’ death, The Associated Press erroneously reported that he was 89. He was 90. A corrected version of the story is below: Dan Jenkins...

FORT WORTH, Texas - In a story March 7 and 8 about Dan Jenkins’ death, The Associated Press erroneously reported that he was 89. He was 90. A corrected version of the story is below: Dan Jenkins...

TORONTO - A safe space for Canadian athletes and kids who participate in sport has been a long time coming. That was part of Minister of Science and Sport Kirsty Duncan’s message in announcing b...