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AUSTIN, Texas - True to form, Texas is going big in its effort to cast off the shackles of COVID-19. As of today, masks are no longer required in public and businesses can fully open in America's seco...

For the first time since passing a bylaw last summer to make room for a cannabis retail store, the District of Lakeland council has received its first application.Wiid Boutique wants to set up a new s...

LONDON - One of the most dramatic claims in Prince Harry and Meghan's interview with Oprah Winfrey was the allegation that their son was denied a royal title, possibly because of his skin colour. Harr...

WASHINGTON - U.S. consumer prices increased 0.4% in February, the biggest increase in six months, led by a sharp jump in gasoline prices. The Labor Department said Wednesday that the February advance ...

LONDON - Buckingham Palace's statement on Prince Harry and Meghan's allegations or racism and mistreatment has failed to quiet the controversy, with some observers criticizing the royal family for fai...

BENGHAZI, Libya - Libyan lawmakers confirmed a newly appointed government on Wednesday, in the hopes it will help unify the divided, war-wrecked North African country, and shepherd it through to elect...

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of March 10 ... What we are watching in Canada .....

OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada will provide a window into its thinking on the economy as it makes an announcement about its trendsetting rate. The key policy rate has been at 0.25 per cent almost exactly...

OTTAWA - The City of Toronto is telling the Supreme Court of Canada the Ontario government "trampled on" basic democratic norms when it slashed the size of city council during a municipal election. In...

OTTAWA - A Manitoba man who rammed a gate at Rideau Hall before arming himself and heading on foot toward Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's home last July is expected to be sentenced today. Corey Hurren...