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MONTREAL - Fans of Morocco's national team say the odds are good that their underdog squad can beat defending World Cup champions France today in the semifinal. Moroccan Montrealer Bilal Mammes, 33, s...

OTTAWA - A new poll suggests the Tories still have a small lead over the governing Liberals and have slightly widened the gap. The poll conducted by Leger over the weekend says 33 per cent of responde...

MONTREAL - The role of private money and industry in preserving enough natural ecosystems to keep the planet functioning will be the focus of talks Wednesday at an international conference on biodiver...

MILTON, N.S. - Geno Francis loved most things about fishing on the high seas, but his son says that in his final year, fear overshadowed that passion. "My father said, 'After this trip, this was it,' ...

OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has lots of reasons to be losing sleep. Soaring living costs have Canadians lined up at food banks. The federal Liberals are anticipating a possible recessi...

TORONTO - Three large television screens in the nerve centre of the operating room at Canada's largest pediatric hospital display a list of its surgical spaces, showing which ones have children underg...

CHICAGO (AP) - Alex Ovechkin scored three times to become the third NHL player with 800 career goals, and the streaking Washington Capitals beat the lowly Chicago Blackhawks 7-3 on Tuesday night. Nic ...

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - The mayor of Kyiv is reporting multiple explosions in the Ukrainian capital on Wednesday, the first such time in weeks during Russia's ongoing war against the country. Vitali Klit...

WINNIPEG - Jonathan Marchessault's second power-play goal late in the third period broke a tie and helped lift the Vegas Golden Knights to a 6-5 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday. The final mi...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Zach Hyman had a hat trick, Leon Draisaitl scored twice and added three assists and Connor McDavid had a goal and three assists to lead the Edmonton Oilers to a 6-3 victory ove...