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AUCKLAND, New Zealand - Serena Williams ended a three-year title drought when she beat fellow American Jessica Pegula 6-3, 6-4 on Sunday to win the singles final at the ASB Classic. Williams hadn't wo...

MELBOURNE, Australia - Smoke haze and poor air quality caused by wildfires temporarily suspended practice sessions for the Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Tuesday, but qualifying began later in t...

WASHINGTON - The Capitals have signed Nicklas Backstrom for the long term, agreeing to a $46 million, five-year contract extension on Tuesday. The deal through the 2024-25 season carries a $9.2 millio...

North Battleford lawmakers approved a three per cent municipal property tax increase and a two per cent utility rate increase for the city's 2020 budget at its meeting Monday night. There was no incre...

The city of Prince Albert is fielding a request from a woman who does not want her current water meter replaced with a smart meter.In a letter to council, the woman says the smart meter would negative...

BEIJING - A bus plunged into a sinkhole on a city street in northwestern China, killing at least six people and leaving four missing, authorities said. Some 1,000 emergency workers and 30 vehicles wer...

BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel is inviting world powers to a summit in Berlin on Sunday to discuss efforts to broker peace in Libya. Merkel's office said in a statement Tuesday that the Germ...

OTTAWA - Tight new rules for the Conservative leadership election have led businessman and longtime party volunteer Bryan Brulotte to declare he's no longer making a bid for the job. He...

VANCOUVER - A senior judge with the British Columbia Supreme Court has denied a media request to broadcast the extradition hearing of a Huawei executive wanted in the United States on f...

BRUSSELS - Britain, France and Germany have launched action under the Iran nuclear agreement paving the way for possible sanctions in response to Tehran's attempts to roll back parts of the deal, Euro...