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OTTAWA - Canada is levelling sanctions against Chinese officials over human-rights violations against minority Muslims in that country. Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau says in taking the dramati...

EDMONTON - Ottawa is to receive a petition today asking the federal government to review the overall impact of expanding coal mining in Alberta's Rocky Mountains. The petition containing 18,000 names ...

OTTAWA - Federal Liberals swiftly adopted a new attack strategy today against the Conservative party's stance on climate change. Over the weekend, delegates to the Conservative policy convention voted...

MUNICH - Canadian Alphonso Davies has been suspended for two games in the wake of his red card in Bayern Munich's 4-0 win over VfB Stuttgart on Saturday. The 20-year-old fullback from Edmonton was yel...

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have claimed centre Travis Boyd off waivers from the Toronto Maple Leafs. Boyd has three goals and five assists in 20 games this season. The Maple Leafs placed him on...

OTTAWA, Ill. - Canada's COVID-19 vaccination drive is poised to shift into high gear this week as the federal public health agency prepares to take delivery of the largest number of doses since the la...

TORONTO - Hall of Fame jockey Sandy Hawley is scheduled to appear before a House of Commons committee Tuesday as part of its study of a private member's bill calling for the legalization of single-eve...

Tick season will soon be here.Dr. Jordan Woodsworth of the Western College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan says it can be as soon as early to mid-April when ticks start showin...

VERSAILLES, France - Ikea's French subsidiary and several of its former executives went on trial Monday over accusations that they illegally spied on employees and customers. Trade unions reported the...

ZAGREB, Croatia - A freight truck overturned in Croatia early Monday, killing four migrants who were hiding inside and injuring a number of others, police said. The crash happened on a highway near th...