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OTTAWA - The federal government has hit pause on a popular immigration program that allows people to sponsor their parents or grandparents to come to Canada. The parents and grandparents program norma...

VANCOUVER - Rain, snowfall and even freezing rain warnings cover many parts of British Columbia as the province prepares to welcome 2020 with some nasty weather. Environment Canada is calling for as m...

With the three-test series between Australia and New Zealand decided, players from both teams will momentarily turn their attention away from the pitch at the Sydney Cricket Ground and to the deadly w...

TRINEC, Czech Republic - Dmitri Voronkov scored two goals as Russia beat Switzerland 3-1 in quarterfinal action on Thursday at the world junior hockey championship. Russia needs one more win to captur...

AUSTIN, Texas - Former Obama housing secretary Julin Castro is ending his run for president. His announcement Thursday comes as Castro failed to garner enough support or donations to make the recent D...

LOS ANGELES - The Golden Globes, known as the "party of the year," is going with a meatless menu for its 77th annual awards show. Guests will be served a 100% plant-based meal just ahead of showtime S...

DAVOS, Switzerland - Canada has won the Spengler Cup for the fourth time in the past five years. The Canadian team - made up mostly of European-based pros, including many ex-NHLers...

WINNIPEG - Denise Pochinko remembers waking up and hearing the screams. She hid under blankets with her sister until sirens drowned out their panicked breathing. It was October 1980 in Winnipeg and sh...

CAIRO - In a story December 31, 2019, about an Eritrean migrant making sketches about detention centres in Libya, The Associated Press erroneously reported that he escaped forced military conscription...

OTTAWA - In 2019, federal Conservatives sought to draw voters in their direction with the slogan: "It's time for you to get ahead." But they didn't get enough of those voters to form government, and s...