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HALIFAX - The Theodore Tugboat replica that has long been a children's favourite in the Halifax harbour is being put up for sale as COVID-19 causes a crash in tourism revenues in N...

OTTAWA - A bail hearing for the man accused of threatening Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been delayed until the end of July while his lawyer waits to see the evidence against him. Corey Hurren, 46...

After a string of cancelled fights and the pandemic, Canadian flyweight Malcolm (X) Gordon figured his MMA career had hit a dead end. But the spotlight will be on the 125-pounders Saturday with a titl...

NEW YORK - A person was taken into custody in the killing of a 33-year tech entrepreneur who was found dismembered inside his luxury Manhattan condo, a law enforcement official said Friday. The person...

OTTAWA - Finance Minister Bill Morneau will outline today how the federal government is reshaping its emergency wage-subsidy program that has been extended to the end of the year. The program is the h...

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld a judge's decision to halt a murder case because of excessive delay, even though the accused man was long ago deported from Canada. The ruling today is ...

The Prince Albert and District Chamber of Commerce is responding to the federal government extending the wage subsidy program.Elise Hildebrandt, CEO of the P.A. chamber said the federal wage subsidy w...

LONDON - Princess Beatrice got married in a private ceremony Friday, with her grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, in attendance, Buckingham Palace said Friday. Beatrice married Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi at T...

SILVER SPRING, Md. - Construction of U.S. homes jumped 17.3% in June as some states reopened, but the pace still lags last year after this spring's massive slowdown in building activity due to the cor...

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. on July 17, 2020: There are 109,155 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 57,001 confirmed (including 5,646 deaths, 26,097 resolved...