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VIENNA (AP) - A projection indicates that Austria's liberal president is on course to win a second six-year term without the need for a runoff vote. The projection for ORF public television shortly af...

WASHINGTON - He's the Kevin Bacon of modern American politics, a familiar shadow that seems to loom over or lurk behind virtually every major storyline playing out on the U.S. campaign trail and beyon...

MONTREAL - Long before the Plateau-Mont-Royal became one of Montreal's trendiest neighbourhoods, the area was home to a 19th-century botanical garden and zoo where Montrealers marvelled at the sight o...

EDMONTON - The Oilers have finished an eight-game pre-season schedule - and the veterans can't wait for the real games to start. "It's nice to have one or two games, but I think you want to get ready ...

MONTREAL - After a 3-0 pre-season loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sept. 28, Montreal Canadiens head coach Martin St. Louis summed up what may be the team's mantra going forward. "If you expect imme...

VANCOUVER - The idea of relocating his community isn't one that Arnie Lampreau of the Shackan Indian Band in British Columbia's Nicola Valley thought he'd be considering when he was elected chief earl...

VANCOUVER - All climate disasters are not created equal and the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction recommends retreat in the face of only one type of threat. "In our opinion, retreat is not an ...

OTTAWA - To flush or not to flush? It is a question Canada's Competition Bureau says it cannot answer. Three years ago, Friends of the Earth Canada and lawyers from Ecojustice filed a grievance with t...

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - A Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia overnight struck apartment buildings and killed at least 17 people, a top official in the Ukrainian city said Sunday. City council Secretary Anato...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Philippine police killed three detained Muslim militants linked to the Islamic State group after they staged a jail rampage Sunday that saw a police officer stabbed and a fo...