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TORONTO - Northern leaders are cheering a federal funding announcement for a long-awaited all-weather road into the heart of Canada's mineral-rich Arctic. "This is a significant first step,"...

MONTREAL - Cuban authorities have backed off a threat to seize the last surviving St. Lawrence River schooner, which ran aground on a beach in the Caribbean country on Jan. 27. But the dange...

HUMBOLDT, Sask. - The rebuilt Humboldt Broncos hockey team is heading to the playoffs. The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League team was devastated after its bus and a transport truck...

TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed defenceman Andreas Borgman to a one-year, two-way contract extension. The contract, which kicks in next season, has an NHL salary of US$700,000. The 23-ye...

HUMBOLDT, Sask. - The rebuilt Humboldt Broncos hockey team is heading to the playoffs. The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League team was devastated after its bus and a transport truck...

QUEBEC - The head of Quebec's provincial police has been temporarily suspended following an allegation he committed criminal offences. Public Security Minister Genevieve Guilbault said Martin Prud'hom...

BRANDON, Man. - The host province has hit turbulence at the Canadian men's curling championship. Manitoba's Mike McEwen was upset by Yukon's Jon Solberg 7-6 on Monday following a demoralizing los...

Canada has been given a challenging draw with Fiji, Samoa and Kenya in Pool B at the HSBC Canada Sevens this weekend at Vancouver's B.C. Place Stadium. The Canadian men had hoped for a good finis...

With consumers becoming increasingly aware of the environmental impact of the products they buy, a restaurant in northern Saskatchewan has ditched Styrofoam, plastic and other materials that might nev...

A hangover and an apology appears to be enough punishment for a woman who made off with cash meant for Telemiracle.The Kinsmen Foundation issued a statement Tuesday saying the woman who stole money du...