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ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - What started as a dare for a burly Newfoundland man to pose in mermaid flippers has turned into a globally known effort to combat gender stereotypes - and raised more...

CHICAGO - Attorneys for "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett say there are no plans for him to meet with Chicago detectives Monday for a follow-up interview about his reported assault. Anne Kavanagh is a sp...

OTTAWA - Gerald Butts, Justin Trudeau's principal secretary and long-time friend, has resigned amid allegations that the Prime Minister's Office interfered to prevent a criminal prosecution of SNC-Lav...

LAVAL, Que. - The lawyer for a Quebec mother accused of killing her two daughters is questioning the work of investigators who analyzed the crime scene. Pierre Poupart told jurors in his clo...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The ecstatic sailor shown kissing a woman in Times Square celebrating the end of World War II died Sunday. George Mendonsa was 95. Mendonsa fell and had a seizure at the assisted li...

OTTAWA - A Canadian security expert says Ottawa will be cheering from the sidelines over fresh signals that Britain believes it can manage any 5G security risks posed by Huawei Technolo...

NEW YORK - Tampa Bay Lightning right-wing Nikita Kucherov, St. Louis Blues right-wing Vladimir Tarasenko and Pittsburgh Penguins centre Sidney Crosby are the NHL's three stars of the week. Kucher...

According to Lonely Planet, La Chorrera is famous throughout Panama for its chicheme - a sweet non-alcoholic drink made from milk, mashed corn, cinnamon and vanilla. "It's not really worth a stop...

ST-LAZARE, Man. - A Manitoba rancher says he's being shut out by CN after a derailment spilled oil on an oxbow of the Assiniboine River he uses to water his cattle in summer. Jayme Corr says he's...

MONTREAL - The case of two Quebecers who suffer from incurable degenerative diseases but are ineligible for medically assisted death is entering its final phase. The parties are beginning final a...