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HALIFAX - Nearly seven months after a devastating house fire claimed the lives of seven children, investigators in Halifax say they have been unable to determine the cause of the blaze. "Our fire...

MONTREAL - A federal Liberal candidate blocked from running in a Montreal riding last week over controversial social media posts said Wednesday the party was aware of the posts and had been ...

BANGOR, Maine - Moviegoers from Maine who watch the film "It: Chapter Two" this weekend might recognize a scene that draws on a painful event from the state's history. The scene involves a gay charact...

OTTAWA - Jane Philpott is standing by the pledge she made as a Liberal candidate to support access to abortion despite her beliefs, but accuses her former party of playing politics with a deeply perso...

MASCOUCHE, Que. - A Quebecer who spent more than two years in legal limbo in Cuba following the death of a fellow Canadian tourist has returned home. Toufik Benhamiche returned to Canada on Saturday a...

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Joe Thornton is coming back for another season at age 40, signing a one-year, $2 million contract with the San Jose Sharks on Friday after briefly contemplating retirement at the en...

OTTAWA - Former Afghanistan hostage Joshua Boyle, accused of assaulting his now-estranged spouse Caitlan Coleman, denied Wednesday that he was sexually violent with her. Boyle testified in Ontario cou...

OTTAWA - The federal New Democrats ended last year by going deeper into the red. The party's annual return posted to the Elections Canada website shows the party finished 2018 with nearly $4.5 million...

TORONTO - Hamilton quarterback Dane Evans and wide receiver Bralon Addison and Toronto wide receiver Derel Walker are the CFL top performers for Week 12. Evans completed 31-of-37 passes (83.8 per...

REGINA - Ottawa is putting up tens of millions of dollars to fight human trafficking in the hope that more victims will come forward and there will be more successful prosecutions of of...