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WASHINGTON - President-elect Joe Biden has picked Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo to lead the Commerce Department, helping set trade policy and looking to promote U.S. opportunities for growth domesti...

MEDICINE HAT, AB - In order to try and keep as much plastic out of the landfill as possible, South Country Co-op is encouraging shoppers to bring in their reusable bags.And by being earth-friendly, lo...

OTTAWA - It has been 66 years since Canada and Iran established diplomatic ties. Those had frayed and been mended many times before the crash of a Ukraine International Airlines flight near Tehran kil...

FRANKFURT - Daimler's Mercedes-Benz has unveiled a key interior component of its upcoming electric luxury sedan: a large, curved screen that sweeps across almost the entire width of the car in the pla...

Calgary is making a pitch to be the host city of the world freestyle ski and snowboard championships next month if public health authorities approve it. Calgary would be a substitute site. The world c...

OTTAWA - Canadian snowbirds in Florida are rushing to get inoculated down south as provincial vaccine rollouts lag north of the border. While many of the roughly one million Canadians who flock to sun...

MONTREAL - Civil rights advocates say they're concerned Quebec's new provincewide curfew is not justified by science and will be enforced in a way that has a disproportionate impact on racialized peop...

CLEVELAND - The Cleveland Indians traded four-time All-Star shortstop Francisco Lindor and pitcher Carlos Carrasco to the New York Mets on Thursday. Cleveland obtained infielders Andres Gimenez and Am...

OTTAWA - The federal government is pushing back against ongoing American tariffs on Canadian solar products. In a statement today, International Trade Minister Mary Ng calls the tariffs "unwarranted" ...

WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have signed Canadian special-teams standout Mike Miller to a one-year extension. The native of Riverview, N.B., returns to the Blue Bombers for a fourth season. Mi...