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A spectacular swath of mountains, glaciers and forests once proposed for a ski resort is being turned over to the First Nations people who have lived there for centuries. After decades of controv...

HOUSTON, B.C. - A natural gas pipeline project has polarized many communities across northern British Columbia in a dispute a Wet'suwet'en elder says he hopes will be res...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The United States said its participation at this year's World's Fair in Dubai is being made possible by "the generosity of the Emirati government." The U.S. State Departm...

BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel welcomed assurances Thursday from Libyan Gen. Khalifa Hifter that he would stick to a cease-fire as world powers prepare to gather in Berlin for a summit on th...

OTTAWA - A national organization representing Inuit women in Canada is calling for a radical shift in the way police work is done in the North. The demand comes after a new report relea...

MELBOURNE, Australia - It was in the shadows of the main show courts at Melbourne Park, days before the first Grand Slam tournament of the season is set to begin in earnest, and Eugenie Bouchard's sta...

TEL AVIV, Israel - As Egypt marks the 150th anniversary of the opening of the Suez Canal, marine biologists are bemoaning one of the famed waterway's lesser known legacies - the invasion of hundreds o...

LEMERY, Philippines - A Philippine volcano that erupted last weekend belched smaller plumes of ash but shuddered frequently with earthquakes Thursday, prompting authorities to block access to nearby t...

TOMALI, Malawi - A pinch in the leg, a squeal and a trickle of tears. One baby after another in Malawi is getting the first and only vaccine against malaria, one of history's deadliest and most stubbo...

CANBERRA, Australia - Specialist firefighters have saved the world's last remaining wild stand of a prehistoric tree from wildfires that razed forests west of Sydney, officials said Thursday. Firefigh...