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OTTAWA - The Conservatives, NDP and Greens return to their national tours today after an evening spent sparring in Toronto, while Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau picks up his campaign in Quebec. Trudeau...

BEIJING - China on Wednesday announced it will exempt American industrial grease and some other imports from tariff hikes in a trade war with Washington but kept in place penalties on soybeans and oth...

MANCHESTER, N.H. - Gently lifting a wooden frame containing dozens of Italian honeybees, Vince Ylitalo seemed transfixed as he and several other veterans inspected the buzzing insects. "This is really...

KABUL - The sound of the blast ripped through Kabul, in an instant wrenching the Afghan capital's attention from a nationally televised interview in which a United States envoy revealed the first deta...

CUPERTINO, Calif. - Apple is finally taking on Netflix with its own streaming television service and, uncharacteristically for the company, offering it at a bargain price - $5 a month beginning on Nov...

BANGKOK - Pope Francis will visit Thailand and Japan in November in a visit expected to highlight his call for complete nuclear disarmament and honour the small Catholic communities in each country. T...

LOS ANGELES - Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige will be honoured at the 45th annual Saturn Awards in Los Angeles. Feige is set to receive the inaugural Stan Lee Builder award at the ceremony Friday...

HONG KONG - A tennis tournament and a London musical are the latest events postponed in Hong Kong out of concerns over safety and disruptions from ongoing pro-democracy protests. K-pop concerts, Chane...

SASKATOON - Newly published research is providing more compelling evidence that a common insecticide is harming migratory birds. In the first study to combine field and lab work, C...

NEW YORK - Talk about a quick recovery. Only three days after her shocking loss in the U.S. Open final, Serena Williams went from the court to the runway to present the latest collection of her fashio...