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LONDON - More than 100,000 people have died in the United Kingdom after contracting the coronavirus, a year into Europe's deadliest outbreak, figures from the government showed Tuesday. Britain is the...

MEDICINE HAT, AB - Voters in Medicine Hat should know early this afternoon if Ted Clugston will seek a third term as mayor this fall. The annual State of the City address is happening virtually at noo...

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have added a young attacker to their roster, signing Colombian winger Deiber Caicedo.The club announced Tuesday the 20-year-old has agreed to a three-year contract ...

PepsiCo and Beyond Meat are creating a joint venture to develop snacks and drinks made from plant-based proteins. The companies didn't reveal what kinds of products they will make Tuesday, saying they...

QUEBEC - The 24-year-old man accused in the Quebec City Halloween night sword attack appeared briefly before a judge today. Carl Girouard appeared by video conference in a Quebec City courtroom, where...

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 10:45 a.m. Another 1,740 COVID-19 cases have been reported in Ontario today, along with 63 more deaths related to the virus. Mor...

WASHINGTON - U.S. consumer confidence rose in January as Americans became more optimistic about the future. The Conference Board reported Tuesday that its consumer confidence index increased to 89.3, ...

HALIFAX - The governing body for Nova Scotia doctors says police wrongly accused a physician of possessing child pornography last month in a case of mistaken identity. The College of Physicians and Su...

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA - The Opposition Conservatives are urging the federal government to push back on President Joe Biden's protectionist Buy American plan. B.C. MP Tracy Gray, the party's internation...

OTTAWA - Canada's anxiety-laden COVID-19 vaccine programs are facing further threats as Europe warns drug makers it might impose export controls on European-made vaccine doses.All of Canada's current ...