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OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says the federal government is unlocking another $20 billion in low-cost financing for the construction of rental housing across Canada. The federal governm...

NEWPORT, R.I. - Canadian tennis great Daniel Nestor was one of six players named to the ballot for the 2023 class of the International Tennis Hall of Fame on Tuesday. Nestor is one of five returning p...

OTTAWA - Until Friday afternoon, Anthony Rota was considered a highly respected Speaker of the House of Commons on both sides of the parliamentary aisle. That day, he invited a Ukrainian veteran who f...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A judge has dismissed all charges, including a murder count, against a Philadelphia police officer who shot and killed a driver. Philadelphia Municipal Judge Wendy Pew made her rul...

EDMONTON - Alberta is adding an extra $12.4 million this year to create more apprenticeship seats to meet surging demand.Advanced Education Minister Rajan Sawhney says the money will create almost 2,0...

Unlike many elite curling teams that are built for the full quadrennial, veteran Canadian skip Glenn Howard uses a season-by-season approach. As long as he's having fun and his body holds up, the 61-y...

OTTAWA - The court martial for Lt.-Gen. Steven Whelan is set to hear from the woman at the centre of the case today, but it's been slowed by arguments about evidence. Whelan has pleaded not guilty to ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the drawing of a new Alabama congressional map with greater representation for Black voters to proceed, rejecting the state's plea to retain Repu...

TORONTO - The Montreal Alouettes can punch their ticket into the CFL playoffs this week. Montreal (7-7) will clinch a post-season berth Saturday if it can earn a road victory over Ottawa (4-10). Wins ...

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - The captain of a river cruise boat that collided with another vessel in Hungary's capital in 2019, killing at least 27 people most of them South Korean tourists, was found gui...