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DUNEDIN, Fla. - The Toronto Blue Jays have named ace right-hander Alek Manoah as their opening-day starting pitcher for the upcoming Major League Baseball season. Manoah, 25, was a finalist for the Am...

MONTREAL - Short-term rental company Airbnb says it will pull listings that don't have a proper permit from the Quebec government. The San Francisco-based company made the announcement eight days afte...

WASHINGTON - Immigration advocates say they are disappointed that Canada and the U.S. have agreed to restrict the flow of asylum seekers across their shared border. The deal to be announced today is d...

OYEN, AB - A year-long feasibility study will explore restoring a shortline rail route in southeastern Alberta.A memorandum of understanding has been signed by the Government of Alberta, Canada Infras...

OTTAWA - The Treasury Board says internal audits of contracts with McKinsey & Company show federal government departments did not consistently follow certain administrative rules and procedures. B...

SAINT JOHN, N.B. - Police in Saint John, N.B., say they are investigating after a cyclist rode into a wire strung between trees in Rockwood Park. They say a cyclist hit the thin wire at head level whi...

Four months after finishing fourth at the Women's Rugby World Cup in New Zealand, Canada returns to action Saturday. The fourth-ranked Canadians face No. 13 South Africa before opening the Pacific Fou...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky's Democratic governor issued an election-year veto Friday of a Republican bill aimed at regulating the lives of transgender youths that includes banning access to gender...

KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) - Rwanda's government has commuted the sentence of Paul Rusesabagina, who inspired the film "Hotel Rwanda" for saving hundreds of countrymen from genocide but was convicted of terr...

OTTAWA - The latest developments on U.S. President Joe Biden's visit to Ottawa with first lady Jill Biden on Friday. All times eastern. 10:30 a.m. The two Canadians who were imprisoned in China for ne...