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VICTORIA - One of two 18-year-old students who died when a tour bus crashed on Vancouver Island is being remembered by his former principal as a friend to everyone at the Iowa high school wh...

OTTAWA - A running list of specific promises announced by the Liberals, Conservatives, NDP and Green party since the official start of the campaign on Sept. 11. Liberals Sept. 18: Increase o...

DETROIT - More than 49,000 members of the United Auto Workers went on strike Monday against General Motors, bringing more than 50 factories and parts warehouses to a standstill in the union's first wa...

MEDICINE HAT, AB - The Medicine Hat Cubs will play host to the Heritage Junior Hockey League Provincials next year.The league and the Cubs made the announcement Tuesday evening on Twitter.The Medicine...

OTTAWA - Two unions are spending big on political messaging already, topping the list of third-party advertiser expenses for the campaign season so far. Unifor has shelled out over $1.2 million s...

OTTAWA - Green Leader Elizabeth May pushed past the political pack Monday by introducing a wide-ranging set of new policy promises while her rivals were recycling or expanding on old ideas.  Cons...

Maddie Szeryk has learned a lot about herself and the sport of golf in her first full season as a professional player. The 23-year-old Szeryk made her Symetra Tour debut in March and has put together ...

FARMINGTON, Maine - A fierce propane explosion levelled a newly constructed building after fire crews arrived to investigate the smell of gas Monday, killing one firefighter and injuring at least eigh...

OTTAWA - The Mounties are assessing and trying to mitigate the damage that might have been caused in light of the arrest of one of their senior intelligence officials, RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lu...

HAMILTON - The federal Conservatives say they can find $1.5 billion in savings each year by eliminating some of the federal funding received by businesses. Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer was a...