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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Conservatives in the South Carolina House have rejected what they contend is a watered-down abortion measure, meaning the state likely will maintain its ban on the procedure at s...

VANCOUVER - The lawyer for a First Nation fighting for title to part of Nootka Island in British Columbia says in his closing argument that the underlying objective of the court proceeding is reconcil...

OTTAWA - The Royal Canadian Navy is struggling with what its commander says is a personnel "crisis" as hundreds of positions sit vacant. Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee says he needs nearly 1,400 sailors t...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A New Orleans social services nonprofit long called the Kingsley House renamed itself Tuesday, dropping the name of a Victorian clergyman perhaps best remembered as the author of a ...

OTTAWA - The federal government is tapping an internationally recognized expert in the field of victimology to take over as Canada's victims-rights watchdog. Benjamin Roebuck is replacing Heidi Illing...

Friday is the second annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, also known as Orange Shirt Day. The federal government made Sept. 30 a statutory holiday for its workers and federally regulated ...

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia - Nicolas De La Cruz and Darwin Nunez set the tone in the first half with a goal apiece as 13th-ranked Uruguay topped Canada 2-0 in a men's soccer friendly on Tuesday. De La Cruz ...

OTTAWA - The Canadian government is making changes to the questionnaire prospective judges must fill out before applying for a federal judicial appointment. The change is intended make the questionnai...

NEWELL COUNTY, AB - A 46-year-old-man from Brooks was killed in a crash Wednesday on Highway 36. Brooks RCMP say it happened at around 6:30 p.m. near Highway 873.Initial investigation revealed the col...

TORONTO - Former Canadian women's hockey team goalie Sami Jo Small has been appointed president of the Premier Hockey Federation's Toronto Six. The 46-year-old from Winnipeg joins general manager Ange...