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BERLIN - Two German state election defeats have put the spotlight on chances of a government without Chancellor Angela Merkel's bloc after September's national vote. A possible contender to succeed he...

BEIJING - China's capital and a wide swath of the country's north were enveloped Monday in the worst sandstorm in a decade, forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights. Skyscrapers in the centre o...

CANBERRA, Australia - Australians rallied in the capital and other cities Monday demanding justice for women and calling out misogyny and dangerous workplace cultures as the government reels from two ...

VANCOUVER - The conduct of Canadian police and border officers is expected to face scrutiny in British Columbia Supreme Court this week as hearings resume in the extradition case of Huawei executive M...

HALIFAX - Atlantic Canada's political leaders have touted the region as an example to the world after the novel coronavirus was repeatedly beaten back by a population that dutifully followed orders to...

CALGARY, AB - Power play scoring continued to be a bright spot for the Medicine Hat Tigers on Sunday evening, but they were not able to execute a sweep against the Calgary Hitmen.Despite scoring a pai...

CHICAGO - Rookie Patrick Williams had a career-best 23 points to lead the Chicago Bulls past the Toronto Raptors, 118-95 Sunday night. Zach LaVine scored 15 to help the Bulls end a two-game slide. Cob...

CALGARY - Brendan Bottcher won curling's version of the Battle of Alberta on Sunday night at the Canadian men's curling championship. The Alberta skip defeated Wild Card Two's Kevin Koe 4-2 to win his...

DHAKA, Bangladesh - A Bangladeshi satellite television station has hired the country's first transgender news anchor, saying it hopes the appointment will help change society. Tashnuva Anan Shishir, w...

NEW YORK - The Grammys are drunk in love with Beyonc: The singer has tied Alison Krauss' record for most wins by a female artist. Beyonc earned her 27th Grammy on Sunday, picking up honours like best ...