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JONQUIERE, Que. - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is highlighting his promise to give Canadians a tax credit to help make their homes more environmentally friendly. The 20 per cent refunda...

HALIFAX - Introducing universal pharmacare would cost $26.7 billion in the first year, the federal Greens said Wednesday as they released a costed platform. The pledge to ensure all Canadians have acc...

OTTAWA - Canada is revoking its approval of a diplomatic appointment by the Syrian government to the country's consulate in Montreal. In a statement on Twitter, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freel...

MEDICINE HAT, AB - Members of the Medicine Hat Sport and Event Council are making an announcement Wednesday afternoon of a "major event" coming to Medicine Hat next year.Details about what the event i...

Glenroy Gilbert's first world track and field championships as Canada's head coach was one to forget. The Canadian squad arrived in London in 2017 shouldering huge expectations, but was slammed b...

Anze Kopitar takes his craft seriously. Very seriously. And when it comes to faceoffs, it's possible the Los Angeles Kings centre is even more meticulous. Kopitar works tirelessly on his tec...

NEW YORK - Jann Wenner will retire next year as chairman of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation in New York. Wenner announced Wednesday that he will step down on Jan. 1. The co-founder and publi...

Unlike most mascots, the plush moose dressed as a Mountie comes with a important back story for the Canadian men at the Rugby World Cup in Japan. The moose, part of the Canada team since 2007, is...

TORONTO - Four athletes, two teams, a coach and a pair of builders will be inducted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame this year. The class of 2019 includes two-time Olympic medal-winning diver Al...

MABOU, N.S. - The federal Fisheries Department says it won't order a necropsy into the death of a young blue whale off Cape Breton. The body of the endangered mammal was spotted la...