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OTTAWA - Strict new quarantine and testing measures for travellers arriving in Canada will begin Feb. 22.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the new measures are necessary to protect Canadians and help...

ROME - Former European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi on Friday told Italy's president that he has secured enough political support to form a new government The formation of a broad-based government ...

CALGARY - Greg Ewasko will be an expert on curling bubble life by the time he's done tending Calgary's ice. The icemaker from Oakbank, Man., will spend 52 days making ice for four Curling Canada event...

WASHINGTON - A prominent former adviser to Barack Obama says it's time for Canada to get over the demise of the Keystone XL pipeline expansion. John Podesta, who once also was Bill Clinton's White Hou...

BUFFALO, N.Y. - The Buffalo Bisons will remain the Toronto Blue Jays' top minor-league affiliate after accepting Major League Baseball's invitation to be a member of its new Professional Development L...

The countdown is over and now the counting can begin.The 24th annual Great Backyard Bird Count is happening from Feb. 12-15. The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) says it's a fun, family-friendly act...

TORONTO - After missing two FIBA AmeriCup 2022 qualifying games due to restrictions around COVID-19, Canada's men's basketball team will play in next week's final window of qualifiers. Brothers Phil a...

ALTENBERG, Germany - A year ago, Tina Hermann became the first woman to win back-to-back world skeleton championships. She's done one better now. Hermann has now won three consecutive world titles, ra...

ALBANY, N.Y. - New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's top aide told Democratic lawmakers that his administration took months to release data on the coronavirus death toll among nursing home residents because of...

HEERENVEEN - Canadian speedskater Laurent Dubreuil won a world championship in the men's 500 metres Friday.The 28-year-old from Levis, Que., was the Canadian first to take that sprint title since Jere...