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EDMONTON - The Alberta government is seeking wage rollbacks as binding arbitration gets set to resume with more than 180,000 public sector workers. Finance Minister Travis Toews says the government wi...

DETROIT - Former U.S. Rep. John Conyers, one of the longest-serving members of Congress whose resolutely liberal stance on civil rights made him a political institution in Washington and back home in ...

WASHINGTON - Max Scherzer walked stiffly into the interview room, a bandage on the back of the Washington star pitcher's neck telegraphing trouble. He had hoped to beat the Astros for the second time ...

EDMONTON - Alberta has introduced a new climate plan for the province's big greenhouse gas emitters that it says will achieve similar emissions cuts as the former NDP government's plan and at less cos...

The NCAA took the first step Tuesday toward allowing amateur athletes to cash in on their fame, voting unanimously to permit them to "benefit from the use of their name, image and likeness." The natio...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Authorities in Maryland say a man suspected of several bank robberies was arrested after he robbed a bank in front of an off-duty police officer. News outlets report 51-year-old Fletc...

MONTREAL - Protesters against Quebec's secularism law said Sunday that they aren't giving up the fight to overturn Bill 21, with or without politicians on their side. As a cold rain fell, do...

OTTAWA - The federal government is ramping up its court fight to keep a lid on documents detailing clandestine Canadian surveillance efforts. Government lawyers are appealing a Fed...

NORTH BAY, Ont. - Regina's Matt Dunstone toppled Brad Gushue of St. John's N.L., 8-5 on Sunday to capture the Masters men's title for his first victory on the Grand Slam of Curling tour. Dunstone scor...

Los Angeles prosecutors have rejected a sexual battery case against Kevin Spacey because the accuser has died. The Los Angeles County District Attorney's office announced the decision Tuesday. The cas...