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NEW YORK - Oakland Raiders linebacker Vontaze Burfict has been suspended for the rest of the season for a helmet-to-helmet hit on Indianapolis Colts tight end Jack Doyle. NFL Vice-President of footbal...

HALIFAX - It will likely be weeks before it's known what killed a North Atlantic right whale whose badly decomposed carcass was found this month off Long Island, N.Y. Phillip Hamilton, a research...

EDMONTON - In an off-season of change for the Edmonton Oilers, the most significant news came last Tuesday when captain Connor McDavid was deemed fit to play in his first exhibition game. McDavid...

NEW YORK - The whistleblower at Cambridge Analytica, the data-mining firm linked to using social media for targeted political ads, has a book deal. Christopher Wylie's "Mindf(asterisk)ck: Cambridge An...

VANCOUVER - After bolstering their ranks with some veteran talent over the summer, the Vancouver Canucks have set their sights on returning to the playoffs. Whether they make it will depend on th...

OTTAWA - The group responsible for producing two televised leaders' debates says the events will focus on five distinct issues, with some variation between the French and English events. The English e...

TORONTO - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau says his party wants to strengthen gun control while his Conservative opponents will weaken it, which he is presenting as a clear choice for vote...

OTTAWA - It's a fresh start for the Ottawa Senators. After finishing last in the NHL standings in 2018-19, the Senators are focused on taking the next step in their rebuild. With a new coach...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Defying the NCAA, California's governor signed a first-in-the-nation law Monday that will let college athletes hire agents and make money from endorsements - a move that could upe...

It's more than 200 road accidents and counting in Calgary after a major storm gave the city and much of southern Alberta an early taste of winter over the weekend. As of Monday morning, about 25 ...