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LONDON - The probability that Britain's economy slips into recession early next year is rising even if the country manages to negotiate a smooth and orderly exit from the European Union in the weeks a...

OTTAWA - Hunter Tootoo, the Nunavut MP who began his time on Parliament Hill with a seat at the Liberal cabinet table and ended up sitting as an Independent, says he won't be running for re-...

MONTREAL - Long-awaited federal legislation to speed up and simplify the process of getting a pardon for simple cannabis possession is now in force. Federal Justice Minister David Lametti ma...

TORONTO - Saskatchewan running back William Powell, Hamilton defensive back Jumal Rolle and B.C. receiver Ryan Lankford are CFL top performers for Week 7. Powell ran for three touchdown...

BERLIN - The heat wave that smashed high temperature records in five European countries a week ago is now over Greenland, accelerating the melting of the island's ice sheet and causing massive ice los...

WASHINGTON - U.S. factory activity expanded at a slower rate in July for the fourth consecutive month as the Trump administration squares off with other countries on trade. The Institute for Supply Ma...

CHICAGO - An attorney for R. Kelly is asking a federal judge to reconsider his decision to keep the singer behind bars while he awaits trial in a child pornography case in Chicago. The Chicago Sun-Tim...

VANCOUVER - Goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau sees himself as part of a bright future for the Vancouver Whitecaps. The  25-year-old from Candiac, Que., cemented the vision on Tuesday, signing a...

NEW ORLEANS - Disgraced NFL star Darren Sharper's attempt to get out of a 2016 plea deal and 18-year prison sentence in a sexual assault case has been rejected by a federal judge. Attorneys for Sharpe...

A massive data hack at credit card giant Capital One Financial has compromised the personal data of roughly six million Canadians and exposed one million social insurance...