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WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is watering down its target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and removing any possible carbon tax from the equation. Sustainable Development Minister Roche...

OTTAWA - A national ban on the most harmful single-use plastics will very likely force restaurants and fast-food outlets to find non-plastic materials for takeout and delivery containers but plas...

TIRANA, Albania - Albania's president on Saturday cancelled upcoming municipal elections, citing the need to reduce political tensions in the country. President Ilir Meta said he acted because "the ac...

CALGARY - The killer of a Calgary woman and her five-year-old daughter is asking for a new trial. Edward Downey's lawyer has filed a notice that he's appealing his two first-degree murder co...

Whether or not the NBA's Toronto Raptors take home the league championship after tonight's basketball game, the team still faces a court battle of a very different kind. Monster Energy, makers of...

EDMONTON - A woman charged after a toddler was found dead outside an Edmonton church has pleaded not guilty at the start of her trial. Tasha Mack is accused of second-degree murder in the 19...

NEW YORK - The New York City Fire Department says the pilot of a helicopter that crashed on a Manhattan skyscraper rooftop has died. The Fire Department says the helicopter crash landed on the top of ...

OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau and U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi are betting on the NBA Finals, with the prime minister putting bagels and beer up against wine and chocolate. The Toronto Rap...

GATINEAU, Que. - The Canadian Forces' top judge is in a military courtroom today where he faces eight charges, including two counts of fraud. Col. Mario Dutil's court martial is not only unprecedented...

GATINEAU, Que. - The commander of Canada's air force wants to pay retention and signing bonuses to pilots, one measure of several meant to address the military's shortage of experienced aviators. In a...