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The Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) has approved a historic settlement agreement with the federal government. The agreement, worth $601.5 million, both addresses the long-standing 'cows-and-plows' cl...

VANCOUVER - Rain and cool weather in southern British Columbia is dousing wildfire activity in the province, but firefighters are urging vigilance despite the drop in the number of active blazes. The ...

One of Canada's most scenic highways has reopened as the wildfire in Jasper National Park continues to be held.Jane Park, incident commander with Parks Canada, says Highway 93, also known as the Icefi...

MONTREAL - A stuck 138-metre cargo ship that had been blocking traffic in the St. Lawrence Seaway near Montreal has been freed. Fisheries and Oceans Canada says two tugboats successfully towed the Dut...

MONTREAL - The league-leading Montreal Alouettes are getting even better on Sunday. Grey Cup MVP Cody Fajardo returns as Montreal's starting quarterback against the Edmonton Elks at Molson Stadium aft...

PIKE RIVER, Que. - Dozens of endangered baby spiny softshell turtles are being released into a southern Quebec river today as part of a project to help save the species. The Granby zoo east of Montrea...

Railway workers, their union and their employers are all waiting today for a decision from the Canada Industrial Relations Board that will determine what's next for the labour dispute that ground trai...

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Today is the last day for anyone to pick up the major daily newspaper in Newfoundland and Labrador in print. The Telegram newspaper in St. John's, N.L., is ceasing its daily print r...

SOLINGEN, Germany (AP) - A prosecutor says a terrorist motive has not been ruled out in a knife attack in western Germany in which three people were killed and seven wounded. Markus Caspers told a new...

The lockout of over 9,000 railway workers only lasted a day before being forced to binding arbitration. For local farmers like Heath Gabruch, it's a relief. "It's good that they did decide to do that,...