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A rise in mammals infected with bird flu has put Canadian wildlife and public health experts on alert, as recent research by federal scientists warns of a "potentially devastating pandemic" if the vir...

NEW YORK - The Toronto Maple Leafs signed goaltender Samuel Richard to an amateur tryout Thursday. Richard, who played with the U Sports champion University of New Brunswick Reds this season, will ser...

An Alberta man celebrated a massive win of almost $1.5 million last week.J.G. Lundy from Medicine Hat hit big on the Smoke Signals jackpot last Thursday night, winning a total of $1,446,001.42. Smoke ...

OTTAWA - The United Nations may soon start questioning Canada's definition of "quick" now that the government has given itself three more years to deliver a 200-soldier force for peacekeeping. Prime M...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department and FBI have narrowed the pool of potential suspects believed responsible for the disclosure of highly classified military documents on the Ukraine war, a pers...

In a province where the Liberals don't even hold a single seat, Justin Trudeau will be selling Saskatchewan voters on how he's making life more affordable for Canadians.The prime minister is visiting ...

TORONTO - Nick Nurse says he's not planning on going anywhere. Nurse addressed speculation that this would be his last season as head coach of the Toronto Raptors. He spoke the day after Toronto was b...

OTTAWA - Canada's highest court has upheld the acquittal of a Quebec man who refused to provide a sample of his breath to officers who didn't have immediate access to a breathalyzer test. The Supreme ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - A man serving a life sentence for murder and rape who escaped from a top-security prison with help from guards by faking his own burning death was brought back to South ...

Avian influenza is a federally reportable disease under the Health of Animals Act. This virus, commonly known as "bird-flu," affects food-producing birds including chickens, turkeys, geese, ducks and ...