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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA - The federal government is expected to voice its support later today when President Joe Biden rescinds the United States' so-called global gag rule. The policy prohibits internat...

CALGARY - A place that gives Mikael Kingsbury confidence is doing it again, but for different reasons. The reigning men's Olympic and world moguls champion from Deux-Montagnes, Que., is fine-turning h...

SILVER SPRING, Md. - Sales of new homes rose 1.6% in December after a big decline in November that was even worse than previously thought. The increase last month pushed sales of new homes to a season...

NEW YORK - Peter Nicks had for months been documenting the students of Oakland High School, in California, when the pandemic hit. "It's in the Bay," says one student of the virus as he and others mill...

OTTAWA - Canada's military justice system will be on trial again Friday, when an appeal court weighs whether the handful of judges responsible for overseeing courts martial are truly independent. The ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan - A Chinese-Canadian singer says a Chinese corruption charge against her mother, who has been held in custody for six years, has been withdrawn but she remains in detention. Wanting Qu,...

NEW YORK - Within hours of Amanda Gorman's reading of the inaugural poem last week, bookstores were hearing from their customers. "Hopefully this will be a bridge that brings a lot of people to poetry...

OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives say they raised more than $7.6 million in the final three months of 2020. The figures come as all federals parties continue the work of prepping for a potential elec...

The CCMA Songwriters' Series celebrates the storytellers of country music, inviting listeners to enjoy songs from a whole new perspective. The series is usually a live event during Country Music Week,...

When COVID-19 swept across the country last spring, forcing lockdowns and cancelling sporting events, Canadian mountain biker Haley Smith's response was swift - train harder. The aspiring Olympian did...