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VANCOUVER - Phillip Di Giuseppe has agreed to a two-year, two-way contract extension with the Vancouver Canucks, the team announced Sunday. The 29-year-old winger has split time between both the Canuc...

OTTAWA - A national biodiversity group says Canada needs to keep genetically engineered animals out of the wild, after the federal government recently rejected several attempts to strengthen its exist...

LONDON, Ont. - Manitoba's Matt Dunstone is moving on to the Tim Hortons Brier final. He beat Wild Card 1's Brendan Bottcher 7-5 in semifinal play Sunday afternoon at Budweiser Gardens. Bottcher was li...

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says the coming federal budget should lower taxes, cap spending and make it easier to build new houses. Poilievre spelled out his party's budget prioritie...

Toronto Maple Leafs forward John Tavares has been fined US$5,000, the NHL's Department of Player Safety announced Sunday. Tavares was issued the fine for slashing Edmonton Oilers defenceman Vincent De...

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Canada earned three bronze medals on the final day of the short track speedskating world championships on Sunday. Steven Dubois claimed his second medal of the competition ...

LVIV, Ukraine - Two women sit at a table near the front door of a small, nondescript bar in western Ukraine. Speak the password, and they will escort you to a closet, inside which is a staircase that ...

VEYSONNAZ, Switzerland - Canada's Reece Howden and Tiana Gairns both earned bronze medals in World Cup ski cross action on Sunday. Howden of Cultus Lake, B.C., finished behind Japan's Ryo Sugai and Sw...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran's top diplomat claimed Sunday that a prisoner swap was near with the U.S., though he offered no evidence to support his assertion. The U.S. immediately dismisse...

EDMONTON - Recent leaks of toxic tailings from northern Alberta oilsands mines have revealed serious flaws in how Canada and Alberta look after the environment, observers say. Some accuse the federal ...