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PM: UN peacekeeping mission possible in 2017, even though Canada mum on details
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is not ruling out sending troops to a peacekeeping…
Laurier defensive lineman Boateng performs well at CFL combine in Regina
He came to the CFL combine as the top-ranked prospect and Kwaku Boateng lived up…
Minister Hajdu says longer leave not for all, but higher-paid moms need help too
OTTAWA – Labour Minister Patty Hajdu said even wealthier women need more support when it…
The Latest: 3 anti-Trump protesters arrested in California
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. – The Latest on violence at a pro-Trump rally in Southern California…
UConn advances to regional final with 86-71 win over UCLA
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – After watching UConn’s NCAA Tournament dominance mostly from the bench for three…
Boeser scores in NHL debut, Canucks top slumping Wild
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Brock Boeser’s college career ended in crushing fashion on Friday night.…
Moroccan premier forms government, ending 5-month crisis
RABAT, Morocco – Morocco’s Prime Minister Saadeddine El Othmani succeeded in building a governing coalition…
Man who bound dog’s muzzle with tape sentenced to 5 years
CHARLESTON, S.C. – A South Carolina man who wrapped electrical tape around a dog’s muzzle…
Police evacuate popular beach to investigate possible bomb
HANAUMA BAY, Hawaii (AP) — Honolulu police say a popular beach has been evacuated as…
Self-inflicted collapse chokes GOP effort to undo Obamacare
WASHINGTON – House Republicans passed roughly 60 bills over the past six years dismembering President…
Nishikawa, Killick cap cross-country season with gold at Ski Nationals
CANMORE, Alta. – Emily Nishikawa and Graeme Killick won the cross-country ski marathon at the…
Dozens protest killing of journalist in northern Mexico
MEXICO CITY – About 100 journalists and free-speech supporters demonstrated Saturday to protest the killing…
Pentagon: An al-Qaida leader killed in Afghanistan airstrike
WASHINGTON – A U.S. counterterrorism airstrike earlier this month in Afghanistan killed an al-Qaida leader…
Maple Leafs goalie Andersen leaves game against Sabres with upper-body injury
BUFFALO, N.Y. – An injury to Frederik Andersen has cast doubt on the Toronto Maple…
Ibaka, DeRozan lead Raptors past Mavericks, 94-86
DALLAS – The Toronto Raptors have been the NBA’s comeback kids this season, though they’re…
Scotland’s Eve Muirhead wins bronze at world women’s curling championship
BEIJING – Scotland’s Eve Muirhead has captured the bronze medal at the 2017 world women’s…
German state vote a test for Merkel’s party, resurgent rival
BERLIN – A state election Sunday in western Germany offers Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives a…
Spain: Drug dealers use fake bananas to transport cocaine
MADRID – Spanish police have arrested two men for allegedly transporting large quantities of cocaine…
Youth employment seen as key challenge ahead of Arab summit
DEAD SEA, Jordan – The Arab League chief says 29 per cent youth unemployment is…
4 dead, 23 wounded in grenade attack in southern Philippines
JOLO, Philippines – At least four people were killed and 23 others wounded in a…
No surprise: Beijing’s pick Lam chosen as Hong Kong’s leader
HONG KONG – The candidate favoured by China’s Communist leadership was chosen as Hong Kong’s…
German minister: Erdogan rhetoric causing significant damage
BERLIN – A senior German official says Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s rhetoric in the…
Saskatchewan rural bus service a must for vulnerable people: B.C. First Nation
VANCOUVER – Saskatchewan needed innovative ways to continue providing rural bus service instead of gutting…
2 militants killed in Bangladesh raid; death toll now 8
NEW DELHI – Two suspected militants were killed Sunday in an ongoing military raid on…