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MONTREAL - Quebec's traditional July 1 moving day has always involved a certain amount of chaos, as thousands of people simultaneously pack up their belongings and move to new homes. But this year,&nb...

Fireworks companies say they're experiencing a surge in consumer sales as people try to recreate Canada Day displays that were cancelled because of COVID-19. Gary Colquhoun, owner ...

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Wednesday that he was delaying the planned resumption of indoor dining at restaurants in the city out of fear it would cause a spike in coronavirus infections. ...

Mackenzie Hughes doesn't think of himself as an ambassador for golf, but when he has the opportunity to promote the sport he loves he embraces that role. The Canadian became something of an online&nbs...

WASHINGTON - The new North American trade agreement is officially the law of the land, and the Trump administration is vowing to ensure that Canada, Mexico and the United States live up to its obligat...

WAIPAROUS VILLAGE, Alta. - Filipe Masetti Leite stops for a break from another long day in the saddle on his year-long trek encountering bugs, bears, buffalo and bad weather. The Brazil...

WASHINGTON - U.S. construction spending fell 2.1% in May with both home building and nonresidential activity declining. The Commerce Department said on Wednesday the May decline followed an even large...

NANAIMO - Celebrations for Canada's birthday will look a lot different in 2020.The on-going COVID-19 pandemic cancelled traditional fireworks and celebrations at Maffeo Sutton Park.In lieu of a mass g...

San Francisco police will stop making public the mug shots of people who have been arrested unless they pose a threat to the public, as part of an effort to stop perpetuating racial stereotypes, the c...

PARIS - France announced Wednesday that it is suspending its involvement in a NATO naval operation in the Mediterranean Sea after a standoff with a Turkish warship, amid growing tensions within the mi...