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TORONTO - City staff in Toronto will no longer take down public basketball hoops at the end of the day, the mayor said Thursday after a video showing a municipal worker dismantling ...

BOSTON - A young man who accused Kevin Spacey of groping him at a resort island bar in 2016 filed a lawsuit against the actor, who is also fighting a criminal charge stemming from the alleged assault....

OTTAWA - Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan is remaining mum on details of the government's settlement with Vice-Admiral Mark Norman, citing confidentiality provisions in the deal. Norman and the governme...

WASHINGTON - The U.S. economy grew at a healthy 3.1% rate in the first three months of this year, but signs are mounting that growth has slowed sharply in the current quarter amid slower global growth...

OTTAWA - The federal government is promising to piggyback on existing projects and networks to expand broadband access to rural communities as part of a larger strategy for rural Canada released Thurs...

TUNIS, Tunisia - Twin suicide bombings targeting security forces struck Tunisia's capital on Thursday, killing a patrol officer and injuring at least eight people. Tunisia has been struck repeatedly b...

Growing up, Paryse Lambert spent summers with her mother's family in Quebec indulging in French-Canadian staples including croque monsieur, steak hache, and of course, poutine. After settling down in ...

OSAKA, Japan - The Group of 20 summit in Osaka ended Saturday with lofty language from powerful world leaders, but it was eclipsed by U.S. President Donald Trump, who agreed to restart trade talks wit...

BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she understands reporters' questions surrounding her health after two incidents this month in which she was seen shaking at public events, but insisted: "...

OSAKA, Japan - President Donald Trump and China's Xi Jinping agreed to a cease-fire Saturday in their nations' yearlong trade war, averting - at least for now - an escalation feared by financial marke...