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NANAIMO - A woman was left in a state of "disbelief and shock" after being sexually assaulted in a mall parking lot. Nanaimo RCMP said the woman was groped by a stranger in the parking lot of Woodgrov...

NEW YORK - Paul McCartney is finally ready to write his memoirs, and will use music - and a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet - to help guide him. "The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present" will be released Nov. 2, ...

VANCOUVER - Canucks forward Antoine Roussel has been fined US$5,000 by the NHL for roughing in Vancouver's 4-3 loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday. The 31-year-old winger dropped his gloves and wen...

OTTAWA - A new report says too many federal inmates in isolation aren't getting a few hours a day out of their cells, pushing them into territory that could be described as inhuman treatment or even t...

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Police say several people have refused to comply with new COVID-19 restrictions after arriving at Toronto's Pearson International Airport. Peel Region police say most cases were re...

CALGARY - The story of why the Canadian women's curling championship is named the Tournament of Hearts starts over 40 years ago with sisters drinking wine. Robin Wilson and sister Dawn Knowles had jus...

MONTREAL - Veteran defender Laurent Ciman has returned to Montreal, where he started his MLS playing career, this time as an assistant coach. The 35-year-old Belgian spent three seasons in Montreal be...

PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. - A psychologist who treated Cpl. Lionel Desmond for post-traumatic stress syndrome in 2011 told a fatality inquiry today that the soldier also suffered from depression, but he a...

The government has dropped drunken driving and reckless driving charges against Bruce Springsteen stemming from an incident in November, admitting that the rocker's blood-alcohol level was so low...

ARVIAT, Nunavut - The Nunavut community of Arviat has declared a state of emergency over rising COVID-19 case numbers. There are 27 active cases in the community of about 2,800 people. Arviat was prev...