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TOPEKA, Kan. - A top Republican lawmaker in Kansas on Friday disputed what has become a key talking point for GOP colleagues who are blocking a bipartisan plan to expand the state's Medicaid program b...

DUNEDIN, Fla. - The Toronto Blue Jays are being cautious with Ryan Borucki to start spring training after the left-hander complained of elbow tightness in his throwing arm earlier this week. Blue...

MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes bolstered their Canadian content Wednesday, signing defensive tackles David Menard and Junior Luke and linebackers Alexandre Gagne and Frederic Chagnon. All four...

MUNICH - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is telling U.S. lawmakers that he's confident his Liberal government will "have the votes" for the House of Commons to ratify the new North American trade deal i...

Here is the latest news on protests across Canada over a natural-gas pipeline project in British Columbia: --- Victoria police said four people reported assaults during protests at the B.C. legis...

WASHINGTON - U.S. retail sales rose a modest 0.3% in January, a slight improvement over December, as unseasonably warm weather boosted sales at hardware stores and furniture stores. The Commerce Depar...

OTTAWA - Toronto lawyer Leslyn Lewis has become the first woman approved to run for the federal Conservative party leadership, saying she wants the job to bring courage and compassion back to pol...

Here is the latest news on protests across Canada over a natural-gas pipeline project in British Columbia:   A spokesman for Canadian National confirms a rail blockade that has halted train traff...

NANAIMO - A man serving a life sentence for brutally murdering his estranged wife as she walked on a dark north Nanaimo path is arguing he deserves a fast-tracked parole hearing.Kelvin Kingsbury Purdy...

OTTAWA - Canada is calling a meeting of its Lima Group partners next week to try to build new momentum in their effort to bring democracy to Venezuela. Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champ...