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HOUSTON, B.C. - Environment Canada has added a dust advisory for Houston, B.C., in response to "high concentrations of coarse particulate matter" that it says is most prominent near busy roads. The we...

There was no roster makeover, blockbuster trade or eye-popping free-agent signing for the Toronto Blue Jays this past off-season. The club is essentially running it back with virtually the same core a...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Supreme Court justices seemed concerned Tuesday about whether abortion opponents have the right to sue over a medication that was used in nearly two-thirds of all abortions in the U....

HOUSTON (AP) - Prosecutors on Tuesday announced an agreement with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton that would ultimately dismiss securities fraud charges he has been facing for nearly a decade. Under...

Ottawa's corporate-ethics watchdog says a Vancouver-based mining company has allowed forced labour to occur at its gold mine in the Xinjiang region of China, even though the firm lost control of the p...

HALIFAX - A senior Bank of Canada official says the need to improve productivity has reached an emergency level as the economy faces a future where inflation may be more of a threat than in the past f...

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - A suicide bomber in northwest Pakistan rammed his explosive-laden car into a vehicle Tuesday, killing five Chinese nationals and their Pakistani driver, police and government...

MOSCOW (AP) - A Moscow court on Tuesday ordered Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich to remain in jail on espionage charges until at least late June, court officials said. The 32-year-old U.S...

BALTIMORE (AP) - A portion of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed after a large boat collided with it early Tuesday morning, and multiple vehicles fell into the water. Authorities were...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Completion nears for Trans Mountain project Following years of construction cha...