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OTTAWA - Planning for a state funeral for former prime minister John Turner is proceeding in the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic, as his family and the government determine how to honour his public li...

MASON, Mich. - A prosecutor in Michigan has flushed a complaint about a toilet that was promoted as a place to drop absentee ballots. The election clerk in Ingham County informed police about a toilet...

SILVER SPRING, Md. - Sales of existing homes rose 2.4% in August to its highest level since 2006 as the housing market recovers from a widespread shutdown brought on by the coronavirus outbreak. The N...

SAULNIERVILLE, N.S. - The federal government is affirming the Mi'kmaq First Nation's treaty rights in an ongoing dispute with non-Indigenous fishermen in southwestern Nova Scotia. Fisheries Minis...

COPENHAGEN - The award ceremony for the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize, traditionally held at the Oslo city hall on Dec. 10, will instead be held in scaled-down form at the city's university because of the co...

WASHINGTON - Law enforcement officials arrested 179 people and seized more than $6.5 million in a worldwide crackdown on opioid trafficking on the darknet, the U.S. Justice Department said Tuesday. Th...

OTTAWA - The Canadian government will sign on to a global vaccine procurement program and by week's end hopes to announce how much money it will pledge to the cause.  Procurement Minister Anita A...

OTTAWA - The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 9:40 The federal Public Health Agency of Canada says it will release updated modelling today on the spread of COVID-19....

HALIFAX - Hurricane Teddy is making its presence felt in the Maritimes. As one of its outer bands swept over Nova Scotia this morning, the wind picked up and rain was reported across the pro...

NEW YORK - The novelty of television stars getting Emmy Awards delivered to their homes wasn't enough to keep the annual show from slipping further in popularity. The Nielsen company said 6.1 million ...