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The Northwest region has been one of the driest this summer, which has led to poor crop growth and in some cases, already going to seed. According to the Crop Report for the period of June 24 to 30, i...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Famed Mexican boxer Julio Csar Chvez Jr. has been arrested for overstaying his visa and lying on a green card application and will be deported to Mexico, where he faces organized cr...

TORONTO - Derek Slywka is paid to break up passes and prevent touchdowns. He also knows what to do when the football is in his hands. The rookie safety scored two return touchdowns last week in leadin...

An officer with the Meadow Lake RCMP shot his service pistol twice, striking a knife-wielding man in the torso on Flying Dust First Nation Sunday.The Saskatchewan Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT)...

SURREY - RCMP in Surrey, B.C., say two suspects have been arrested in their investigation into extortion that has targeted the South Asian business community. Police say they've been looking into the ...

OTTAWA - The City of Ottawa has converted an unused downtown office space into transitional housing for 140 asylum seekers. It's the first major project the city has undertaken to turn office space in...

MOSCOW (AP) - Russia on Thursday became the first country to formally recognize the Taliban's government in Afghanistan since it seized power in 2021, after Moscow removed the group from its list of o...

RALEIGH - Nikolaj Ehlers is waving goodbye to the Winnipeg Jets. The winger signed a six-year, US$51-million contract with the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday, the third day of NHL free agency. "Nikol...

Cleveland Guardians pitcher Luis Ortiz was placed on non-disciplinary leave on Thursday due to a gambling investigation by Major League Baseball, two people with knowledge of the investigation told Th...

Mounties say a wildfire that has triggered evacuations near Lytton, B.C. was caused when a wheel fell off an RCMP trailer in a "tremendously unfortunate" incident. Staff Sgt. Kris Clark says in a stat...