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NAIROBI, Kenya - Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza has died of a heart attack at age 56, the government announced Tuesday, ending a 15-year-rule marked by deadly political violence and a historic ...

Donors praised for adapting to changes during COVID-19 National Blood Donor Week is an opportunity to extend heartfelt thanks to all donors and partners across the country for their commitment, agilit...

BALTIMORE - U.S. employers laid-off 7.7 million workers in April - a deep the economic hole that was created by the closure of thousands of offices, restaurants, stores and schools during the pandemic...

OTTAWA - Canada is dedicating $8.9 million in new international aid to ensure women and girls around the world have safe access to abortion and reproductive health services during the C...

OTTAWA - Canada is dedicating $8.9 million in new international aid to ensure women and girls around the world have safe access to abortion and reproductive health services during the C...

OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says it is irresponsible and wrong-headed for the Liberal government to draft a bill that would fine or imprison people who made fraudulent claims under the Canada Em...

MONTREAL - A whale research group says a wayward humpback whale that had captivated crowds in the Montreal area in recent days appears to have been found dead. The Group for Research and Edu...

OTTAWA - The federal government is spending more money to help food banks and other community organizations working to increase food security. Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau announced t...

OTTAWA - Canada's sharply divided shipbuilding industry was dealt a surprise this morning as two competing yards announced plans to team up to win a multibillion-dollar contract to build a new polar i...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A prominent human rights activist in Bahrain was released Tuesday amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Nabeel Rajab left prison and will serve the rest of his sentence ...