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STOCKHOLM - Sweden on Tuesday dropped its investigation into an alleged rape by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is currently in prison in Britain. Assange, who is battling extradition to the Uni...

LONDON - Britain's Prince Andrew is facing further disgrace as charitable backers begin to distance themselves from him amid unfavourable fallout of an interview on his friendship with sex offender Je...

When Scott Mathieson announced his retirement from professional baseball last month, he was already envisioning a temporary comeback - and a better way to officially end his playing career. The 3...

HALIFAX - It was almost three years ago that Lionel Desmond - a deeply disturbed Afghan war veteran diagnosed with PTSD - bought a rifle and headed to his modest home in rural Nova Scotia. As night fe...

VANCOUVER - The Trans Mountain pipeline received $320 million in subsidies from the Canadian and Alberta governments in the first half of 2019, says a new report by an economic institute that analyzes...

VANCOUVER - A framed iconic photo in Dr. Brian Day's office shows Muhammad Ali raising a triumphant gloved hand as he stares down at his opponent splayed on the mat after a first-round boxing knockout...

In-The-News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Nov. 19. What we are watching i...

JERUSALEM - The Israeli military said it intercepted four incoming rockets from Syria on Tuesday and explosions were heard shortly after that in Damascus, a week after another Israeli strike targeted ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Gotabaya Rajapaksa, a former defence official revered by Sri Lanka's ethnic majority for his role in ending a bloody civil war but feared by minorities for his brutal approach, re...

ISLAMABAD - Taliban officials have told The Associated Press that three Taliban prisoners released by Kabul have been flown to Qatar for a swap for an American and an Australian hostage held by the in...