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NEW YORK - In the strongest defence testimony yet, a Mexican model and actress denied a Harvey Weinstein accuser's claim that she stood by and did nothing while the once-powerful movie mogul groped he...

ALI AL-SALEM AIR BASE, Kuwait - Canada's troops are eager to get back to work training Iraqi security forces but it won't happen unless Canada is certain of their safety and Iraq invites them to retur...

OTTAWA - Canada will host a meeting of its Lima Group partners next week in an attempt to build new momentum in their effort to bring democracy to Venezuela. The gathering of foreign ministe...

BERLIN - Joseph Vilsmaier, a German filmmaker whose striking portrayal of the Battle of Stalingrad brought home the horrors of war to a new generation, has died. He was 81. His agent confirmed Wednesd...

TORONTO - Longtime newspaper columnist, author and firebrand Christie Blatchford, a hardnosed scribe known for deep-sourced scoops and biting opinion pieces, has died. She was 68. Blatc...

KAMLOOPS - THE THRONE SPEECH yesterday was more than a nothing burger - to borrow from a trend in meat-like products these days, it was a beyond-nothing burger.Doesn't matter; it was over-shadowed by ...

BEIJING - More offices and stores in Beijing and other parts of China finally reopened Monday after the Lunar New Year break was extended to discourage travel and contain the new coronavirus, but many...

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump unveiled a $4.8 trillion election year budget plan on Monday that recycles deep, previously rejected cuts to domestic programs like food stamps, Medicaid, and housi...

WASHINGTON - The four lawyers who prosecuted Roger Stone quit the case after the Justice Department overruled them and said it would take the extraordinary step of lowering the amount of prison time i...

MANCHESTER, N.H. - Bernie Sanders won New Hampshire's presidential primary, edging moderate rival Pete Buttigieg and scoring the first clear victory in the Democratic Party's chaotic 2020 nomination f...