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Sonja Thomas from Travelwise outlines the best travel deals, including Christmas in the Riviera and an Ireland and Iceland Cruise!

I HAVE THIS SIMPLE blade coffee grinder that I use for grinding flax seeds. It lost a knob during one of our many moves, but it still works. No points for looking pretty though. We also have another b...

POLITICS IS A TOUGH, DIRTY BUSINESS, a fact of life Andrew Scheer is finding out these days.Scheer is trying to save his job as Conservative leader as others in his party are determined to take it awa...

Andrew Scheer's second-in-command apologized Saturday after comparing the Conservative leader's decision not to march in a Pride parade to choosing not to take part in a St. Patrick's Day parade. Leon...

MONTREAL - Quebec's top judge is facing an accusation of bias and a call to withdraw from a case she is hearing challenging the province's secularism law, known as Bill 21. A junior college ...

OTTAWA - Ask Hugo Slim about teenaged climate change activist Greta Thunberg, and one thought comes to mind: if only there were a young person like her who was that worried about nuclear weapons. Slim...

TORONTO - Carl English has lived a life full of heartbreaking setbacks. From losing his parents in a house fire as a young boy to the death of his uncle to going unchosen in the NBA draft, t...

VANCOUVER - The B.C Lions have named Rick Campbell as their new head coach. Campbell spent the last six seasons as coach of the Ottawa Redblacks, overseeing the club's transition from a 2-16 expansion...

SAN DIEGO - U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter plans to plead guilty on Tuesday to the misuse of campaign funds and has indicated he will leave Congress. The California Republican is facing federal corruption ch...

SEATTLE - Washington coach Chris Petersen has unexpectedly stepped down after six seasons at the school, with defensive co-ordinator Jimmy Lake promoted to over the program. Petersen's decision was sh...