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MONTREAL - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau committed $1.3 billion of federal funding Thursday towards extending Montreal's metro line - a project first announced by Rene Levesque in 1979. To descri...

GATINEAU, Que. - Soldiers, friends and family are attending a military funeral in Gatineau, Que., for a Canadian soldier who died in a parachute training exercise in Bulgaria. Bombardier Patrick ...

BRUSSELS - Mike Teunissen claimed the first yellow jersey of this year's Tour de France with a sprint victory in Saturday's opening stage, which was marked by Jakob Fuglsang's crash. The Dutch sprinte...

WIMBLEDON, England - Serena Williams warmed up for her opening mixed doubles match at Wimbledon by reaching the fourth round in singles. The seven-time singles champion, who is expected to play with p...

TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed two of their newest acquisitions to contract extensions. Defenceman Cody Ceci agreed to a one-year extension for US$4.5 million, while forward Alex K...

MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens have signed former Winnipeg Jets defenceman Ben Chiarot to a three-year contract. The deal has an average annual value of US$3.5 million. The six-foot-three, 219-poun...

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear the appeal of a gang leader who was behind a botched hit in which a mother of four was killed when she opened her front door. Lorry Ann Santos w...

OTTAWA - New documents show a Vancouver shipyard was able to deliver the first of the coast guard's three new science vessels last week only by cannibalizing parts from one of the other ships for repa...

LONDON - Making the long walk from the Stratford train station through a mall and to Olympic Stadium, fans headed to the first Major League Baseball games in Europe passed retailers filled with gear f...

OTTAWA - The federal government has officially appointed a new sergeant-at-arms for the House of Commons, four years after the appointee took on that role in an acting capacity. The Prime Mi...