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BERLIN - Officials in Germany are defending their decision to seize an indebted family's pet pug and sell it on eBay, saying the move was a last resort because authorities were unable to find anything...

HALIFAX - One week after a house fire claimed the lives of seven children in a Halifax suburb, the local member of Parliament says the community has come through "in a beautiful way" to help the grief...

PHOENIX - Police are investigating sexual abuse and harassment accusations made by a teacher against former University of Arizona and NBA player Mike Bibby, according to officials in the suburban Phoe...

WASHINGTON - The Senate has confirmed former coal industry lobbyist Andrew Wheeler to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, despite concerns by Democrats and one Republican about regulatory rollba...

MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Francois Legault says he's concerned about potential job losses at SNC-Lavalin, a day after claims by Canada's former attorney general that she was pressured to int...

OTTAWA - Canada's prison ombudsman says some older, long-serving inmates are being "warehoused" in prisons not equipped to handle end-of-life care. The federal correctional investi...

Toronto FC has got its man. A source confirmed Tuesday that the MLS team has reached an agreement in principle to acquire Spanish attacking midfielder Alejandro Pozuelo from Belgian league-leader...

VICTORIA - The City of Victoria and local First Nations are mulling over what to do about the mothballed Sir John A. Macdonald statue. The statue of Canada's first prime minister and&nb...

LONGUEUIL, Que. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that Canada will be "going to the moon" as a partner in a NASA-led project. NASA is embarking on the creation of its new Lunar G...

It's back!! Welcome to our second annual VEC Skijoring Competition! The competition has been streamlined this year with some improvements made from your feedback from our first attempt at bringing thi...