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VANCOUVER — Tiger Woods, supremely gifted at controlling the arc of his golf ball, may have badly miscalculated his ability to do the same with the trajectory of his life. But he hasn't given up trying.

What the world's…

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Bored and confined to a wheelchair for months, Danish-Norwegian artist Nina Maria Kleivan saw inspiration in her newborn child and began to sew.

Soon enough, her four-month-old daughter, Faustina, became both muse and model, adorned in miniature costumes replicating…

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TORONTO – Could a struggle to rid rural areas of coyotes become the basis for the creation of a Canada's 11th province?

Bill Murdoch, a Conservative member of the Ontario legislature, who represents the riding of Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound, says…

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Just days after a finding by two Swedish historians bolstered Nova Scotia's claim to being hockey's birthplace, the Northwest Territories is moving to formally recognize references to an 1825 game played on a frozen lake near the present-day…

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When is copycat creative work stealing, and when is it inspiration?

That advertising debate has become a whole lot murkier — and louder — lately given the exploding world of social media.

Toronto-based ad agency Cundari Group found out just…

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UNITED NATIONS – Canada hit back on Tuesday over a United Nations "expert report" that criticizes how minorities are treated in the country, charging it contains inaccuracies and bases several findings on unsubstantiated claims.

The rebuke at the Geneva-based…

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NEW YORK — In the wake of the financial crisis, many countries, including the United States, have been putting too much emphasis on rules and not focusing enough on how banks and other financial firms should be supervised…

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OTTAWA – Prime Minister Stephen Harper urged the resumption of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks on Tuesday while his foreign affairs minister publicly condemned the expansion of Jewish settlements.

Mr. Harper said during the daily question period in the House of…

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Canadian figure skating star Joannie Rochette will not be punished by the International Skating Union for taking part in TV special rather next week's ISU world championships in Turin, Italy.

Rochette, who made headlines around the world when she…

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OTTAWA — With Canada's isotope supply stretched thin this week, Federal Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq refused to commit Tuesday to compensating the provinces and territories for the added costs caused by the ongoing shortage.

Ms. Aglukkaq was pressed for…