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Around 20 people were shot around the cities of Midland and Odessa in west Texas on Saturday by at least one and possibly two shooters in separate vehicles, a local television station and police reported.

A man who was stopped by Texas state troopers when his vehicle failed to signal a left turn opened fire and fled, engaging in a deadly shooting rampage before he was killed by officers outside a movie theatre, authorities said Saturday.

At least five people were dead after a mass shooting in west Texas, authorities said Saturday. The gunman was killed and three law enforcement officers were among the injured.

A man who was stopped by Texas state troopers when his vehicle failed to signal a left turn opened fire and fled, engaging in a deadly shooting spree before he was killed by officers outside a movie theatre, authorities said Saturday.

Officials with the Meewasin Valley Authority say they were impressed with the turnout at an attempt to top the Guinness Book of World Records' list for the longest sidewalk chalk mural.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson's provocative decision to suspend the British Parliament for a time before the country's deadline for leaving the European Union came under fire Saturday in London and other cities where protesters took to the streets.

It's normally just a trickle. But right now, Churchill Falls in Labrador is a major spectacle as massive amounts of water cascade over the rocks.

Canadian tennis sensation Bianca Andreescu advanced to the Round of 16 at the U.S. Open on Saturday with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Carolina Wozniacki of Denmark at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York.

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans closed parts of the Bay of Fundy to fixed-gear fishing Thursday after several North Atlantic right whale sightings east off Grand Manan. 

Saskatchewan says the Supreme Court of Canada has denied the province's request to delay its appeal hearing over the carbon tax.

If you visit the East Arm Café in Łutsël K'é, N.W.T., you might meet Joseph Mukamba. He moved to the community from Yellowknife three years ago, but is originally from Zimbabwe.

Filmmaker Bill Morrison was in Dawson City this week, and it was a sort of return to the well for him. His acclaimed 2016 documentary was assembled from hundreds of century-old film reels dug out of the permafrost.

Filmmaker Bill Morrison was in Dawson City this week, and it was a sort of return to the well for him. His acclaimed 2016 documentary was assembled from hundreds of century-old film reels dug out of the permafrost.

A 'voluminous' package was delivered to the municipality's CAO after business hours Friday, says proponent Anthony LeBlanc.

Alberta's associate minister of mental health is facing a call for removal from his job after comments he made about an opioid antidote. After an event Friday, Jason Luan told reporters that he had learned naloxone, an opioid overdose antidote, has been used as a way to push the limits of opioid dosing

Alberta's associate minister of mental health says he's worried that kids are deliberately taking larger doses of opioids knowing that naloxone can be used to reverse an overdose, and that distribution of naloxone kits might be enabling greater drug use.

​​​​​​​Sirhan Sirhan, imprisoned for more than 50 years for the 1968 assassination of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, was hospitalized Friday after being stabbed by a fellow inmate at a San Diego prison.

Hong Kong police fired tear gas and water cannons on Saturday as pro-democracy protesters threw gasoline bombs in the latest in a series of clashes that have plunged the Chinese-ruled city into its worst political crisis in decades.

Hurricane Dorian bore down on the Bahamas as a fierce Category 4 storm Saturday, with new projections showing it may spare Florida a direct hit while still threatening parts of the southeast U.S. with powerful winds and rising ocean water.

Hurricane Dorian has gained fearsome new muscle as an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm, bearing down on the northwestern Bahamas early Saturday en route to Florida's east coast.

The chief curator of the Army Museum at the Halifax Citadel is trying to find the grave of a goat called Robert the Bruce, who served as a mascot for a Nova Scotia battalion during the First World War.

Worried about the "polar coaster'"forecast by the Farmers' Almanac? Don't fret: Forecasting months ahead reduces accuracy and we still have fall to go.

Air filters have gone unused this summer as unexpectedly mild weather dampened the prospect of wildfires. Despite the short-term respite, experts say long-term data indicates that wildfires are likely to make a strong comeback. 

Conservative Party Deputy Leader Lisa Raitt says any attempt by backbench MPs to re-open the abortion debate would be shut down by a Conservative government — a position a national anti-abortion group says it finds "deeply" troubling.

It isn't the total number of incumbents not running for re-election that makes the difference. It's where they're missing that matters.

Newly-appointed TSO music director Gustavo Gimeno faces a daunting task: to revitalize one of Canada's two largest symphony orchestras at a time when some have sounded the death knell for classical music due to aging audiences and increased competition from other forms of entertainment.

It's been a grim year for canola farmers in Canada, who appear to be collateral victims of a diplomatic brawl between Beijing and Ottawa. Wheat growers, on the other hand, are enjoying soaring foreign sales. And they have the People's Republic of China to thank for them.

New findings published in the Lancet medical journal say the risk of breast cancer associated with hormone replacement therapy is higher than previously thought, but doctors say women need to weigh the risk against the severity of menopause symptoms.

Canada needs to pressure Brazil to end violations of Indigenous rights, says the head of Canada’s largest Indigenous organization in a letter sent to Global Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland. 

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he’s not worried about his party’s difficulties filling their remaining candidate vacancies before election day. 

NDP Leader Jagmeet is running again in the Burnaby South riding in the federal fall election, just six months after winning the riding in a critical byelection.

NDP Leader Jagmeet is running again in the Burnaby South riding in the federal fall election, just six months after winning the riding in a critical byelection.

Valerie Harper, who scored guffaws and stole hearts as Rhoda Morgenstern on back-to-back hit sitcoms in the 1970s, has died. She was 80.

WARNING: This story contains disturbing details. A Niagara-area company has lost its bid to keep its licence to transfer corpses after a contractor stuffed an infant's remains into a cardboard box.

Nearly a decade after arriving off the coast of British Columbia with a boatload full of Tamil migrants, the MV Sun Sea headed off on its final voyage Friday.

A Conservative MP has written to the commissioner of Canada Elections asking him to determine if the Liberals have violated campaign rules by bringing Liberal candidates along to government announcements.

It's been a busy year for 17-year-old Maitreyi Ramakrishnan so far. In a few short months, she's appeared in her school's production of Chicago, graduated high school and beat 15,000 others to snag the central role in Mindy Kaling's new Netflix comedy series.

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey's account has gotten hacked, and whoever broke in sent racist and vulgar tweets to his 4.2 million followers.