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At least six people were injured today in an explosion at a small strip mall in the Chicago, Illinois, suburb of Waukegan, and authorities are searching the rubble for anyone who may be trapped.

Britain's Prince Harry is in Afghanistan and has seen combat, the British Ministry of Defense confirmed today. He was deployed 10 weeks ago, and his fellow soldiers were sworn to secrecy.

Federal drug investigators have taken over the inquiry into the January 22 death of actor Heath Ledger in a New York apartment, a law enforcement source told CNN Thursday.

More than 30 people were either arrested or are still wanted following a series of drug busts in Toronto on Wednesday night.

The FBI has launched an investigation into whether baseball great Roger Clemens perjured himself in testimony before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee earlier this month, government officials told CNN today. In his testimony, Clemens denied using performance-enhancing drugs.

Federal Liberals are calling for an RCMP investigation into allegations the Conservatives tried to bribe an Independent MP in a crucial vote three years ago, something Prime Minister Stephen Harper flatly denies happened.

Ontario's health minister has apologized for suggesting he might wear an adult diaper in an effort to understand the plight of incontinent nursing-home residents.

Treasure hunter Christian Hanisch told CNN Thursday that the hunt for Nazi Gold and possibly the legendary Amber Room will end Friday after the two men leading the expedition had a disagreement.

A judge has blocked attempts by public institutions to throw out the prior testimony of more than a dozen witnesses at a public inquiry into sexual abuse in eastern Ontario.

The province has announced a two per cent increase in the rate of Ontario students completing high school.

A southern Ontario Anglican diocese and three breakaway congregations are heading to court to determine who owns the churches after the parish breaks ranks.

An explosion and fire broke out at a school in Fort Frances in the early hours of Thursday, forcing the cancellation of classes and the evacuation of nearby buildings.

Republican National Committee Chairman Mike Duncan formally denounced on Thursday the Tennessee Republican Party's use of Barack Obama's full name in a recent news release questioning the Illinois senator's commitment to Israel.

Two years after an aboriginal group moved onto a southern Ontario housing development as part of a land claims dispute, little progress has been made to end the occupation, a local MPP says.

Toronto FC traded veteran midfielder Ronnie O'Brien to the San Jose Earthquakes on Thursday.

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"The people who survived the Great Depression were the ones who had money to buy when everybody else was selling." -- My grandfather

The parents of a teenager stabbed to death on New Year's Day are selling wristbands in her honour in an effort to prevent similar attacks in the future.

Brian Mulroney's lawyer says a taxpayer-funded public inquiry is unnecessary because a Commons committee has failed to unearth anything new other than details of a private transaction.

The OHL's Windsor Spitfires will play their first home game Thursday night since the death of their captain, Mickey Renaud.