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The three Afghanistan National Army officers who disappeared during a training exercise on Cape Cod before being caught trying to cross into Canada in Niagara Falls, New York, fear they will be killed if sent home. The men were interviewed by The Boston Globe at a federal detention facility in Batavia, New York, where they are being held...

Three Afghan soldiers who disappeared while visiting a military base in Cape Cod have reportedly been found. The men were last seen at a shopping mall Saturday night and were found earlier today at the Rainbow Bridge border crossing near Niagara Falls...

Burger King officially announced yesterday that it's merging with Canadian doughnut chain Tim Hortons, but denied in response to angry accusations and calls for boycotts that it's trying to duck U.S. taxes by reincorporating in lower-tax-rate Canada.

U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown wants Americans to boycott Burger King. The Ohio Democrat is calling for the boycott because of Burger King's weekend announcement that it's in talks to buy Canadian donut chain Tim Hortons.

Pamela Anderson's recent revelations about childhood sexual abuse has reached the ears of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The British Columbia news website The Province quotes local authorities who say they have reached out to the Canadian-born actress in light of her recent disclosure...

Toronto's mayor is apologizing for smoking crack cocaine, but he's not stepping down from his post.  During a press conference today, Mayor Rob Ford remarked that admitting he smoked crack was the toughest thing he's ever done.  E...

Gov. Deval Patrick plans to lead a trade mission to Canada next month. The governor and a delegation of state and business leaders will visit Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal during the four-day trip starting Oct. 8. Patrick said in a statement that the trade mission would focus on building partnerships between Massachusetts and Canada in areas such as clean energy, health care, financial services, di

BlackBerry says it will lay off 4,500 employees, or 40 percent of its global workforce, as it reports a nearly $1 billion second-quarter loss in a surprise early release of earnings results.       The stock dropped 19 percent to $8.50 a...

It's with much sadness that we bring you this news so late on a Saturday night. 'Glee' star Cory Monteith has passed away at the age of 31 in Vancouver, Canada, due to unspecified causes.

While the East Coast was settling in for the night, a major bridge collapse happened in Seattle, WA that sent multiple vehicles into the Skagit River.