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New citizens would be swearing an oath to Canada rather than to the Queen had former prime minister Jean Chretien not gotten cold feet at the last minute, his former citizenship minister said Friday. More...

Defence Minister Peter MacKay has announced his marriage to a former beauty queen who was born in Iran and later represented Canada at a Miss World pageant. More...

OTTAWA (Reuters) - White cowboy hats, an emergency helicopter landing and a flight over the fictional home of Anne of Green Gables await Prince William and his new bride Kate in Canada on their first official trip overseas. The potential future king and queen of Britain and Canada began their...

(CNN) -- Dead men tell no tales, but the sea does, as shown Friday when an anchor was recovered from the wreckage of pirate Blackbeard's flagship. An expedition off the North Carolina coast hoisted the nearly 3,000-pound anchor, one of three belonging to the Queen Anne's Revenge. Crews were...

John Stillwell-PA Britain's Queen Elizabeth II inspects an Irish Guard of Honour after arriving at Aras an Uachtarain (The Irish President's official residence) in Phoenix Park, Dublin. More photos » Britain's Queen Elizabeth II shakes hands with Irish President Mary McAleese after...

LONDON (AFP) – Kate Middleton's parents met Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip for the first time on Wednesday, just over a week before she marries Prince William, palace officials said. Carole and Michael Middleton were invited to Windsor Castle, the queen's residence west of...

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LOS ANGELES – It may seem as though Academy Awards voters would be a bunch of fawning monarchists, considering how often the ceremony has been a love fest for all things English. But British kings and queens generally wind up losers at the Oscars. If "The King's Speech," a saga about Queen...

Julia Roberts has signed on to portray The Evil Queen in the upcoming live-action, yet still untitled, "Snow White" movie. Roberts, the 43 year old actress, closed the deal to become the villain in the film directed by Tarsem Singh. I consider Tarsem Singh to be one of the true visionaries in...

DETROIT – Aretha Franklin says the undisclosed ailment that led the Grammy Award-winning singer to have surgery in Detroit has been resolved. The Queen of Soul tells Jet magazine she began to worry after experiencing a sharp pain in her side during a concert last year in Toronto. The interview...

Police search a section of alley near Portland Street and Queen Street West. A 27-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder in the stabbing death of a young Toronto man in the city's first homicide of 2011. Luke Heath, who was accompanied by his lawyer, surrendered to police at 14...

Queen cancels staff Christmas party LONDON, -- Queen Elizabeth ll,has canceled this year's Christmas party for her household staff, citing the need for "restraint" while the British economy is depressed. The Lord Chamberlain, William, Earl Peel, sent an e-mail to the 600 employees at...

Man spends day explaining knighthood KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, (UPI) -- A Malaysian politician faces being ousted by his own party after reports surfaced he faked receiving a knighthood from Britain's Queen Elizabeth II. Jeffrey Wong Su En apparently superimposed his image on a photograph...

Clinton sends queen early birthday wishes WASHINGTON, (UPI) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sent birthday wishes for the queen of England's official June birthday a week early this year, British officials say. Clinton sent an official statement Friday to congratulate Queen Elizabeth...

Carnival queen sambas with Obama's face on thigh SAO PAULO – A Brazilian carnival queen famous for her skimpy attire is grabbing headlines again for painting President Barack Obama's face on her body. Viviane Castro paraded nearly nude early Saturday with the U.S. leader's visage on her right...