BBC News – US & Canada

US agency posts a series of tweets explaining why a four-legged operative was relieved from duty […]

The pop band respond to former member Kaya Jones, who claims the group was a "prostitution ring". […]

The US would "never have the same relationship with China, a non-democratic society," he added. […]

Three people died and three were injured in shootings in the US states of Maryland and Delaware. […]

Tributes pour in for the Tragically Hip singer and lyricist, who died of brain cancer at 53. […]

Cady Mansell loves suits and wanted to wear one to her First Communion. But her church didn't agree. […]

When the Tragically Hip lead singer said he was suffering from terminal brain cancer, Canada grieved, because the band mined the nation's cultural mythology. […]

The US attorney general appears lost for words as he fields questions connected to the Russia probe. […]

The league commissioner says players should stand, but stopped short of imposing a rule. […]

The mother of a US soldier who was killed in action says the president showed "disrespect". […]

The last-minute deal between Airbus and Bombardier may have dodged a difficult trade dispute. […]

The move comes after a bipartisan healthcare fix stalled within one day of its announcement. […]

The Canadian prime minister pays tribute to the Tragically Hip frontman as "one of the best of us". […]

The plaintiff says champagne was promised in the brochure; the airline calls the lawsuit "frivolous". […]

The Canadian province passes a religious neutrality law on face coverings. […]

The disease has wreaked havoc on the state's homeless population, who experts say are vulnerable. […]

A man who had been on the run hands himself in after police completed his Facebook challenge. […]

It ran around a Brooklyn park before being caught by police. […]

The Star Wars director says he knew producer Harvey Weinstein was a bully […]

Alipay-backed Qudian gives small, short-term loans, and primarily targets millennials. […]

Daniel Antopolsky fled the country scene in the 1970s - but now he's been found on a French farm. […]

How Canadian winemaker Norman Hardie is able to make award-winning wines, despite winter temperatures so cold it can kill his vines. […]

An online campaign in memory of a black driver killed police has raised $75,000 in seven weeks. […]

A fight erupts after one car is driven over another, ending with both drivers being arrested. […]

A series of exhibits traces the history and art of the Chicano movement. […]

The singer says Obama's inauguration revealed the extent of racial divisions in her country. […]

Hillary Clinton accuses President Trump of trying to make women leaders feel intimidated. […]

Since September, hundreds of people have descended on the streets of St Louis in protest. This is why. […]

The president falsely claimed his predecessor had not called the families of fallen US soldiers. […]

Talks with US investment firm Colony Capital come after sex allegations about Harvey Weinstein. […]

The BBC's Rajini Vaidyanathan shares her personal story of sexual harassment during her working life. […]

Could a new generation of immigrants help cricket finally crack America? […]

The casting couch may seem like a relic of the golden age of Hollywood - but women say sexual harassment is rife. […]

Bodycam footage from a Sonoma County deputy shows officers rescuing a woman from Californian wildfires. […]

Harvey Weinstein is not a welcome subject for questions on some red carpets, the BBC finds. […]

A man drunkenly fired shots at a mosque after the Paris terror attacks, then tried to make amends. […]

The firm is still reeling since disclosure of an earlier cyber-breach that affected millions in the US and UK. […]

Jane Fonda tells BBC Hardtalk she regrets not talking sooner about allegations against Harvey Weinstein. […]