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FORT MCMURRAY - Occupational Health and Safety says a Syncrude employee operating an excavator was killed Sunday at an oilsands mine in northern Alberta.Government spokeswoman Natasha McKenzie says it...

EDMONTON - The RCMP say a person is dead after a three wheel cycle collided with a pickup truck Sunday evening just west of Edmonton.Police issued a release that says the incident occurred around 7;30...

EDMONTON - Alberta Opposition Leader Rachel Notley says if elected in 2023, her NDP will work to make the province a powerhouse in renewable energy.Notley says that includes moving Alberta's electrici...

NEW YORK (AP) - That Ellen Burstyn plays a woman who recoils at the very mention of a retirement community in the upcoming film "Queen Bees" is extremely appropriate. Rarely has an actor been as good ...

TORONTO - Paul Weir has been named head coach for Canada's team at next month's FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup. Patrick Tatham, Shawn Swords, and Justin Serresse will serve as assistants on Weir's staf...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Singer Shemekia Copeland and guitarist Christone "Kingfish" Ingram are among this year's top winners at the Blues Music Awards. Veteran musicians Charlie Musselwhite and Elvin Bi...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Outdoing his fellow billionaires in daredevilry, Jeff Bezos will blast into space next month when his Blue Origin company makes its first flight with a crew. The 57-year-ol...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government plans to take a phased approach to welcoming back international visitors as pandemic restrictions loosen. Trudeau says he expects hig...

TORONTO - The National Women's Hockey League's Toronto Six have named Mark Joslin as the second head coach in franchise history. Joslin takes over for Digit Murphy, who will remain as team president. ...

EDMONTON - A judge has ruled that the religious freedoms of an Alberta pastor who is on trial for violating COVID-19 regulations were not violated. Pastor James Coates made a charter application in re...