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Industry experts say the pending closure of the StarMetro newspapers in Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, Halifax and Toronto will come at a cost to some communities that still rely on the free commu...

CALGARY - At five-foot-seven and 150-pounds, Hamilton Tiger-Cats receiver Brandon Banks is used to being thought of as the little guy. That just serves as motivation for the CFL's most ...

OTTAWA - A Canadian Armed Forces member in British Columbia has been charged with allegedly operating an illegal marijuana-oil extraction lab, which police in other jurisdictions have linked to a ...

WINNIPEG - A hotel that was evacuated last summer due to a carbon monoxide leak had no carbon monoxide detectors, contrary to the provincial fire code, says Manitoba's Office of the Fire Com...

MADRID - Roberto Bautista Agut delivered a big blow to Canada's hopes of capturing its first Davis Cup title. The 31-year-old veteran defeated Montreal teenager Felix Auger-Aliassime 7-6 (3), 6-3 ...

HALIFAX - Canada's defence minister says he doesn't see China as an adversary, as a security conference in Halifax this weekend prepares to focus heavily on the Asian superpower. Harjit Sajjan&nb...

The Grande Prairie Petroleum association has announced a new executive. The GPPA held elections during their general meeting on Thursday night, with Trevor Denis elected as their new president, replac...

The watch towers, double-locked doors and video surveillance in the Chinese camps are there "to prevent escapes." Uighurs and other minorities held inside are scored on how well they speak the dominan...

CALGARY - A key indicator of future oil and gas drilling activity in Western Canada is sliding lower as the industry deals with a lack of pipeline capacity, oil production curtailments and difficulty ...

OTTAWA - Beijing has a new representative in Canada but his stern message to Ottawa remains the same as his predecessor's: release Huawei Technologies executive Meng Wanzhou, arrested in Van...