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CALGARY - Alberta's police watchdog says no charges will be laid against a Calgary police officer who shot a suspect dead with a powerful patrol rifle.The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team says t...

A pulp mill and wood products mill in northeastern B.C. are the latest to feel the fallout from weaker lumber markets and the province's pine beetle infestation.Canfor Pulp says its Taylor operation w...

TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors became Canada's team even before winning the NBA Finals, but international news headlines on Friday suggested they are now celebrated as world champions. The team - ...

OTTAWA - The federal New Democrats have been looking for a boost and they're hoping to get that on Sunday, when leader Jagmeet Singh presents the party's policy vision for the upcoming election campai...

Sexsmith needs doctors.Town Council recently approved a doctor recruitment task force meant to attract more family physicians to the community.Mayor Kate Potter says this is a common issue for a lot o...

TORONTO - The federal justice minister says the Liberals hope to tackle the issue of criminalization of HIV non-disclosure if they are re-elected in the fall. Non-disclosure has led to assault or...

The Western Chuckwagon Association is back at Evergreen Park this weekend for the second stop of its season.Wagon and chariot racing goes tonight and tomorrow night at 7 p.m. and Sunday afternoon at 2...

As mass protests in Hong Kong grab headlines around the world, expatriate Canadians living in the former British colony say the demonstrations have been intense -- and are raising fresh concerns about...

HALIFAX - Vice-Admiral Mark Norman, whose status has been up in the air since a breach-of-trust-case against him was dropped last month, was welcomed with a greeting of "mate" from the ...

A "limited selection" of next-generation cannabis products such as edibles will "gradually" hit retail shelves no earlier than mid-December 2019, Health Canada says. The Ottawa-based ag...