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CALGARY - An Alberta law that fines or imprisons people who don’t report cases of child abuse or neglect has never been used, something advocates say is a “lost opportunity.” Under t...

SMITHERS, B.C. - On a recent crisp fall morning, a compact white shuttle bus rolled to a stop just off the Yellowhead Highway. Four people hastily exited and began to walk briskly toward their destina...

OTTAWA - The federal NDP can now turn its focus to some more immediate challenges now that it has settled on Ontario provincial politician Jagmeet Singh as its newest leader. Here’s what tops th...

OTTAWA - More than nine years after journalist Amanda Lindhout was taken hostage in Somalia, a man will face trial Monday in an Ottawa courtroom. Three weeks have been set aside for the Ontario Superi...

Cineplex is rebooting its Playdium brand and plans to open 10 to 15 new arcade and amusement centres across the country. The Canadian entertainment and media company says these new locations in mid-si...

OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale tried Monday to assuage renewed concerns about the security of Canada’s asylum system after it emerged the suspect in a weekend attack in Edmonton e...

MONTREAL - With just about a year to go before the next provincial election, the leaders of Quebec’s political parties will be paying close attention to the results of Monday’s byelection ...

FREDERICTON - For the second year in a row, New Brunswick legislators are slated to get a raise they don’t want - and are likely breaking the law in refusing. The Liberal government imposed a pa...

Edmonton police are investigating as acts of terrorism an unprovoked knife attack on an officer who was controlling traffic outside a football game and a high-speed chase of a moving van that struck a...

VANCOUVER - Accounts of survival, fear and chaos are emerging from those affected by a mass shooting in Las Vegas on Sunday night. American officials say a lone gunman opened fire on concertgoers at a...