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BOWDEN, Alta. - A man who was once called the "Paper Bag Rapist" has again been denied parole.John Horace Oughton, 71, was convicted in 1987 of two counts of rape and six counts each of indecent assau...

OTTAWA - A Statistics Canada study says Inuit are more than 17 times more likely to die in a fire than non-Indigenous people. The agency also says that, overall, Indigenous people are five times more ...

The family of a young Ponoka man fatally shot near Lacombe is expressing frustration once again towards Canada's justice system.In Red Deer provincial court on Thursday, there was another delay in the...

OTTAWA - Military ombudsman Greg Lick is defending the way his predecessor Gary Walbourne handled an allegation of sexual misconduct involving former defence chief Gen. Jonathan Vance, saying he would...

Red Deer - Mountain View Member of Parliament Earl Dreeshen has tabled a petition in the House of regarding the ongoing genocide of the Uyghurs in China.Last month, members voted to support a Conserva...

PARIS - French filmmaker Bertrand Tavernier, who directed acclaimed movies such "A Sunday in the Country," "Captain Conan" and "The Judge and the Assassin," has died, according to his family. He was 7...

LOS ANGELES - The original 1950s Godzilla movies stomped into theatres carrying a metaphor about nuclear destruction. Two years ago, "Godzilla: King of the Monsters" sounded alarms about climate chang...

New York City is taking steps toward the reopening of the city's theatres, creating vaccination and testing sites for stage workers in a bid to restore a key part of New York's draw. "It's time to rai...

OTTAWA - Auditor general Karen Hogan says the federal government missed chances to flag fraudulent claims for emergency benefits last year.She says officials will now have to rely on costly, years-lon...

GENEVA - The U.N.-backed program to ship COVID-19 vaccines worldwide has announced supply delays involving a key Indian manufacturer, a major setback for the ambitious rollout aimed at helping low- an...