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EDMONTON - The United Conservatives say Rachel Notley and the NDP need to show how they are going to pay for big-ticket spending promises they are making during the campaign for the April 16 Alberta e...

SHERWOOD PARK, Alta. - Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley is promising that, if re-elected, her government would cover all prescription drug costs for middle- and low-income seniors."Seniors built this ...

Big Picture Stocks Struggle for Traction as Investors Weigh Growth Concerns Although they recovered a bit on Thursday, benchmark U.S. Treasury yields sank to fresh 15-month lows on Wednesday, along wi...

Ice build-up on the Red Deer River has caused isolated flooding and as a result, the temporary closures of two riverfront trails in Red Deer.City officials say effective immediately, the riverfront tr...

HONOLULU - The first state to limit tobacco and electronic cigarette sales to people 21 and older is contemplating a new nicotine crackdown: outlawing flavoured electronic cigarette liquids and flavou...

ALBANY, N.Y. - Gov. Andrew Cuomo and fellow Democrats who control the Legislature have reached a deal to make New York the third state with a ban on single-use plastic grocery bags as they worked to f...

DETROIT - Another driver has been killed by an exploding Takata air bag inflator, bringing the worldwide death toll to at least 24. The latest death occurred three days after a crash on June 8, 2018 i...

WINNIPEG - Carey Price knows the Montreal Canadiens have a daunting task ahead of them to earn a playoff spot, but he believes the team can rise to the challenge. "We've overcome obstacles and odds al...

UPDATE (10:30 a.m. - March 31)RCMP Major Crimes North have laid charges against two people in connection to the death of a man at a home in Grandview on Friday.Quentin Lee Strawberry and Jennifer Lee ...

WASHINGTON - A top Trump administration official on Friday called on the Federal Reserve to cut its key interest rate by a half-percentage point. Larry Kudlow, head of the president's National Economi...