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Alberta's chief paramedic is firing back against what he says are "inaccurate claims" about the province's move to consolidate EMS dispatch in four municipalities. Darren Sandbeck says there is no evi...

A second southern Alberta town is asking the provincial government to order a stop to coal exploration work until public consultations on the issue can be held. The town council of Turner Valley appro...

Alberta's chief medical officer of health is set to provide her latest update on the COVID-19 situation in the province.Dr. Deena Hinshaw will speak during a news conference scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Yo...

Matt Nichols is betting a 2021 CFL season will be played. The veteran quarterback's two-year deal with the Ottawa Redblacks reportedly includes a $200,000 report-and-pass bonus. To collect the money, ...

RCMP in Ponoka are commending alert citizens in helping Mounties arrest a suspected thief last week.Police say a series of citizen calls on Jan. 29 led officers to locate the individual and arrest him...

OTTAWA - One of the unions representing workers at Veterans Affairs Canada is alleging widespread harassment and discrimination within the department following a survey of its members.The Union of Vet...

WASHINGTON - Vice-President Kamala Harris has spent her first two weeks in office working with the president on coronavirus relief, consulting with the head of the World Health Organization and talkin...

WASHINGTON - Tom Vilsack, President Joe Biden's nominee for secretary of agriculture, pledged Tuesday to focus on climate change initiatives and work to address racial inequities in agricultural assis...

Earth spiked a bit of a fever in 2020, partly because of cleaner air from the pandemic lockdown, a new study found. For a short time, temperatures in some places in the eastern United States, Russia a...

NEW YORK - Now, even the pros on Wall Street are asking if the stock market has shot too high. U.S. stocks have been on a nearly nonstop rip higher since March, up roughly 70% to record heights and ca...