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July 309:00 a.m. - Brazeau County - Report of threats uttered over Facebook. The complainant only wanted the other party spoken to.10:33 a.m. - Drayton Valley - 52 Street - Shed broken into overnight....

CALGARY - A new paper suggests a federal program meant to buffer provinces against economic shocks is not up to the task - especially in the COVID-19 era. University of Calgary economis...

LONDON - The British issue of Vogue is devoting its September issue to activism, with a cover featuring two Black activists and produced by a predominantly Black team. Editor-in-chief Edward Enninful,...

OTTAWA - A workers-rights group is calling on the federal government to rethink the employment insurance program as an emergency benefit for workers is set to run out. The government estimates four mi...

BRANDON, Man. - The union representing employees at a pork processing plant in Manitoba is calling for Maple Leaf to cease production after three more workers tested positive for COVID-19. The United ...

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil has announced he is stepping down as premier and Liberal party leader. The premier said today that after 17 years in provincial politics, it...

EDMONTON - Though summer activities have been a bit different this year given the ongoing pandemic, there are still a lot of drivers on Alberta roadways, many of whom are newly-licenced. Whether they ...

OTTAWA - Canada is emphasizing the need for economic and political reform in Lebanon over the long term as it looks at immediate ways to help the country following this week's deadly explosion in Beir...

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case of a Hamilton-area homeowner who gunned down a would-be car thief. The top court today granted the request to weigh in from Peter Khill. Khill, o...

Here's a fundamental point about equalization: the provincial government doesn't pay for equalization, taxpayers do. Premier Jason Kenney is calling on the feds to increase the equalization rebate to ...