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TORONTO - There's a feeling of freshness around Toronto FC these days. Amid a flurry of transactions, TFC will return home after more than a month away on Saturday to host the Columbus Crew and the cl...

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government will consider reversing a new policy that ends the public disclosure of expense receipts over $100 for ministers and other officials.Smith says the c...

MONTREAL - Montreal police have opened a criminal investigation into reports that people at a music festival last weekend were allegedly poisoned without their knowledge. Police say six people have re...

A Red Deer man will spend the next 28 months in jail following his sentencing this month in Red Deer Provincial Court.Joseph Schneider, now 39, was charged with a litany of offences following an incid...

OTTAWA - Descendants of war veterans gathered today at the National War Memorial in Ottawa to mark the official end of the Second World War. This year marks the 80th anniversary of Japan's surrender a...

OTTAWA - Canadian officials negotiating a global treaty on plastic pollution at the United Nations say they didn't push other countries to adopt a cap on plastic production. The sixth round of talks w...

The Outreach Centre is in the middle of its yearly Tools for School campaign.Red Deerians and local businesses are asked to consider contributing backpacks and school supplies.The campaign helps stude...

TORONTO - The Pan American Health Organization says Canada has the highest number of measles cases on the continent and more action is needed to address low vaccination rates. The regional agency with...

A colourful new exhibit is launching at Red Deer's Kiwanis Public Art Gallery this weekend.From Aug. 18 to Oct. 6, visit 'Colourful Travel Journey' by Aeris Osborne, downstairs at the downtown branch ...

VERCHRES - Authorities are unloading a cargo vessel run aground in the St. Lawrence River near Montreal in an attempt to free the ship. The Federal Yamaska ran aground near Verchres, Que., at around 5...