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MONTREAL - As he was training in 2004 for his second space flight to help in the construction of the International Space Station, a routine visit to the doctor almost cut short Dave Williams’ ca...

RED DEER- The Red Deer area unemployment rate for October was 6.3%. That is nearly a full percentage point lower than September’s 7.2%. Meanwhile, the Alberta unemployment rose from 7.0% to 7.3%...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - In an attempt to protect the coral reefs that divers so admire they have dubbed them the underwater Serengeti, the Pacific nation of Palau will soon ban many types of sunscre...

TOKYO - Japan’s Cabinet on Friday approved a draft bill that would allow the entry of more foreign blue-colour workers as the country’s fast-aging population faces labour shortages. The bi...

LONDON - A Japan Airlines co-pilot arrested after failing a breath test shortly before a London to Tokyo flight pleaded guilty Thursday to being almost 10 times over the legal limit for alcohol. Londo...

VANCOUER, B.C. - The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says home supply is rising and reaching levels not seen in roughly four years, even as the average price inches up year-over-year. The board...

CALGARY- The Petroleum Services Association of Canada is predicting more pain for the oil and gas sector next year. It predicts a total of 66-hundred wells will be drilled in Canada in 2019, down abou...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Ousted Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said Friday there is credible evidence that his replacement is attempting to buy support in Parliament ahead of an expected v...

The man poised to become New Brunswick’s next premier has a well-earned reputation as a tight-fisted fiscal manager whose resume includes 33 years as a senior executive working for one of Canada...

OTTAWA - Newfoundland’s premier and Hydro-Quebec say they will look to the future, not dwell on the past, now that the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled Quebec has no legal obligation to reopen ...