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FREDERICTON - The man charged with murder in a Fredericton shooting spree that left four people dead says he should be “exonerated” immediately because of temporary insanity. “This h...

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump says the U.S. will begin cutting aid to three Central American countries he accused of failing to stop thousands of migrants heading for the U.S. border. But across...

EDMONTON- Alberta Party Leader Stephen Mandel says his party would eliminate the portion of the current provincial carbon tax on home and business heating. But Mandel says they would leave it on gas f...

Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! This Week [October 14-20th, 2018] A birthday that runs in the family, beer for dogs, the true use of a T. Rex's hands, and the great Florida feline airlift...

CALGARY- A city park has been named to honour an MLA who died while helping a stranded motorist on the QE2 highway near Red Deer. Manmeet Singh Bhullar Park in Taradale is five hectares in size and fe...

EDMONTON- Alberta Gaming Liquor and Cannabis says Albertans will still have a way to get their marijuana deliveries now that rotating strikes have begun at Canada Post. AGLC spokeswoman Heather Holmen...

With Republicans and Democrats joining forces again in a bipartisan effort to target the U.S. opioid crisis, an Associated Press analysis of the first wave of emergency money from Congress finds that ...

SWIEQI, Malta - It was her last day of class and Leida Ruvina was getting suspicious. The Albanian student had just finished the first module in what was purported to be a doctoral program co-administ...

MEDICINE HAT, AB - The Medicine Hat Police Service will begin training patrol officers in the use of a less-lethal weapon next month. Starting in November, 12 officers will be trained to use a 37mm si...

LETHBRIDGE- Even though a fellow prairie province is introducing some of the toughest distracted driving penalties next month, Alberta has no plans to follow Manitoba’s lead. Starting November 1...