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OTTAWA - The Canadian and Quebec governments announced Tuesday they are pulling their support for former governor general Michaelle Jean to remain atop the international organization of French-speakin...

Tickets are now on sale for an event in Lacombe next month that aims to raise money for those suffering from schizophrenia in Alberta. The Schizophrenia Society of Alberta's 7th Annual Campaign Kick-o...

You find a house that you're interested in buying only to learn it contains traces of illegal, dangerous drugs. What do you do? Taralyn Adams recently fell in love with a house for sale in Sylvan Lake...

Red Deer College officials say RDC will be cannabis-free across its campuses, including all Residence units, following legalization on October 17. "We have been carefully considering this position for...

The Edmonton Eskimos couldn’t have picked a worse time to go into a slump. Edmonton has lost three straight and six of its last eight, including a 19-12 defeat to the Saskatchewan Roughriders on...

CALGARY - WestJet Airlines Ltd. says it will follow the lead of rival Air Canada in banning marijuana use for staff in certain “safety-sensitive positions” even when they aren’t at w...

SAN DIEGO - The San Diego Padres have fired hitting coach Matt Stairs after one year on the job as the team continued to rank at the bottom of the majors in key offensive stats. General manager A.J. P...

TORONTO - A deadly crash involving a stretched limousine-style SUV in New York state over the weekend has put a spotlight on safety concerns around the modified vehicles, but industry players maintain...

TORONTO - There were nights after Chris Boucher had punched out from his job at a Montreal rotisserie restaurant that he would ride an overnight bus to sleep. Dropping out of high school at the age of...

SAINT JOHN, N.B. - Irving Pulp & Paper said it will pay $3.5 million in penalties after pleading guilty Tuesday to three charges of effluent discharge into the fish-bearing Saint John River. The c...