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FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - The eviction four decades ago of a predominantly Metis settlement in Fort McMurray disrupted members’ traditional way of life and caused lasting economic harm to affected ...

"Albertans will not tolerate missed deadlines and shifting goal posts, we will not tolerate legal game-playing." Alberta Premier Rachel Notley was emphatic with her message regarding construction of t...

VICTORIA - Two government reviews will dig deeper into possible money laundering in British Columbia, expanding the province’s scrutiny beyond casinos. The reviews are aimed at stopping the poss...

The Canadian senior women’s basketball team will face some significant challenges in Friday’s quarterfinal against Spain at the FIBA Women’s World Cup. The world’s second-ranke...

An Ontario judge is fighting back against a disciplinary body’s ruling that found he cast a shadow on his profession by accepting a temporary dean post at a northern university’s Indigenou...

OTTAWA - Internet advocacy groups say they’re unhappy Canada’s telecoms regulator has halved the minimum speed that projects need to meet for a $750-million fund designed to make broadband...

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s health minister says he believes there is timely access to abortion services in the province despite calls from advocates to improve access. Randy Delorey said Thursday t...

The Town of Drayton Valley and town council are taking a more of a “wait and see” approach to the legalization of cannabis. Recreational use of the drug becomes legal across the country on...

OTTAWA - MPs have unanimously endorsed a motion to revoke the honorary Canadian citizenship of Myanmar’s de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi. The vote, on a Bloc Quebecois motion, followed Thursda...

STEINBACH, Man. - A company that operates a chain of radio stations is apologizing for running a paid advertisement that downplayed the effect of the residential school system on Indigenous people. Ma...