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INUVIK, N.W.T. - The newly re-elected leader of Canada’s 60,000 Inuit says he plans to make housing a priority during his second term as president. “We’re in the final stages of crea...

A young man faces several charges following a vandalism spree in Ponoka this week. Mounties say several windows were smashed with an axe and a shed set on fire during a two-hour period in downtown Pon...

CALGARY - One of the peacocks that often roam freely on the Calgary Zoo grounds has died after it flew into the windshield of a moving zoo golf cart. Zoo spokeswoman Trish Exton-Parder said Thursday i...

WINNIPEG - A community arena in Winnipeg is being renamed after a famed NHL goaltender who died just months after he helped his team win the Stanley Cup. The city’s parks committee unanimously a...

HALIFAX - A transgender activist has filed a human rights complaint against the Nova Scotia Department of Health, saying it’s unfair the province covers breast removal surgeries for transgender ...

ATLANTA - Rookie star Ronald Acuna Jr. was back in the lineup for the Atlanta Braves on Thursday, one day after being plunked in the left arm with a pitch that sparked a national debate about whether ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. - Brandt Snedeker predicted low scores at the Wyndham Championship - but not this low. Snedeker shot an 11-under 59 on Thursday, falling one shot shy of matching the PGA Tour record. ...

VICTORIA - The Green party will not run a candidate against NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh in the riding of Burnaby South. Green Leader Elizabeth May says the decision is an extension of a “leaderR...

SURREY, B.C. - A four-month-old girl had to be pulled from under a pickup truck that rammed into her home in Surrey, B.C. Assistant fire Chief Chris Keon says the girl was breathing and conscious when...

SAINT-EUSTACHE, Que. - The federal government will move forward to create a statutory holiday dedicated to reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday. The holi...