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SAGUENAY, Que. - Quebec provincial police say two Hells Angels members have been arrested in a crackdown on an alleged drug trafficking ring in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region. Police say those arr...

LAC LA BICHE- The organization that represents Metis in Alberta says it supports the expansion of the Trans Mountain oil pipeline through B-C. The Metis Nation of Alberta says members voted in favour ...

CLARESHOLM- A town councillor who said she was beaten in a home invasion has resigned her position. Claresholm Mayor Doug MacPherson said Donna Courage's resignation is "unfortunate and regretful." Co...

A Red Deer Public Schools teacher has been nominated for a national award. Krysten Klein, a teacher at Mountview Elementary, has been nominated for the Post Foods Search for Goodness Award. The award ...

OTTAWA - The Canadian housing market is finding its footing after a prolonged stumble in the first half of the year, shaking off the impact of stricter mortgage rules, rising interest rates and provin...

LACOMBE- Council has given first reading to a proposed borrowing bylaw to fund the revitalization of Lacombe Market Square by securing a major Canadian retailer as an anchor tenant, along with associa...

WASHINGTON - The White House has admitted error for its false claim President Donald Trump created three times as many jobs for African-Americans than President Barack Obama. It was a rare acknowledgm...

BLACKFALDS- On August 14, Blackfalds RCMP were called to rural property in Red Deer County. Two men attempted to steal a utility trailer from the property, they say. The pair entered the property, exi...

OTTAWA- With many blood donors away or busy with summer activities, Labour Day weekend will be a particularly challenging time for Canadian Blood Services to collect blood. More than 22,000 donors are...

GENOA, Italy - As more bodies were pulled Wednesday from a mountain of jagged concrete and twisted steel left by a highway bridge collapse that killed 39, prosecutors focused on possible design flaws ...