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OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says diplomatic talks with Saudi Arabia will continue but he’s not backing down on Canada’s criticism of the kingdom over the arrest of several socia...

Ontario launched its buck-a-beer plan Tuesday by offering “non-financial incentives” to brewers who sell their beer for $1, prompting critics to question the Progressive Conservative gover...

RED DEER- In light of dry conditions and poor air quality, the City of Red Deer has issued a full city-wide fire ban effective immediately . The ban is being put in place to help prevent fires in the ...

Russia and the United States remain undefeated as they prepare to battle in preliminary-round action tonight at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup. Yaroslav Askarov made 35 saves in backstopping Russia to a 3-0 w...

RED DEER- Chinook's Edge School Division, Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools, Red Deer Public Schools and Prairie Bus Lines have partnered to offer First Rider information sessions once again this yea...

NANAIMO, B.C. - A logging company employee has died while working at a wildfire in the Nanaimo Lakes area on Vancouver Island. The province’s workplace safety authority confirmed a TimberWest em...

TORONTO - As Saudi Arabia continues to escalate its political dispute with Canada, experts say Canadian businesses shouldn’t expect any quick resolution. On Tuesday the loonie dipped following a...

LAVAL, Que. - Police say brazen thieves have managed to steal a half-million dollars worth of goods, mostly hockey equipment, from a sports store north of Montreal. Authorities in Laval says the theft...

VALHALLA, N.Y. - A man who said he wanted to end his ailing wife’s suffering shot her to death in her bed at a suburban New York hospital Wednesday and then killed himself, police said. Richard ...

TOPEKA, Kan. - Democrat Sharice Davids of Kansas added her name Wednesday to her party’s increasingly diverse slate of candidates advancing to the November ballot. Davids, who would be the first...