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Toronto plans to add 200 frontline officers to the night shift over the summer in an effort to reduce gun violence, the city’s police chief said Thursday while the mayor promised new funds for c...

CALGARY - Package delivery firms say they are prepared to fill the gap when Greyhound Canada closes most of its Western Canada operations this fall. The company says its Greyhound Package Express serv...

TORONTO - Ontario’s new Progressive Conservative government vowed Thursday to bring in sweeping changes meant to restore public trust in the province in a throne speech that played up promises m...

EDMONTON – Service Alberta Minister Brian Malkinson says the government might take driver road tests back from the private sector due to concerns about oversight and high fees compared with the ...

Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! The Great Blondin Charles Blondin was born Jean-Francois Gravelet in 1824 France. Spending a lifetime performing miraculous stunts on a tightrope, he is co...

LOS ANGELES - Tyler Perry is warning fans not to get scammed. The actor, comedian and director says in a Facebook video that he’s not giving away anything. The 48-year-old directed a strong comm...

HAPPY VALLEY-GOOSE BAY, N.L. - The NunatuKavut community in southern Labrador is entering into historic talks with the Canadian government, as Ottawa moves to formally recognize an Indigenous group th...

STETTLER- A new 4-Way Stop is being installed by Alberta Transportation at the intersection of Highway 835 and Township Road 40-2 this week. Installation is expected to be completed today. The County ...

LACOMBE- The City of Lacombe has received grant funding to install new solar powered runway lighting at the Lacombe Regional Airport. The Strategic Transportation Infrastructure Program (STIP) operate...

CROOKS CORNER, South Africa - Africa’s ancient baobab, with its distinctive swollen trunk and known as the “tree of life,” is under a new and mysterious threat, with some of the larg...