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OTTAWA - Auditor general Michael Ferguson is standing by his conclusion that the federal public service’s “obedient” culture led to the “incomprehensible failure” of the ...

TORONTO - Two sisters, ages five and nine, were seriously injured during a “brazen” daylight shooting at a playground in Toronto’s east end, authorities said Thursday. Toronto police...

EDMONTON - Canadian officials say they do not expect any negative impact on grain exports after some unauthorized genetically modified wheat was discovered in southern Alberta. The Canadian Food Inspe...

NHL pre-season action is coming to Red Deer. Rookies for the Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers will play in a special exhibition game at the Enmax Centrium on Wednesday, September 12. Tickets for the...

VANCOUVER - A diamond-studded golden eagle statue reported stolen in a violent robbery in 2016 is worth $930,450, not $7 million as its owner originally claimed, according to court documents. Ron Shor...

Unionized workers with the Town of Ponoka have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action In a release, the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees says more than 60 of its members who work for the...

PHILADELPHIA - Bill Cosby has ousted the high-powered defence team whose aggressive tactics failed to sway jurors from convicting him of sexual assault in April. Cosby’s spokesman Andrew Wyatt s...

OTTAWA - The federal government has taken a step towards fulfilling it’s promise to get rid of fossil fuel subsidies by agreeing to finally explain how much it actually spends on them. Natural R...

OTTAWA - Tom Mulcair was praised by friends and political foes alike Thursday as he prepared to retire from Parliament with a call for Canada to be a champion of democracy in the world. More than a de...

A Red Deer man should be held criminally responsible for his actions, the Crown prosecutor urged during her closing arguments in the second-degree murder trial of 27-year-old Jordan Koizumi. Dominique...