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WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Former “Today” show host Matt Lauer can keep a lakeside ranch in New Zealand after authorities there concluded Friday there wasn’t enough evidence he’...

CALGARY- The Salvation Army says it’s fired two guards and the manager of protective services at its homeless shelter in Calgary for using excessive force to remove clients. Two other employees ...

CORNER BROOK, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador has announced a partnership to send Indigenous students to the University of Saskatchewan’s law school, as the easternmost province undertakes reco...

EDMONTON – Police have made an arrest following back-to-back break-ins in which an Edmonton couple was robbed of cherished family heirlooms as well as a car. Investigators say a thief broke into...

WASHINGTON - Reveling in his pardon powers,President Donald Trump said Friday he’s thinking “very seriously” about pardoning former heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali, whose convictio...

QUEBEC - Police chased anti-G7 protesters through the streets of Quebec City on Friday, as small pockets of activists carried out a series of actions aimed at tiring out security forces and disrupting...

Brazeau County Council has sent a letter of support to the Alberta government for the Brazeau Hydro Pumped Storage Project. The project, which is anticipated to bring over 15,000 jobs during construct...

OTTAWA - The national unemployment rate was 5.8 per cent in May. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities. It cautions, howev...

OTTAWA - Canada’s national unemployment rate was 5.8 per cent in May. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (previous month in brackets): - Newfoundland and Labrador 14.5 per cent (1...

OTTAWA - A quick look at May unemployment (previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 5.8 per cent (5.8) Employment rate: 61.5 per cent (61.6) Participation rate: 65.3 per cent (65.4) Number unem...