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EDMONTON – Alberta’s abortion clinic bill has moved one step closer to being passed following a debate that saw Opposition United Conservatives walk out of the chamber en masse five more t...

EDMONTON - The provincial government has released a new mobile fire ban app to let people across the province know about the risk of wildfires. In a release, the province says the new app will give pe...

EDMONTON- Alberta Health Services has issued a public alert after someone in Edmonton tested positive for measles. The warning is specific to certain times, locations and dates when others may have be...

LACOMBE- Council has given final approval to 2018 tax rates in Lacombe. Based on Council's approval of the operating budget and recommended changes in the spring budget amendment, the 2018 property ta...

LONDON - Nicola Day’s flight to London will land just hours before Prince Harry is set to wed Meghan Markle in a lavish ceremony at Windsor Castle, and she’s determined to not let jet lag ...

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Raymond Blake can still see his mother, a strong woman raising six kids alone after his father died, dissolve into tears as the schooner pulled away from their home in remote ...

MONTREAL - The youth wing of the Bloc Quebecois has become the latest group to withdraw its support for embattled leader Martine Ouellet, declaring Wednesday she’s not the one to bring the crumb...

TORONTO - The Winnipeg Jets and Vegas Golden Knights have intrigued Canadian hockey fans this post-season, if television ratings are any indication. So it’s not a stretch that the Western Confer...

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - A barge that disappeared off the coast of Labrador six months ago has turned up bobbing in waters 3,000 kilometres away. The Royal National Lifeboat Institution in Ballyglass,...

HALIFAX - The first North Atlantic right whale of the season has been spotted in waters off eastern Cape Breton amid concerns from fishermen that measures meant to protect the endangered mammals have ...