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MONTREAL - A NASA astronaut with ties to Canada has blasted off to the International Space Station where he will stay nearly six months. Andrew “Drew” Feustel, who has dual Canada-U.S. cit...

EDMONTON- The provincial government has announced more funding for rural communities across Alberta. During a speech at the Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties convention Tuesday m...

LOS ANGELES - Two of the nation’s prominent Republicans on Wednesday envisioned a future for the GOP far removed from President Donald Trump’s Twitter blasts, where inclusiveness, a kinder...

At least two lawsuits filed at a top European court claim Russia violated Europe’s Human Rights Convention by removing organs from the recently dead without telling relatives. Russia’s res...

SAN FRANCISCO - There were no test tubes or Bunsen burners, but a courtroom turned into a science classroom Wednesday for a U.S. judge considering lawsuits that accuse big oil companies of lying about...

Montreal’s Just For Laughs answered doubts about its future Wednesday with the company’s sale to an investor group led by Canadian-born comedian Howie Mandel. The new owners, which include...

BLACKFALDS- The Town of Blackfalds has partnered with the Lacombe Foundation and the Bethany Group to pursue a seniors housing project in Blackfalds. In order to ensure that the end product meets the ...

Lacombe County and the Sylvan Lake Management Committee (SLMC), are reminding people to remove their ice fishing huts before April 1. They are urging ice hut owners to do the right thing and remove th...

UPDATE: The fog advisory has been discontinued. ------------------------ A fog advisory has been issued for Drayton Valley and surrounding area as near zero visibility in fog is expected or occurring....

RED DEER- The City invites Red Deerians to participate in a Culture Caf, a community conversation about plans and opportunities to showcase our city's arts, culture, heritage and identity during the 2...