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BEIRUT - A top U.N. aid official appealed to the Syrian government and its Russian backers for a cessation of hostilities in eastern Ghouta on Thursday when a second convoy with desperately needed aid...

JOHANNESBURG - A South African triathlete who suffered severe leg injuries when attackers cut his legs with a saw says he will focus on recovery so he can run and cycle again. Athlete Mhlengi Gwala on...

CALGARY- Police have charged an Edmonton man with murder in a cold case from more than 20 years ago. Police say Daniel Boysis, 22, was last seen at his Calgary home in 1996. Two years later, investiga...

LETHBRIDGE- A southern Alberta mother who admitted she left her child in a freezing SUV while she went drinking has been given a conditional discharge by a judge. The 25-year-old pleaded guilty last O...

COPENHAGEN - The Danish inventor accused of torturing and killing Swedish journalist Kim Wall during a private submarine trip before dismembering her body strongly denied killing her, asserting at his...

OTTAWA - The pace of new home construction picked up unexpectedly in February driven by strength in the condo market in major cities, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. said Thursday. Meanwhile, Statis...

STONY PLAIN- On March 2, RCMP, Edmonton GIS, K Division, and the Central Alberta District Integrated Crime Reduction Unit conducted a joint investigation into the trafficking of stolen vehicles in the...

Drayton Valley-Devon MLA Mark Smith is readying for a busy and exciting spring session, as the Alberta legislature comes back today. Today will mark the first time new United Conservative Party leader...

WASHINGTON - Canada appears to have dodged a protectionist bullet, as one of only two countries to receive a provisional exemption from steel and aluminum tariffs set to rip into America’s tradi...

HALIFAX - A large nor’easter was blowing through much of Atlantic Canada today, with another system expected to bring more messy weather over the weekend. Environment Canada issued special weath...