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Chances are they didn't see it coming. A total of 78 Red Deer drivers were hit with tickets for distracted driving last month. Red Deer RCMP and Community Peace Offiers issued the tickets as part of t...

BERLIN - An Afghan man admitted to stabbing and severely injuring a family of three and a 20-year-old compatriot in Vienna because “he was in a bad, aggressive mood and upset about his life̵...

VICTORIA - A special prosecutor has been appointed in British Columbia to handle a case involving 24 sex-related charges against a former mayor of Burns Lake. The prosecution service says Vancouver la...

REGINA - The Saskatchewan coroner’s office is investigating the death of a 12-year-old girl who was found under snow behind her home. Police and other first responders were called to a Regina re...

NEW DELHI - Architect and educator Balkrishna Doshi, best-known for his innovative work designing low-cost housing, has been awarded the 2018 Pritzker Architecture Prize, the first Indian to win archi...

NEW YORK - Forty-six per cent of the 96 films premiering at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival are directed by women - a record for Tribeca - including the festival’s closing night selectio...

TORONTO - The CFL voided Euclid Cummings’ contract with the B.C. Lions on Wednesday, citing unspecified criminal charges. The veteran defensive lineman signed through the 2018 season as a free a...

WINNIPEG - Former Manitoba premier Greg Selinger welled up in the legislature Wednesday as he said goodbye to his fellow politicians, ending 18 years of sometimes-tumultuous service. He used his final...

The spring sitting of the Alberta legislature is set to begin, with the focus on pipelines and the economy. The session opens Thursday with a speech from the throne, and Government House Leader Brian ...

Montreal is set to join other Canadian cities in offering a space where homeless people suffering from alcoholism can drink in a controlled environment. The so-called “wet shelter” is part...