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MONTREAL - A well-known economist who quit the Parti Quebecois because he felt it wasn’t hardline enough on Quebec independence and founded a rival sovereigntist party is back in the PQ fold. Je...

Canadian Blood Services has issued an urgent call for blood as the organization looks to fill more than 620 open appointments in Red Deer by March 10. Nationwide, officials say 35,000 donors are neede...

A firsthand lesson in poverty was taught this week by the United Way and Central Alberta Poverty Reduction Alliance (CAPRA). More than 70 people took park in a poverty simulation which aimed to show j...

VANCOUVER - A foreign buyers tax will do little to cool the British Columbia housing markets where it’s been expanded, as international purchasers make up only a small percentage of sales and la...

COLUMBUS, Ohio - An Ohio man convicted of beating a 14-month-old boy to death and tossing his body into a creek with the help of the child’s mother has been sentenced to life in prison with no p...

HONOLULU - A North Carolina man who admitted to defrauding the University of Hawaii of $200,000 by lying about being able to produce a Stevie Wonder fundraiser concert now wants to take back his guilt...

WASHINGTON - Canadians are getting a close-up view this week on how American state governors are working to preserve NAFTA by trying to dissuade President Donald Trump from starting the withdrawal pro...

OTTAWA - The Immigration and Refugee Board can only go so far to manage historic numbers of asylum claims and it’s now up to the Liberals to decide what kind of refugee system it wants, say refu...

TORONTO - Airbnb is rolling out a new tier of rentals in Toronto that have been inspected and verified in-person by staff. A press release from the home-rental organization says its new Airbnb Plus pr...

Farmers and Ranchers throughout Central Alberta are encouraged to register for a workshop on Certified Sustainable Beef. This workshop takes place on Monday, March 19 from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM at CrossR...