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CALGARY - Forward Mikael Backlund decided not to test free agency this summer and re-signed a multi-year contract extension with the Calgary Flames. The Flames announced on Friday that the two sides a...

WHITEHORSE - A study on alcohol warning labels in Yukon is moving ahead, albeit with some major revisions after the liquor industry raised concerns about the research. Last November, large, colourful ...

DUNEDIN, Fla. - Toronto pitcher Marcus Stroman met with Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins on Friday, a day after the 26-year old right-hander’s salary arbitration loss triggered him to vent ...

EAST ORANGE, N.J. - A Massachusetts man has been accused of deliberately crashing a stolen bakery delivery truck into a Planned Parenthood clinic in New Jersey, injuring a pregnant woman and two other...

MEXICO CITY - Mexico escaped major destruction from a magnitude 7.2 earthquake that jolted southern and central parts of the country, authorities said Saturday, though 13 people were killed in the cra...

Central Albertans will be able to keep themselves busy over the Family Day Long Weekend with numerous communities hosting special events to mark the occasion. In Red Deer, Festival Hall is hosting a F...

A prominent feature planned for Red Deer's new Servus Arena is now kaput. Servus Credit Union, who purchased the naming rights for the arena last year through a sponsorship deal with The City of Red D...

BOW ISLAND, AB - A large employer in the County of 40 Mile in southern Alberta will be closing its doors this summer. The Spitz Sunflower Seed Factory located outside of Bow Island will close, PepsiCo...

TORONTO - The former leader of Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives, who resigned amid sexual misconduct allegations last month, is running to reclaim the party’s top job. Here is what Patr...

TORONTO - A timeline of the tumultuous events that followed the resignation of former Progressive Conservative leader Patrick Brown last month, and his bid to reclaim that post: Jan. 24: Patrick Brown...