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A prominent Nova Scotia mayor is expected to enter the Progressive Conservative leadership race Saturday, two days after announcing he was gay and someone had been threatening to reveal it. A spokespe...

Lacombe becomes the centre of the hockey world in Canada this weekend as the community hosts the Rogers Hometown Hockey Tour. One of four Alberta visits on this year’s tour, the festival runs Sa...

WASHINGTON - The Trump administration on Friday announced it will continue much of the Obama administration’s nuclear weapons policy, but take a more aggressive stance toward Russia. It said Rus...

VANCOUVER - British Columbia has surpassed Ontario as Canada’s top locale for film and television production for the first time, a development that industry experts largely credit to the rise of...

WASHINGTON - After a drumbeat of anticipation, a secret memo was released Friday that President Donald Trump’s allies in the media and Congress had predicted would set off a bombshell, exploding...

Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Mascot battle While two teams will champion their mascots in trial by football this weekend, we wanted to know the literal answer to the match-up. Who woul...

Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! 32 brains. 3 jaws. 300 teeth. 9 testes. Leeches pack a lot of punch into their slimy segmented bodies. Beyond their unbelievable anatomical stats, they are...

OTTAWA - Researchers say inadequate funding and poor collaboration between governments and private landowners are behind the failure of Canada’s laws to protect endangered and threatened species...

The Saskatchewan Roughriders acquired defensive lineman Charleston Hughes Friday, hours after the Hamilton Tiger-Cats briefly picked up the 2017 CFL sack leader from Calgary. Hamilton acquired Hughes ...

CALGARY - Alberta Premier Rachel Notley’s promise to suspend electricity talks with British Columbia over a pipeline dispute may not carry much weight, according to energy experts. Notley made t...