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FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - A restaurant in Alberta’s oilsands hub is taking its own stand against the B.C. government’s plan to obstruct an expansion of the Kinder Morgan pipeline. Asti Tratto...

Rural crime prevention is the focus of a special event taking place in Lacombe this month. The Alberta Provincial Rural Crime Watch Association is holding a Provincial Symposium and AGM at the Lacombe...

MONTREAL - A Desjardins economist says it’s only a matter of time before Canada’s nickel goes the way of the penny. Senior economist Hendrix Vachon says that the five-cent piece will seem ...

OTTAWA - A senior naval commander is playing down an account from one of his sailors of a seemingly tense standoff between a Canadian warship and Russian vessels during a recent deployment. The encoun...

LOS ANGELES - The E! channel says an investigation into a misconduct allegation against host Ryan Seacrest found insufficient evidence to support the claims. In a statement Thursday, the channel said ...

LOS ANGELES - The film academy is hosting a special concert as part of its celebration of the 90th Academy Awards. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Thursday that the Los Angel...

LOS ANGELES - New witnesses have emerged in the 1981 drowning of actress Natalie Wood, prompting investigators to deem it a “suspicious death” and name her former husband, 87-year-old acto...

MINNEAPOLIS - Justin Timberlake was asked about a bromance with Tom Brady, a possible ‘N Sync reunion and serenaded with “Happy Birthday,” but the superstar didn’t get a questi...

VANCOUVER - A new study shows illicit opioid users in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside are increasingly testing positive for the potent painkiller fentanyl, which was linked to the majority of fata...

TORONTO - The Canada Council for the Arts is reviewing its funding of Toronto-based Soulpepper Theatre Company, which is facing lawsuits over sexual misconduct allegations against its founding artisti...