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With marijuana legalization looming next summer, Ontario has outlined its plan for the sale of weed. Here’s what’s happening in the rest of the country. - Alberta held public consultations...

SASKATOON - A bow hunter who survived being mauled by a mother black bear after she pulled him out of a tree says he was determined she wasn’t going to get him. Jeff Haydukewich was hunting for ...

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps signed Nigerian midfielder Nosa Igiebor on Friday to a deal that will run through the rest of this season. Igiebor’s deal also has club options for the 2018 a...

QUEBEC - The man charged with six counts of first-degree murder related to slayings at a Quebec City mosque last January returned to court Friday as his defence team received additional evidence again...

OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks aren’t looking past the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, but can’t help but think about the opportunity that lies before them. The Redblacks (4-6-1) will look to win thei...

TORONTO - Blue Jays third baseman Josh Donaldson will sit out Toronto’s game against the Detroit Tigers on Friday with an undisclosed illness. Donaldson is hitting .254 this season with 25 home ...

Highlights from the news file for Friday, Sept. 8 --- ONTARIO BREAKS NEW GROUND WITH PROPOSED POT RULES: Ontario is the first province out of the gate with a detailed plan to sell and distribute recre...

The CEO of the Red Deer and District Chamber of Commerce sees some positive news in the latest local unemployment rate. With the Red Deer region's jobless rate coming in at 5.6 per cent in August, dow...

A Town Hall event featuring candidates in the United Conservative Party leadership race has been cancelled. The event scheduled for Saturday at the Springbrook Multiplex was being organized and hosted...

MONTREAL - Jean-Francois Lisee’s tenure as leader of the Parti Quebecois will be put to the test Saturday when members of the sovereigntist party hold a confidence vote on his stewardship. Lisee...