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HALIFAX - A group of residents who live near a cement plant that plans to burn tires as fuel has launched a court challenge arguing the Nova Scotia government’s approval of the project violated ...

Calling it an honour to serve the community she grew up in, Tara Veer says she is excited to seek a second term as Red Deer's mayor. Veer, 39, made her announcement Wednesday morning at Veterans' Park...

WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve policymakers were worried last month about inflation, but for two opposing reasons. One group of Federal Reserve policymakers felt inflation was falling too low and argued...

EDMONTON - The two biggest cornerstones of the emerging Edmonton Oilers franchise are now locked up for the long haul. Six weeks after extending Connor McDavid for eight years and US$100 million, the ...

OTTAWA - NDP leadership hopeful Charlie Angus is taking a leave from the race following the death of his sister. The longtime New Democrat MP from Ontario announced late Tuesday that Kathleen Angus ha...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - It started with threats, taunting and racial slurs, and escalated to total pandemonium - hand-to-hand combat in the streets of Charlottesville. White nationalists and counter-de...

After two hectic years, Ellie Black needed a break. The Canadian gymnast’s standout performance at the 2015 Pan Am Games, not to mention an impressive showing at the Rio Olympics last summer, ha...

TORONTO - A 15-year-old student who drowned on a school-run camping trip this summer had not passed a required swim test, the Toronto District School Board said Wednesday, as it apologized to the teen...

MONTREAL - A Quebec woman is taking legal action against her doctors after she delivered her 13-pound baby naturally in what court documents describe as a “traumatic and chaotic” childbirt...

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s health minister says abortion access in the province is “out of step” with current practices, and has asked health officials to find ways to improve it. Randy...