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MINNEAPOLIS - The mother of Philando Castile, a black motorist killed by a Minnesota police officer last July, has reached a nearly $3 million settlement with the city that employed the officer, avoid...

GUATAPE, Colombia - Scuba divers on Monday continued their search for bodies from a submerged boat in Colombia as authorities turned their attention to what led the tourist ferry to sink with more tha...

WASHINGTON - Demand for long-lasting U.S. factory goods fell by the most in 18 months, and a key category that tracks business investment also slipped, evidence that manufacturing output is barely gro...

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is not known for plunging into the details of complex policy issues, and health care is no exception. Since his campaign days, Trump has addressed health care in br...

LONDON - A Canadian captain made history Monday by becoming the first female infantry officer to lead the Changing of the Guard ceremony at Buckingham Palace in London. Megan Couto led her unit -the S...

PONOKA- The Walk 'n' Roll Challenge is heating up. The Mayor and Town Council of Stettler have issued a formal challenge to Ponoka Mayor Rick Bonnett and Ponoka Town Council members. Stettler Mayor Di...

LACOMBE- The Main Street project has advanced into Stage 2, with workers expanding the construction zone west to 51 Street and south on 49C Avenue. Crews will replace the Stage 2 sanitary main in 50 A...

RED DEER- Over 300 people joined Alberta Together on Saturday at the Black Knight Inn. The discussions dealt with the current political landscape and how to foster the growth of the next generation of...

TORONTO - When Howie Mandel played a Boston doctor on the 1980s medical drama “St. Elsewhere” it wasn’t the medical jargon he struggled with - it was his Canadian accent. “I ca...

FOGO ISLAND, N.L. - People in parts of Newfoundland may be growing weary of ice still clogging their waterways this late in June. But for tourism operators and local businesses the proliferation of ic...