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NEW YORK - Sheanon Williams has been suspended indefinitely by Major League Soccer after the Vancouver Whitecaps defender was charged with assault in connection with an alleged domestic incident. MLS ...

TORONTO - Green Arrow and Superman had a brief teamup at Toronto Blue Jays batting practice on Friday afternoon. Stephen Amell, who plays the titular hero on the TV series “Arrow,” took ba...

EDMONTON - A spill of 90 litres of diesel fuel into an Edmonton storm sewer will cost Canadian National Railway more than $2.5 million in fines. The federal government says the company has been ordere...

As a journalist, one of the hardest rules to follow is to set your opinions aside when reporting on a story. There is, however, an exception to nearly every rule. I simply refuse to remain silent on t...

UPDATE [JUNE 22] – RCMP say Hinkley has been located and arrested in Wetaskiwin. Mounties thank the public for their assistance. === Ponoka RCMP say they are looking for a man wanted in connecti...

LONDON - Paul McCartney and J.K. Rowling just got promoted, so to speak, in Britain’s hierarchy. Twenty years after he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II, Sir Paul McCartney is being upgraded wi...

Red Deer College and Collegiate Sports Medicine have teamed up to open a multi-disciplinary clinic within the Gary W. Harris Canada Games Centre. The 2,600 sqaure foot retail and clinic space will pro...

Join us in celebrating a fun-filled weekend of community events in Blackfalds from June 16 to 18 for Blackfalds Days 2017! This year's theme: "Celebrating Canada 150" celebrates the patriotism and pri...

OTTAWA - Health Canada is proposing that all opioid prescriptions carry a warning sticker and be accompanied by a patient handout detailing the dangers of dependence, addiction and overdose. The depar...

CALGARY - Alberta Premier Rachel Notley on Friday revealed the most popular baby names in Alberta in 2016. Liam and Olivia were the favourites for the third year in a row. Here are the Top 10 for boys...