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OTTAWA - The Liberals’ contentious choice for official languages commissioner has withdrawn her candidacy, saying her nomination has become a “controversy.” In a letter addressed to ...

WASHINGTON - Fired FBI Director James Comey will testify under oath Thursday that President Donald Trump repeatedly pressed him for his “loyalty” and directly pushed him to “lift the...

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump offered Wednesday to personally broker a resolution to the Persian Gulf’s escalating diplomatic crisis, as both he and Qatar looked past his pointed suggestio...

OTTAWA - Bloc Quebecois Leader Martine Ouellet must regain the confidence of her caucus, seven of the party’s 10 MPs said Wednesday. The party is challenging Ouellet’s leadership after a n...

Kurt Stenberg laughs at being called a hero. The eight-year Red Deer firefighter and EMT was responsible for pulling over a school bus on Monday that had crashed into a tree and sign in Vanier Woods w...

CALGARY - Canadians will soon have their say on the future of airline passenger rights with the Canadian Transportation Agency planning broad public consultations on new regulations. The input-gatheri...

The annual international men’s march to stop rape, sexual assault and gender violence is happening in Red Deer for the sixth year. Walk a Mile in Her Shoes is hosted by Women’s Outreach an...

OTTAWA - Parliamentarians listened Wednesday to allegations that workers at Canada’s big banks face pressure to hit unreachable sales goals, coax clients into raising their credit-card limits an...

SAN FRANCISCO - Authorities say nearly two dozen horses escaped from their stable in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park before they were wrangled by rangers. KTVU reports (bit.ly/2r290ek) the hors...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to make global action on climate change and sustainable economic development a main thrust of Canada’s upcoming year as president of the G7. In the aftermath...