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Conservation groups and First Nations have filed legal action in the hope of forcing Environment Canada to protect Alberta caribou herds after federal findings that the province has failed to do so. &...

OTTAWA - Canada plans to soon host a meeting of countries from the Americas determined to steer troubled Venezuela back on a path to democracy. The gathering of the Lima Group of nations is likely to ...

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - Alberta’s Selena Sturmay has one more draw to play at the Canadian junior curling championship, but it’s only for practice. Sturmay’s Alberta rink locked up a ...

OTTAWA - The federal government is launching a pilot program to boost immigration in rural and northern communities struggling with labour shortages and population decline. More than two-thirds of imm...

MONTREAL - A real estate developer known for his ties to the Montreal Mafia was shot dead Thursday morning. Tony Magi, who survived a brazen rush-hour murder attempt in 2008, was the victim of Montrea...

LOS ANGELES - Fans of a Korean pop star have raised more than $2,000 to name a baby deer at the Los Angeles Zoo after their favourite doe-eyed singer. The zoo’s new baby pudu was named Haechan a...

BANFF, Alta. - An internationally known ski resort in Banff National Park has signed a new lease that includes a plan for future growth - despite having grave concerns with it. In a letter sent this w...

Mounties say one man is dead following a two vehicle crash northeast of Warburg Wednesday morning. Thorsby RCMP and emergency services responded to the scene shortly before 10:00 a.m. at the intersect...

A well-rounded athlete who had a CFL stint cut short due to injury, Jim McKean’s professional plans were unclear when he decided to take in a Montreal Expos game in the team’s early days a...

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s justice minister is expressing concern over a Parole Board of Canada decision to release a notorious convicted killer and sexual predator back to the United States. Mark ...