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LETHBRIDGE – If you’re an aspiring actor or are just interested in maybe taking part in a Hollywood film, you can try your luck this weekend. According to the Town of Fort Macleod’s ...

MONTREAL - Proposed rules to limit natural testosterone levels in some female track and field athletes are unscientific and would set a precedent for discriminating against people based on their natur...

Red Deer continues to see the highest rate of fentanyl-related deaths in the province, and the numbers are rising. In 2018, 47 people in Red Deer died from fentanyl, more than double from 23 in 2017, ...

WASHINGTON - Top U.S. CEOs reported Wednesday that their economic outlook weakened in the first three months of the year although it remains above its historical average. The Business Roundtable, a lo...

WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve left its key interest rate unchanged Wednesday and projected no rate hikes this year, reflecting a dimmer view of the economy as growth weakens in the United States an...

This week’s Valspar Championship is playing right into Nick Taylor’s hands. Taylor, from Abbotsford, B.C., is looking forward to taking on the difficult Copperhead Course at the Innisbrook...

Eric Perez is looking to ramp up the Battle of Ontario by bringing a pro rugby league team to Ottawa. Perez, who helped bring the sport to North America via the Toronto Wolfpack, is part of a Canadian...

Montreal-based boxer Lucian Bute has announced his retirement, ending a professional career that saw him pile up 30 consecutive victories and defend the International Boxing Federation super-middlewei...

QUEBEC - The Quebec government will give the province’s taxi drivers $500 million in compensation as it moves to overhaul the province’s passenger transport industry. The Coalition Avenir ...

WINNIPEG - A labour leader in Manitoba has resigned from her job over what she says have been sexist remarks and dismissive treatment by some of her male colleagues in the labour movement. Basia Sokal...