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LACOMBE- Thanks to the recent precipitation, Lacombe County has lifted its Fire Advisory. Fire permits are still required for all outdoor fires, excluding fires used for cooking or warming purposes an...

EDMONTON- On Saturday, May 4, volunteer groups will walk the highways during the Government of Alberta's annual spring highway cleanup.Between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m., volunteers in orange safety vests will...

OTTAWA - "We can see that climate change is causing an increase to the cost of insurance in this country." - Karen McCrimmon, parliamentary secretary to Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale, May 1, 20...

Five stories in the news for Friday, May 3 --- NO PMO INPUT IN SNC ELECTIONS DEAL: WATCHDOG The watchdog who enforces Canada's election laws says no one from the Prime Mi...

OTTAWA - Televised leaders' debates during the coming federal election campaign ought to be more accessible, more civil and more educational for voters trying to make an informed choice. That was...

PARIS - Clusters of anarchists and yellow vest protesters disrupted a May Day march in Paris by setting fires and antagonizing riot police squads at the beginning and end, punctuating the route walked...

LOS ANGELES - Kelly Clarkson had her appendix removed soon after hosting the Billboard Music Awards. The 37-year-old tweeted she "may or may not have broken down in tears after the show from pain." Sh...

BUFFALO, N.Y. - Cavan Biggio knows he's likely the next Blue Jays top prospect to make the jump from triple-A to the major leagues. Now it's time for him to show Toronto's front office that ...

REGINA - Saskatchewan's Court of Appeal is to make the first ruling in Canada on whether a federally imposed carbon tax is constitutional. The Saskatchewan Party government filed a...

OTTAWA - Friends of the Earth Canada wants the Competition Bureau to investigate a recent study it says proves there is no such thing as a "flushable" wipe. "This is the most outrageous greenwash...