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OTTAWA - The latest developments as federal party leaders officially kick off campaigning for the Oct. 21 election (all times Eastern): 9:30 a.m. Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is taking aim at Jus...

CALGARY- A man is in critical condition after suffering burns from an apparent flare-up in a backyard fire pit.Emergency responders were called to a northeast home Tuesday evening after reports of an ...

MEXICO CITY - Salma Hayek says she refrains from using social media to comment on problems in her native Mexico because she wants to protect the country's image. During an appearance Tuesday to promot...

NEW YORK - Talk about a quick recovery. Only three days after her shocking loss in the U.S. Open final, Serena Williams went from the court to the runway to present the latest collection of her fashio...

CALGARY- The Alberta government is using comic books to help prevent suicide among Indigenous and Metis youth.Alberta has one of the highest provincial rates of youth suicide in Canada and the rate am...

FREDERICTON - New Brunswick politician Greg Thompson, who served in both the provincial and federal cabinets - including time as minister of Veterans Affairs - has died at the age of 72.  Thompso...

CALGARY- The latest economic forecast for the province from Alberta's government-owned bank is gloomy.ATB Financial says it expects the economy to grow just under 1% this year.It states insufficient p...

The NFL's opening weekend to its 100th season delivered strong ratings for all games. The league and Nielsen said Wednesday there was an average of 17.1 million viewers for games, which is a 5% increa...

EDMONTON- The Kenney government has asked the province's Appeal Court to rule on whether Ottawa's new way of handling environmental assessments for major projects such as pipelines is constitutional.A...

LETHBRIDGE- A second man has been charged in connection with an altercation at a youth hockey tournament over the weekend.On Sunday, video footage was captured of a referee being accosted by a group o...