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Elections Canada has released its estimated voter turnout from last month's federal election.The 44th federal election took place on Sept. 20.Elections Canada's preliminary estimates indicate that 17,...

OTTAWA - Michael Spavor is thanking Canadians and the world for their support one week after his 1,020-day ordeal in Chinese prison came to an end. Spavor, along with Michael Kovrig, were released a w...

The Government of Alberta says it is "driving" unemployed Albertans back to work.As part of the second phase of the Driving Back to Work program, $5-million will be spent in 2021-22 to help those curr...

SHERWOOD PARK, AB - A Sherwood Park woman is the final recipient of Alberta's $1 million COVID-19 vaccine lottery.Hayley Hauck's name was drawn from over 1,935,000 entries that were received between J...

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Premier Andrew Furey says he's happy Newfoundland and Labrador will be sending a team of five or six health-care workers to Alberta, a province closely linked with his own.Furey twe...

Canada Soccer will welcome Costa Rica and Mexico to Edmonton in November for World Cup qualifying games, hoping chilly weather and artificial turf at Commonwealth Stadium will make the CONCACAF visito...

WASHINGTON - Enbridge Inc. says it remains committed to a mediated settlement of its Line 5 dispute, even though the state of Michigan has given up on the talks. The Calgary-based pipeline giant says ...

Big Picture North American equity markets lose ground amid inflation fears, rising bond yields U.S. indexes were mixed Monday, with tech shares slipping and financials climbing, as 10-year U.S. Treasu...

TORONTO - Safe Conduct returns to Woodbine Racetrack on Sunday, albeit on a different surface and with a different rider. Safe Conduct captured the $1-million Queen's Plate on Woodbine Racetrack's Tap...

OTTAWA - Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says Canada and Germany have made "a lot of progress" convincing rich countries around the world to pony up more cash to help the developing world figh...