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The Ponoka Aquaplex is recognizing National Drowning Prevention Week from July 18-24.More than 400 Canadians die from drowning yearly, and in incidents that are usually preventable. Drowning is the th...

BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) - Three young men who likely died from carbon monoxide exposure while camping near a country music festival in Michigan were pals who played high school football together. They we...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Los Angeles bomb technicians grossly miscalculated the weight of homemade fireworks last month when they detonated them in a containment chamber, causing a catastrophic explosion th...

WASHINGTON (AP) - A police official who has run large departments in Maryland and Virginia has been selected as chief of the U.S. Capitol Police in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 insurrection, in which p...

Red Deer drivers are advised of a road closure on 51 Avenue south of 50 Street as crews complete paving after catch basin replacement.Three lanes of 51 Avenue will be closed between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00...

WASHINGTON - The federal government will begin letting fully vaccinated U.S. citizens and permanent residents into Canada on Aug. 9, and the rest of the world Sept. 7. Officials say the 14-day quarant...

TORONTO - CBC coverage of the Tokyo Olympics will be available live and on-demand on Amazon Prime Video. Amazon says the newly announced partnership in Canada marks the first time Prime Video will str...

BAGHDAD (AP) - A roadside bomb attack targeted a Baghdad suburb Monday, killing at least 25 people and wounding dozens of others at a crowded market, Iraqi security officials said. The attack took pla...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The nation's largest wildfire torched more dry forest in Oregon and forced the evacuation of a wildlife research station Monday as firefighters had to retreat from the flames for...

MONTREAL - Members of the Atikamekw nation are holding four days of commemorations for Indigenous children who disappeared after being admitted to Quebec hospitals. A ceremony on the traditional terri...