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The Western Hockey League says it now hopes to open its 2020-21 regular season on Friday, December 4. The league had previously set October 2 as its start date. The WHL is still planning to play a ful...

OTTAWA - Elections Canada says voter turnout in last fall's federal election was actually slightly higher than the 2015 election. The independent agency initially reported a slight decl...

More municipalities in rural Alberta are chiming in after it was revealed last week that the province is considering significant tax breaks for oil & gas companies.The breaks would effectively rel...

OTTAWA - A timeline of events regarding the Canada Student Service Grant program, based on public documents, events and statements from cabinet ministers, government officials, and WE Charity: March 6...

The Red Deer Rebels are doing the Vancouver Canucks a real solid during the NHL's post-season in Edmonton.With access to workout equipment somewhat limited inside the "bubble," Canucks forward Brandon...

Drayton Valley RCMP have laid charges following a nearly two-year investigation into fraudulent activity at a local not-for-profit organization.Mounties began investigating in September 2018 after the...

WASHINGTON - The rival sides in bumpy congressional negotiations on a huge COVID-19 relief package exchanged public broadsides rather than constructive concessions Thursday as they stumbled toward a s...

OTTAWA - A spokesman for the federal government says Canada is "profoundly concerned" about a Canadian citizen sentenced to death on drug charges in China. The Guangzhou Municipal Intermediate Court a...

SALZBURG, Austria - Placido Domingo is back in Europe to receive a lifetime achievement award after a bout with the coronavirus, vowing in an interview with a top Italian daily newspaper to clear his ...

LONDON - A British coroner ruled Thursday that reality TV host Caroline Flack killed herself while facing an assault trial she feared would end her career and bring unbearable media scrutiny. Flack, t...