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LETHBRIDGE, AB - As students in Alex Funk's Grade 2 elementary school class worked on creating their plasticine hearts Thursday afternoon, they had no idea that just across the school field from them,...

WINNIPEG - The former scientific director of Canada's National Microbiology Laboratory who had experimental brain surgery to battle alcoholism has died. Dr. Francis (Frank) Plummer, a world-renowned m...

OTTAWA - The Metis National Council says Sen. Lynn Beyak should consider resigning for reportedly claiming to be Metis because her parents adopted an Indigenous child. David Chartrand, vice-presi...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is on his way to Africa tonight where he will become the first Canadian prime minister to participate in a session of the African Union. Trudeau's eigh...

EAST LANSING, Mich. - From "pride comes before the fall" to Little Giants, Mark Dantonio leaves Michigan State fans with an abundance of fond memories after bringing the Spartans to heights they hadn'...

OTTAWA - Oleg Sentsov is frequently asked how he survived five years in a Russian prison, and he still can't offer an explanation. But the Ukrainian filmmaker has an unwavering message about how to ge...

OTTAWA - Research measuring the effort of climate change on bees suggests they are only half as likely to be found in areas where they were once common. "Things are just getting way too hot for t...

MINNEAPOLIS - In a swap of high scorers, the Minnesota Timberwolves acquired D'Angelo Russell on Thursday from the Golden State Warriors for Andrew Wiggins, according to a person with knowledge of the...

INNISFAIL, AB - The Prison Needle Exchange Program (PNEP) is headed to Bowden Institution in the Innisfail area next month, and not everyone is happy about it.The program has needles provided to inmat...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - 40 youths from across Alberta will be able to speak directly with the province's Minister of Education and advise her on policy decisions.Applications are now being accepted for the Y...