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WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that partisan gerrymandering of congressional and legislative districts is none of its business, a decision that leaves state officials free from federal ...

EDMONTON - The leader of the Alberta Party is stepping down.Stephen Mandel says in a release that his last day on the job will be Sunday and that he will be pursuing the role of Chancellor at Concordi...

EDMONTON - Newly released figures show the Alberta government ended the last fiscal year with a deficit more than $2 billion smaller than originally predicted in the budget.Higher oil prices and more ...

FREDERICTON - Fisheries and Oceans Canada says it has sighted another dead endangered right whale drifting off the Gasp Peninsula, bringing the total number of deaths in Canadian waters this year to s...

VANCOUVER - A ship carrying an infamous load of Canadian trash that had been rotting in the Philippines since as far back as 2013 has arrived at a port south of Vancouver. The Anna Maersk, carrying 69...

LANSING, Mich. - Michigan's attorney general sued Thursday to shut down twin 66-year-old oil pipelines in the Great Lakes, saying they pose an "unacceptable risk" and the state cannot wait five to 10 ...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta is expressing "strong opposition" to reports that country of original labelling (COOL) could become mandatory across North America.Although it is already the...

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesia's top court Thursday rejected a losing presidential candidate's allegations of massive and systematic election fraud, sealing a second term for Joko Widodo, who in fendi...

OTTAWA - Ask Reggie Leach about hockey and you can hear the joy in his voice as he talks about winning the Stanley Cup in his own playing days, and donning a Team Canada jersey and watching his childr...

TORONTO - City staff in Toronto will no longer take down public basketball hoops at the end of the day, the mayor said Thursday after a video showing a municipal worker dismantling ...