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Farmers in the region are hard at work getting crops out of the ground.According to the latest Alberta Crop Report, which details the conditions as of Aug. 27, approximately 37.8 per cent of all crops...

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - A third BC United legislator has declared his candidacy as an Independent in the Oct. 19 provincial election. Dan Davies, first elected in 2017 in the Peace River North riding, s...

An international credit rating agency says Canada's canola industry could take a $1-billion hit in the wake of new Chinese trade actions.Morningstar DBRS says China's plan to launch an anti-dumping in...

TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed defenceman Marshall Rifai to a two-year contract extension, the club announced Thursday. The deal begins in 2025-26 and carries an average annual value of...

PARIS - Canadian wheelchair racer Brent Lakatos has won a Paralympic Games gold medal. The 44-year-old from Dorval, Que., won the men's T53 800 metres. Lakatos collected his second medal in Paris afte...

The Government of Alberta is encouraging women to get an education in fields that generally underrepresent women. It was announced on September 4, 2024, that there will be three post-secondary academi...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A highly accomplished local has yet another accolade for her already impressive resume.Cyndi Bester has been named the new president of the University of Lethbridge Alumni Association...

VICTORIA - The Canadian Medical Association says it will formally apologize for the role doctors played in harming members of Canada's Indigenous communities. The group representing the country's phys...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. government has charged a Russian-born U.S. citizen and former adviser to Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign with working for a sanctioned Russian state television net...

The rates that Albertans pay for electricity and natural gas have reportedly gone down in recent months.The Alberta Utilities Commission reports that, between August 2023 and August 2024, the average ...