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CALGARY - A woman charged in the death of her son began researching holistic remedies nearly a month before he eventually died of an overwhelming infection brought on by strep. Tamara Lovett, 47, is o...

LAS VEGAS - A little glitz and a sampling of a Las Vegas Strip dance and acrobatic performance are marking the arrival of the first direct commercial airline flight from mainland China to Las Vegas. A...

NEW YORK - Investors made a small move back to safer assets Friday afternoon after the government’s November jobs report showed continued hiring, but weak wages. Indexes finished little changed ...

LETHBRIDGE – A bail hearing has been set for a 59-year old Lethbridge man, accused in what Lethbridge Police believe was a random sexual assault. Between 3 and 4 a.m. on November 7, a man gained...

WINNIPEG - This little piggy is staying home - for now. Podgy the pot-bellied pig has been granted a reprieve by officials in Winnipeg. The city ruled earlier this year that Podgy wasn’t a pet a...

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - South American nations say they have suspended Venezuela from the Mercosur trade group over its failure to comply with its commitments when it joined the group in 2012. Argen...

A Canadian couple is among the victims of a wildfire that ravaged the Smoky Mountains resort city of Gatlinburg, Tenn. John Tegler and Marilyn Tegler, both in their 70s, are among 13 people who have d...

OTTAWA - Sentencing for a suspended RCMP counterterrorism officer and his wife, both found guilty in the severe abuse of an 11-year-old boy, has been put off. The officer, who cannot be identified und...

LETHBRIDGE – A team that intervened in more than 6,000 cases involving vulnerable people in Lethbridge will continue to be funded by the city. Council has approved allocating $142,000 from corpo...

PORTLAND, Ore. - A 4-year-old macaw named “Bird” is an instant celebrity after appearing in a posed booking mug shot in Oregon with his unfortunate owner. Craig Buckner left Bird in a tree...