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CALGARY - WestJet (TSX:WJA) has reached a multi-year deal with Suncor Energy (TSX:SU) to fly employees and contractors to and from its oilsands operations in Northern Alberta beginning in early Novemb...

A family friend of a Saskatchewan woman found dead in a forested area of British Columbia hopes a national inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women will look into why police publicize some m...

CHICAGO - The Chicago Police Department plans to hire more than 500 additional officers as it struggles to deal with a violent year full of killings and gun crimes, a city official told The Associated...

TORONTO - The old Henrik Lundqvist was back in net for Sweden. The 34-year-old goaltender sprinkled in some highlight-reel saves while stopping 36 Finnish shots in Sweden’s 2-0 win at the World ...

WINNIPEG - More Manitobans would be likely to make the effort to vote if the province adopted proportional representation, says a report released by Elections Manitoba. The report by Prairie Research ...

HALIFAX - A Halifax police officer is challenging his demotion after he was involved in a routine traffic stop last year that degenerated into a ugly confrontation with a P.E.I. couple headed for a me...

LAVAL, Que. - Alimentation Couche-Tard’s chairman Alain Bouchard says a solution can be found over the next five years to protect the convenience store chain from the threat of a hostile takeove...

LETHBRIDGE – It’s been a very good start to the school year for the 11 colleges in Alberta, including Lethbridge College. All of them have seen an increase in enrolment in academic program...

OTTAWA - As Canada’s provincial, territorial and federal leaders grapple over carbon pricing policy, China is moving ahead with a cap-and-trade market that some believe could transform the dynam...

RIO DE JANEIRO - Former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva must stand trial on charges of money laundering and corruption, a Brazilian judge ruled Tuesday. Judge Sergio Moro said there is enough evid...