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MEDICINE HAT, AB - The City of Medicine Hat has lifted the partial fire ban that has been in place since the summer.The decision removes the restrictions in Strathcona Island Park and the fire pit in ...

OTTAWA - A judge has stayed criminal proceedings against a man accused of breaching Canada's secrets law because of an unreasonable delay in bringing the matter to trial. Ontario Superior Court Justic...

MONTREAL - The father of a seven-year-old girl from Granby, Que., whose 2019 murder shocked the province and led to an inquiry has pleaded guilty to a forcible confinement charge. He pleaded guilty be...

Alberta is expanding its COVID-19 rapid testing program and vaccination booster eligibility as the Omicron variant begins to spread more quickly in the province and across the country.At the same time...

OTTAWA - Canadian Blood Services has today recommended an end to the ban on sexually active gay men donating blood in a submission to Health Canada. It submitted a proposal, backed by research, sugges...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says people will have to be careful as they finalize their Christmas plans this year, now that the highly transmissible Omicron variant is spreading through Cana...

OTTAWA - A Tory MP says Conservatives need to re-examine their stance when it comes to a controversial secularism law in Quebec and be prepared to challenge it in court. Mark Strahl, a representative ...

HALIFAX - The Halifax Mooseheads say they are sticking to their plan to advance one of their home games to avoid a new cap on gathering limits imposed by the province to slow the spread of COVID-19. T...

Coming up at 9 a.m.Premier Jason Kenney, Health Minister Jason Copping and chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw will provide an update on COVID-19

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin has pleaded guilty to federal charges of violating George Floyd's civil rights. Chauvin's plea Wednesday means he will not face a...