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Star Canadian canoeist Laurence Vincent Lapointe has faced a long list of hurdles on her Olympic journey during this extended quadrennial. Simply qualifying for the 2021 Summer Games has been a challe...

WASHINGTON - The federal government says Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig, who have been in custody in China for more than two years, will have court hearings in the coming days. Foreign Affairs Mini...

VICTORIA - Premier John Horgan says he expects people in British Columbia who receive the COVID-19 vaccine will be able to participate in more activities as provincial health restrictions are relaxed....

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Canada's Denis Shapovalov is heading to the quarterfinals of the Dubai Tennis Championships after beating Poland's Hubert Hurkacz 6-4, 6-3 on Wednesday. The third-seeded ...

MEDICINE HAT, AB - Like many essential workers during the pandemic, transit operators have been on the front-lines for the last year.Thursday (Mar.18) is Transit Driver Appreciation Day which is a nat...

NAKURU, Kenya - President John Magufuli of Tanzania, a prominent COVID-19 skeptic in Africa whose populist rule often cast his East African country in a harsh international spotlight, has died. He was...

EDMONTON - Alberta's environment minister is trying to reassure rural municipalities in the province's south that their water supply isn't threatened by industrial development such as coal mines.Many ...

Coming up at 3:30 p.m.Chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw will provide an update on COVID-19.

The South Ridge YMCA will begin its gradual reopening on March 22.The facility will be open from 2:30-9 p.m. Monday to Friday and all public health regulations will be followed.Low-intensity workouts ...

WASHINGTON - Canada has indeed asked the United States for help in procuring doses of COVID-19 vaccines, but the White House refused to say Wednesday whether it has agreed to the request.Press secreta...