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One man is in hospital and another in jail after a shooting in Sooke, B.C., Saturday night.

Saturday afternoon a KLM flight from Amsterdam landed at the Edmonton International Airport (EIA). While looking at the plane from the outside, it seemed like a reg…

If the U.S. Supreme Court reverses its landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision guaranteeing abortion rights nationwide, demand for abortion pills, which can be prescribe…

An old military mortar round was dropped off at the Salvation Army Thrift Store in Rutland Saturday morning.

Leaders of the world’s seven most advanced economies vowed on Sunday to wean their countries off of Russian energy and to keep pushing to isolate the country in ret…

A year after the federal government announced a $45-million fund for organizations making sexual and reproductive information and services more available, advocates…

Everything I know about holograms I learned from either Star Wars or Star Trek. Princess Leia’s glitchy SOS to Obi-Wan Kenobi projected by R2D2 to a bewildered Lu

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has just made a surprise visit to the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv.

Jill Biden made an unannounced visit to western Ukraine on Sunday, holding a surprise Mother’s Day meeting with first lady Olena Zelenska as Russia presses its puni…

The U.S. Supreme Court draft ruling on overturning the right to abortion in Roe v. Wade demonstrates why Canada must continue to “stand up” to protect access to abo…

Candidates running to become the next leader of the Conservative party need to focus on portraying themselves as capable of winning the next general election and av…

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The hooved residents at the Turtle Valley Donkey Refuge Society have not been petted by the public in more than two years.

Dozens of Ukrainians were feared dead Sunday after a Russian bomb destroyed a school sheltering about 90 people in the basement as Moscow’s invading forces kept up …

One lot each of Pharmasave Advanced Relief Eye Drops and Compliments Advanced Relief Eye Drops are being recalled because of a packing error.

Mattea Roach always knew her record-breaking reign at the Jeopardy! podium would come to an end.

For the harm reduction program coordinator at Avenue B in Saint John, it feels like these days, nearly everyone is seeking training on naloxone kits.

Toronto police are searching for a suspect following an unprovoked assault that took place at the beginning of March.

A new community fridge has opened in Dartmouth to provide food for people who need it.

Redcliff RCMP are looking for the person who broke into a gun club in Dunmore, Alta., and stole a “significant” number of restricted firearms.

Russia’s most senior lawmaker on Saturday accused Washington of coordinating military operations in Ukraine, which he said amounted to direct U.S. involvement in mi…

Sinn Fein, the former political wing of the IRA, hailed its first election win in Northern Ireland’s history as a “defining moment” for the British-controlled regio…

How far would you go for a taste of your youth — and how much would you be willing to spend.

The World Health Organization (WHO) is closely monitoring two new COVID-19 subvariants of Omicron, the highly transmissible variant of concern now dominant around t…

Ukraine’s deputy prime minister says all women, children and elderly have been evacuated from a Mariupol steel mill long besieged by Russian forces.

Ever wonder what it’d be like to eat a donut every day? Josée Cormier and Alicia Stafford of Your Way Weight Loss recently gave it a try for an entire month.

Sinn Fein, the former political wing of the IRA, looked set to claim top spot in elections in British-controlled Northern Ireland for the first time on Friday, a hi…

A failed candidate for the Conservative Party of Canada’s leadership says he will put his efforts to appeal the decision to rest.

A B.C. court judge has rejected the provincial government’s bid to have a case against its COVID-19 vaccine orders for health-care workers thrown out.

The Federal Court of Canada has granted Alberta intervener status in four legal challenges against the Emergencies Act.

All good things must come to an end.

Extremist actors viewed the 2021 federal election as an “opportunity” to plan “acts of violence,” Canada’s domestic intelligence service said Friday.

Canada’s top doctor said Friday that indicators show decreasing transmission of COVID-19 in many areas of Canada.

Canada’s top doctor said Friday that there have been no cases of a rare blood clotting syndrome from Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine so far in the country …

U.S. health officials on Friday said they are investigating 109 cases of severe hepatitis of unknown origin in children, including five reported deaths, updating a …

The man accused of attacking American comedian Dave Chappelle at the Hollywood Bowl during a Netflix festival Tuesday night has been charged with four misdemeanors.

Ontario is reporting 1,662 people in hospital with COVID on Friday, with 210 in intensive care.

Quebec reported 22 new deaths and a 68-patient decrease Friday amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Former sprint star Bruny Surin drew inspiration from Canadian athletes at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.

TORONTO — A young woman alleged to have been sexually assaulted by Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard when she was a teenager is expected to continue her testimony at …

Barriers to accessing abortion pills in Canada need to be addressed immediately as the procedure’s future in the United States comes under threat, advocates warn.

Nova Scotia reported 22 new COVID-19 deaths in its latest weekly update.

Halifax and Moncton, N.B., will play host to the 2023 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship following a successful joint bid from the two Maritime cities.

A report sent to the House of Commons ethics committee shows that Canadians’ movements, including trips to the liquor store and pharmacy, were closely tracked via t…

U.S. regulators on Thursday strictly limited who can receive Johnson & Johnson‘s COVID-19 vaccine due to the ongoing risk of rare but serious blood clots.

Conservative leadership candidates laid into one another over COVID-19 mandates and the trucker convoy in downtown Ottawa in the first unofficial debate of the race…

Intuit, the company that owns TurboTax, has agreed to pay US$141 million in restitution after an investigation found it deceived low-income Americans about their in…

The World Health Organization is estimating that nearly 15 million died directly or indirectly from COVID-19 in 2020 and 2021.

A Texas-based pastor has filed a lawsuit against Kanye West, claiming the rapper sampled his sermon without permission in the song Come to Life.

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