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EDMONTON - Alberta plans to reopen movie theatres, gyms, pools, libraries, casinos and churches on Friday, a week earlier than planned. Premier Jason Kenney says the province has been doing well in it...

NANAIMO - Cuts to the number of sailings on the Gabriola to Nanaimo ferry route are now postponed until mid-October. BC Ferries initially proposed nixing two mid-afternoon Saturday and Sunday sailings...

TORONTO - The conviction of a teenager for the hideous practise of "swatting" must stand even though it took three years from his arrest to completion of his trial, Ontario's top court ruled on Tuesda...

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 2:08 p.m. on June 9, 2020: There are 96,614 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 53,185 confirmed (includ...

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Tuesday advanced an unfounded conspiracy theory about a 75-year-old protester in Buffalo, New York, who was pushed down by police officers, tweeting without evid...

The Vienna Philharmonic returned home, and its famous strings purred for the first time since March 10. Its 2,854-seat Musikverein, considered by many the world's most beautiful concert hall, was fill...

OTTAWA - Federal Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says police officers who use excessive force or appear to be discriminating on the basis of race need to be held to account. Blair says he is concern...

JUPITER, Fla. - A Florida man is facing felony charges after police said he let a 12-year-old girl drive his SUV and told her to speed because he wanted to be a "cool father" - even though he is not h...

OTTAWA - Canada's top court plunges into the world of virtual video hearings this afternoon to keep the wheels of justice grinding during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Supreme Court of Canada plans ...

NEW YORK - Stressed out while working at a bank in New Zealand, Junelle Kunin began searching for music paired with teachings from the Dalai Lama to calm herself down and allow herself to focus. But s...