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EDMONTON - The Edmonton Valley Zoo is releasing medical information about an elephant in its care named Lucy after animal rights groups protested for years that she should be moved to a sanctuary. The...

OTTAWA - As the federal government readies its spring budget, a climate group is urging Ottawa to pursue a "made-in-Canada" response to U.S. clean energy incentives. The Canadian Climate Institute pub...

ISLAMABAD (AP) - A strong earthquake has rattled Pakistan's capital Islamabad and other parts of the country. Residents in the capital Tuesday fled their homes as walls started swaying and the quake w...

YELLOWKNIFE - The Diavik Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories says 450 million litres of wastewater spilled due to a broken pipeline. The spill took place on Feb. 7 but wasn't reported until late...

TORONTO - Woodbine Entertainment has hired longtime trainer Dan Vella as its Horse People Liaison. Vella will assume his new position April 1. He'll serve as point of contact for owners and trainers r...

Gudie Hutchings, Federal Minister of Rural Economic Development, on behalf of Marie-Claude Bibeau, Federal Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit, ann...

Centre back Kyle Hiebert, who has helped expansion St. Louis City SC to a record 4-0-0 start in Major League Soccer, has been called up by Canada coach John Herdman for upcoming CONCACAF Nations Leagu...

Canora's a long way from Toronto, but Mounties in the Saskatchewan town nabbed a man who was wanted in the Ontario capital region.According to a release from Peel Regional Police, a 50-year-old man wa...

HALIFAX - A 15-year-old student has been charged with two counts of attempted murder after two staff members at a Halifax high school were stabbed on Monday. Halifax Regional Police issued a statement...

OTTAWA - A special official tasked with providing the government with advice on unmarked graves says some landowners are refusing to provide survivors access to their property. Kimberly Murray testifi...