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EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA - Alberta's journey toward holding a fall referendum vote on separation took a bizarre turn Wednesday - straight into another roadblock. It occurred when the governing United...

EDMONTON - Two of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's longtime cabinet ministers are stepping down. In letters posted on social media Wednesday, Finance Minister Nate Horner and Hospitals Minister Matt J...

OTTAWA - New Democrats and several unions are warning that federal job cuts and research facility closures will put food safety and security at risk. The federal government's website says it's plannin...

BEAURIVAGE - The New Brunswick government says an eastern town is the latest community in the province with a new collaborative care clinic. Officials say three physicians came together in recent mont...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - US Rep. Barry Moore and former Navy SEAL Jared Hudson advanced to a runoff on Wednesday for the Republican nomination for the open U.S. Senate seat in Alabama. Moore is a three...

EDMONTON - Alberta is ditching another reference to its provincial flower in favour of its official motto. The government says new highway "Welcome to Alberta" signs going up across the province this ...

TORONTO - The Toronto Port Authority says the proposed island airport expansion will cost up to $5 billion. Port authority CEO RJ Steenstra told a committee at Queen's Park this week that the proposed...

Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Tuesday ordered the Alaska Legislature to convene a special session on Thursday - one day after the deadline for this year's regular session - to consider a bill advancing a natu...

VANCOUVER - Prime Minister Mark Carney and British Columbia Premier David Eby have agreed to enter negotiations on B.C.'s economic priorities and Ottawa's role in national development projects. Carney...

OTTAWA - Conservative MP Michael Chong said his meeting with Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te on Wednesday was meant to assert Canadian sovereignty in the face of Beijing's warnings to Canadian lawmake...