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Freight trains across Canada are expected to come to a grinding halt as soon as 12:01 a.m. Thursday with roughly 9,000 railway employees nearing a looming strike or lockout date.

McCain Foods' plans to fill 260 positions as part of a $600M expansion of its Coaldale plant in Lethbridge. At a job fair Wednesday, job seekers were interviewed on the spot.

The funding includes $2 million for Save the Children Canada, which has helped Ukrainian kids with food, education and psychosocial support.

Barack Obama cautioned the party faithful not to get distracted by the excitement building since Kamala Harris swiftly ascended to the top of the Democratic ticket.

Expectations for how quickly the Bank of Canada could cut interest rates have been accelerating in recent months. Here's why, and what to expect for the rest of 2024.

MLA Obby Khan has announced over social media he intends to run in the party's leadership race. He has represented the Fort Whyte riding since winning in a byelection in 2022.

PNE organizers said in 2023 that visitors this year gulped down more than 40,000 slushies and noshed on more than 12,000 spiraled potato sticks and 6,000 racks of ribs.

More than 90 floats snaked their way through Lethbridge, Alta., to the delight of both kids and adults, marking the launch of Whoop-Up Days.

The chief executive of SkipTheDishes says hundreds of Canadian employees are being laid off by the food delivery service and its parent company.

Two migrant workers from Mexico are suing a New Brunswick seafood processing company for what they allege was "widespread exploitation" and mistreatment.

Weeks after conflict erupted in the region between Israel and Hamas, Tamer Jarada's family experienced an unimaginable loss.

July consumer price index data from Statistics Canada will be the central bank’s last look at the latest inflation trends before its upcoming rate decision slated for Sept. 4.

The change to Calgary's default residential zoning took effect on Aug. 6, which allows for more housing types like duplexes and rowhouses on a single property.

Pest control companies in Calgary are receiving more calls about wasps at residential properties. As the end of summer draws closer, it's common to see a surge in wasp activity.

The demands of protecting parliamentarians and other public figures are placing 'significant strain' on RCMP personnel, warns an internal briefing note. 

Many parts of Eastern Canada have been seeing a wetter than normal year – and the country’s largest city has seen already seen its wettest summer ever.

The City of White Rock on the Lower Mainland closed the Coldicutt Park Ravine south of Marine Drive three years ago citing safety concerns. Residents want their beach access back.

Earl Gray lost his only friend when his owner died. At his new home at the Home for Hooves Farm Sanctuary in Duncan, B.C., this lonely donkey now has many new yoga balls to enjoy.

First Nation leaders, fire chiefs and politicians in the Okanagan say good planning can help prevent disasters like last year's McDougall Creek wildfire.

A railway strike is only days away if an agreement between the CN and Canadian Pacific railways and their unions is not reached. Saskatchewan is sounding the alarm.

The six-foot-five, 215-pound winger has appeared in 480 regular season games over eight NHL seasons with the Winnipeg Jets and the Blue Jackets.

Hinton officials and community leaders say the town will continue to do all it can to support Jasper, despite dealing with their own issues as a result of the fires.

The Calgary Minor Football Charity Jamboree announced Saturday it has raised more than $500,000 over the past 14 years in support of the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Alberta.