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An expert who tracks Canada's mainstream media industry says Postmedia's pending purchase of Atlantic Canada's largest newspaper chain is almost certain to result in job cuts,

A Vancouver woman says she was verbally attacked and followed by a stranger while walking her baby along the seawall in Yaleton over the weekend.

The first steel beams of the new Middlesboro Bridge were lifted into position Monday and the city has broken ground on a new dike installation following the November 2021 floods.

The mayor of Williams Lake is calling on Interior Health to conduct an internal audit after Cariboo Memorial Hospital was temporarily closed 10 times in July.

For the first time ever, a Canadian has won an Olympic medal in fencing. Eleanor Harvey captured bronze on the second day of the games in Paris.

Autobody shops are at a disadvantage right now when it comes to getting car repairs done quickly, with staffing, parts and a changing auto landscape all contributing.

People in Saskatoon's Riversdale neighbourhood will need to travel farther for groceries as another store has closed up shop.

Members of the Pointe-Claire diving club are celebrating their teammate Nathan Zsombor-Murray's bronze medal from the Olympics in Paris in the men's 10-metre synchronized event.

New research published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal found that rates of hypertension and pre-eclampsia increased by 40 per cent between 2012 and 2021.

The Kelowna Actors Studio expects to break box office records this summer with the local production of the global smash hit 'Mamma Mia!' the musical. 

At a farmers’ market in Chester, N.S. last week, the community weighed in on the new program, and what they thought could be improved.

Another investigation is underway in Pointe-aux-Trembles after an oil spill was detected in the St. Lawrence River, a week after cleanup of another spill in the area ended.

Starting in January 2025, Kelowna and Seattle will be as close as a direct flight - part of WestJet's winter schedule and one of 20 international routes.

Premier Tim Houston says the Nova Scotia Loyal program's original 'intention' is intact, but opposition leaders are calling it 'gimmicky' and 'laughably stupid.'

A high-resolution map released Saturday showed the extent of the damage to the Jasper townsite, with more than 300 buildings completely destroyed.

Family, friends and co-workers surrounded Edmonton weather anchor Kevin O'Connell on set as he closed his last show before heading into retirement.

Federal byelections have been announced for LaSalle—Émard—Verdun in Quebec and Elmwood-Transcona in Manitoba. Voting day has been set for Sept. 16.

The evacuation order impacts the village of Slocan, B.C., as well as more than 400 properties in the areas surrounding the community, which is about 370 km east of Kelowna.

As Jasper battles a wildfire and Canada stares at a year of above-normal wildfire activity, many in the tourism industry are asking if it’s worth it.

A Montreal family is celebrating the return of a long-lost family pet after she turned up at the Ottawa Humane Society eight years after she first went missing.

A crown jewel of the Great Lakes and proudly boasting as the largest freshwater island in the world, Manitoulin Island is a must-see this summer.