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A large recall of raw beef and veal products continued to expand this week with food safety watchdogs in Canada and the United States issuing safety warnings about meat linked to an Ontario compa...

EDMONTON - Alberta's transportation minister says there will be a two-year probationary period for thousands of bus and truck drivers who passed their exams before new training rules took effect....

PRINCE GEORGE - Members of the Punjabi Canadian Senior Society presented the Spirit of the North Healthcare Foundation with a cheque today for more than $20,000 today. It's the proceeds from the annua...

PRINCE GEORGE - The City and the Regional District have renewed a partnership that sees the latter run the Quinn Street Recycling Depot. It is a location where residents can drop off their yards waste...

EDMONTON - Alberta is introducing legislation first developed in Britain that allows people in abusive relationships to request information about a partner's criminal record. Premier Ja...

PHOENIX - An Arizona house that was the last home architect Frank Lloyd Wright designed before his death sold Wednesday for nearly $1.7 million. Out of nearly 20 bids at a public auction for the Norma...

ST-JEROME, Que. - The fate of Ugo Fredette, a Quebec man charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of his ex-wife and a stranger he met at a highway rest stop, is now...

QUEBEC - People's Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier says he's a bit surprised by the popularity of the Bloc Quebecois and its leader, Yves-Francois Blanchet. Bernier told reporters Friday if Quebe...

PRINCE GEORGE - If advance polls are any indication, voter turnout should be fairly high locally on General Voting Day Monday.According to Elections Canada, 12,380 eligible voters in Cariboo-Prince Ge...

EDMONTON - The Green Party candidate in the only riding in Alberta held by the NDP before the federal  election call has dropped out of the race and is urging supporters to vote for his New Democ...