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The number of divorces granted in Canada in 2020 was the lowest seen since 1973, Statistics Canada said in a report issued Wednesday, noting that barriers to accessing court services during the pandemic likely contributed to the decline.

In Canada's largest fentanyl bust, authorities seized 130,000 fentanyl pills worth around $3.9 million from several homes. Two of the remaining four men charged in the bust will set sentencing dates next month in Edmonton court.

“With this additional funding agreement in place, we can focus on reviewing Alberta-focused applications to the Universal Broadband Fund, enabling us to get shovels in the ground this spring, bringing immediate relief to Alberta across the province,” said Service Alberta minister, Nate Glubish.

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's central coast is losing an animal of significant cultural value to the region's Indigenous people as fewer mountain goats are seen in its craggy peaks, says a new study.

A southern Alberta man admitted he set his house on fire and tried to claim his insurance.

CALGARY — Canadian oil producers have some capacity to immediately increase exports to the U.S., industry insiders and analysts say, but anything they can provide in the short-term won't be enough to fill the gap left behind by Russia.

Rookie Ontario MP Leslyn Lewis is taking a second run at the Conservative leadership.

An RCMP officer stationed in Northern Alberta was charged with dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing bodily harm, following a serious collision in Cold Lake First Nations last summer.

With COVID-19 cases continuing to decline and with more than 97 per cent of AHS employees and 99.8 per cent of physicians now fully vaccinated, Alberta Health minister says the Immunization of Workers for COVID-19 Policy is no longer needed

General Motors Co. and South Korea's Posco Chemical announced a deal Monday to build a plant in Quebec to produce material for batteries to be used in electric vehicles (EV).