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A powerful cyclone brought flooded roadways, toppled trees and downed power lines to parts of the Maritimes Saturday as it swept past the western tip of Nova Scotia and headed toward New Brunswick.

A major technical outage prevented us from bringing you the news for a big part of the day, but things are back to normal now.

A major technical outage prevented us from bringing you the news for a big part of the day, but things are back to normal now.

Advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration voted unanimously this week against the effectiveness of orally administered decongestantphenylephrine, found in medications such as Sudafed and DayQuil.

Lithium is a key ingredient in batteries, especially for electric vehicles (EVs), but also for cellphones, computers, glass cooktops and other products.  

Suspect charged in death of 22-year-old man found by RCMP in Lac La Biche home on September 4.

Chik Lai claimed $1,200 for the flight delay, $95 for a refund of his baggage fee and $715 for expenses related to the baggage delay.

Put her on your playlist!  St. Albert country songstress Hailey Benedict has won $25,000 in the Sirius XM Top of the Country competition.

EDMONTON — A lawyer for a man who fatally stabbed five young people at a Calgary house party wants the Supreme Court of Canada to hear an appeal for more freedom.

CALGARY — Alberta's top court has rejected the appeal of a man found guilty of beating and strangling his girlfriend to death more than two decades ago.