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VANCOUVER — British Columbia is aiming to eliminate cervical cancer in the province with the launch of Canada's first at-home self-screening program, Premier David Eby said Tuesday. The premier said starting later this month B.C.

“Never seen one like it,” says resident

A 71-year-old resident of the Diamond Valley area was missing outdoors for two nights before a member of the public found him on Jan. 6.

Alberta-based organizations working to build gender equality and eliminate gender-based violence are getting a major funding boost from the federal government

The man says he was snowboarding inbounds when he was swept away in the avalanche.

Former Raiders goalie backstops Dallas Stars to win over Wild

Armed with signs and placards, about 30 residents went to Town Hall on Monday (Jan. 8) to protest the car-free pedestrian zone.

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis called Monday for a universal ban on what he called the “despicable” practice of surrogate motherhood, as he included the “commercialization” of pregnancy in an annual speech listing threats to global peace and human dignity.

MONTREAL — Canadian air travellers will be largely unaffected by the grounding of Boeing's 737 Max 9 airplane, but they may want to double-check their itineraries nonetheless. Some passengers could be booked on routes disrupted by the U.S.

CALGARY — Analysts say 2024 will be a year of weaker oil prices, something that should bring some relief to weary consumers after two years of soaring energy costs.