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Methane, the main component in natural gas, is 86 times as powerful as carbon dioxide in trapping heat in the atmosphere over a 20-year period

This fall, the province is conducting an ongoing review of the Police Act

EDMONTON — The Alberta government has introduced legislation that would bring in tolls on roads and bridges, but just for new projects. Transportation Minister Ric McIver says the bill explicitly prohibits user fees on existing roads and bridges.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is carefully watching the political drama unfolding in the United States today. The U.S.

Parks Canada says endangered caribou in Jasper a priority, but reintroduction of caribou to Banff National Park not completely off table.

In a stunning scene in the middle of the night, news organizations rebuked President Donald Trump after he falsely said on live television that he had won reelection even as votes were still being counted.

It's morning in America, but not the calm one once showcased in a famous U.S. presidential ad.

WASHINGTON — Polls closed across the country Tuesday night as President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden concluded an epic campaign that will shape America's response to the surging pandemic and foundational questions of economic fair

OTTAWA — Canada's diplomats will be ready to help Canadians living south of the border if there's trouble in the United States after election day, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said Tuesday.

OTTAWA — Fearful Canadians absorbed the first trickle of results Tuesday as their American neighbours went to the polls, capping a campaign marked by voter intimidation, threats of postelection violence, and concern about the potential breakdown of d