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Complainant alleges abuse took place in family home

After being taken before a justice of the peace, he was remanded into custody with his next court date set for Feb. 1, at the Alberta Court of Justice in Airdrie.

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.

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

Transportation Safety Board confirms Boxing Day accident involving Bell 206B3 in the vicinity of Cutoff Creek

The case for Ronald James Edwards, the accused for the murder of Pauline Brazeau in 1976, will have his case moved to Jan. 30 at the Cochrane Alberta Court of Justice.

Former Raiders goalie backstops Dallas Stars to win over Wild

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.