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University of Saskatchewan researchers are thinking outside of the box to turn the prairies into a powerhouse for vaccine research.

Pope Leo XIV called for an end to the "pandemic of arms" after a deadly school Mass shooting in Minnesota, urging peace and condemning global reliance on weapons.

The government said staff who are going to work three days a week will move to four days in October, moving toward a full return by Jan. 5, 2026.

The unemployment rate in Alberta jumped from 7.8 per cent in July to 8.4 per cent in August, the highest rate since August 2017, outside of the pandemic.

Federal public servants took fewer sick days during peak pandemic remote work, but sick leave has now risen to pre-COVID levels, with 9.2 days on average in 2023–24.

The Edmonton Fringe Festival said it set a new box-office record in 2025, while Folk Fest sold out this summer and KDays hit a post-pandemic attendance record.

To most people, bats are seen as a creepy creature lurking in the night, but they could be a key component in pandemic research according to a VIDO research team at the U of S.

Calgary homes prices took a tumble last month -- down 3.9 per cent, compared with the same month last year, according to the Calgary Real Estate Board.

A polarizing figure who railed against pandemic restrictions could be days away from claiming a long-coveted seat in the provincial legislature. 

Statistics Canada attributed much of the overall decline in the crime severity index in 2024 to a six per cent drop in non-violent crime, but violent crime also fell.

Experts and families blame lack of resources and pandemic isolation for troubling surge in violent offenses among minors.

The research looked at obesity rates over a 15-year period based on the body mass index of almost 750,000 people who were 18 and older.

The pandemic-era reservation system for Vancouver's outdoor pools will stick around this summer after a motion to remove it was quashed by the park board chair.

Health experts say wastewater testing that helped provide early detection of Covid outbreaks during the pandemic could also be a valuable tool in the fight against measles.

Leger says the overall results confirm 'a level of happiness that is relatively high but stagnant or even slightly down compared to the pre-pandemic period.'

Unions representing Ontario public sector workers are holding a rally Thursday outside of Queen's Park to protest the province's return-to-office mandate.

Remote and hybrid work spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic is giving way to arrangements more closely aligned with traditional office norm.

In July, the number of Canadian residents returning from the United States was down to 2.6 million, marking a 32.4 per cent decrease compared with July 2024

Both John Carpay and Jay Cameron have been banned from practising law in Alberta, a decision that Carpay's employer calls 'a vindictive and petty abuse of process.'

With a worldwide pandemic, and now measles outbreaks, a new Ontario company is trying to make it easier for people to understand how diseases are spreading in their community.