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Records show Dallas officer was under investigation in 2017
DALLAS - A Dallas police officer charged in an alleged murder-for-hire scheme was being investigated for longer than authorities have previously acknowledged, sharpening questions about why he continu...
Mar 9, 2021
Bookings for AstraZeneca vaccine start Wednesday for eligible Albertans
Some adults in Alberta will be able to book their COVID-19 vaccination appointments to get a newly-approved shot.Health Canada approved AstraZeneca's vaccine towards the end of February, becoming the ...
Mar 9, 2021
Tennessee panel votes to move Confederate bust from Capitol
NASHVILLE - A state commission voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to remove a bust of a Confederate general and early Ku Klux Klan leader from the Tennessee Capitol, marking a key victory in a decades-lo...
Mar 9, 2021
Northwest Territories sees spike in illegal caribou hunting along ice roads
YELLOWKNIFE - Officials in the Northwest Territories say hunters are illegally killing caribou in vulnerable herds along the territory's ice roads. Earl Evans, chairman of the Beverly and Qamanirjuaq ...
Mar 9, 2021
Four new COVID-19 cases, 17 recoveries recorded in Grande Prairie
The City of Grande Prairie added four new cases of COVID-19 and 17 recoveries for March 8, bringing the total number of active cases in the city to 214 as of the end of day Monday.The County of Grande...
Mar 9, 2021
Proposed bill looks to have school superintendents college become regulatory body
A new proposed bill aims to strengthen the kindergarten to Grade 12 education system in Alberta.Bill 55, the College of Alberta School Superintendents Act, would make the college a legislated organiza...
Mar 9, 2021
Left-hander Steven Mats looks sharp as Toronto Blue Jays beat Philadelphia Phillies
DUNEDIN, Fla. - Newcomer Steven Matz pitched three scoreless innings as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 in pre-season action on Tuesday. The left-hander, acquired from the New...
Mar 9, 2021
Canadian snowboarder Max Parrot staying focused after battling cancer, COVID
For Canadian snowboarder Max Parrot, being recognized alongside the likes of LeBron James and Rafael Nadal has been part shock and part inspiration. Hearing he'd been nominated for "Comeback of the Ye...
Mar 9, 2021
Legal challenge mounted against Canada's federally mandated quarantine hotel policy
TORONTO - A constitutional rights advocacy group is mounting a legal challenge to the Canadian government's quarantine hotel policy.The Canadian Constitution Foundation has filed an application with O...
Mar 9, 2021
Is Blunt's exit an opening for ex-Gov. Greitens to return?
O'FALLON, Mo. - Eric Greitens' political future seemed doomed by scandal when he resigned as Missouri governor. Now, he appears primed to test whether Sen. Roy Blunt's retirement provides a path for r...
Mar 9, 2021