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Canada bumped 3-1 by U.S. in VNL match
ARLINGTON - After winning three of four Volleyball Nations League matches in Rio de Janeiro to keep their hopes alive for a berth in the Paris Olympics, the Canadian women's team were handed a setback...
May 28, 2024

Towns, Edwards lift Wolves over Mavs 105-100 to avoid sweep
DALLAS (AP) - Karl-Anthony Towns scored 20 of his 25 points in the second half and the Minnesota Timberwolves held off the Dallas Mavericks 105-100 on Tuesday night to avoid a sweep in the Western Con...
May 28, 2024

Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will be indicted for royal defamation, prosecutors say
BANGKOK (AP) - Thai prosecutors on Wednesday said former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will be indicted for defaming the monarchy, three months after he was freed on parole on other charges. Thaks...
May 28, 2024

De Grasse posts season best, wins sprint double
Andre De Grasse passed his "fitness test" with flying colours on Tuesday as the reigning Olympic 200-metre champion posted back-to-back wins at the 63rd Ostrava Golden Spike track meet. De Grasse cloc...
May 28, 2024

Warriors beat Voltigeurs 4-3, advance to Memorial Cup semifinal
SAGINAW - The Moose Jaw Warriors were thrilled to qualify for their first Memorial Cup tournament. The Western Hockey League champions from Saskatchewan were even more excited to record their first wi...
May 28, 2024

Texas runoffs put Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales, state's GOP House speaker in middle of party feud
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas is out to save his job Tuesday in a GOP primary runoff that has put rifts within the party on display. Gonzales, who has clashed with some of his ...
May 28, 2024

Dairy Innovation West (milk) shakes up western market
Currently undergoing construction, Dairy Innovation West (DIW), a milk processing facility, is poised to make groundbreaking impacts to the transportation and environmental footprint of the dairy indu...
May 28, 2024

Amplifying young voices in the skilled trades
Minister of Advanced Education Rajan Sawhney has appointed an Advisory Council of Skilled Trades Youth Ambassadors (STYA).To build housing, expand infrastructure and address workforce shortages, gover...
May 28, 2024

Human smugglers used B.C. freight trains to move people across border, U.S. says
VANCOUVER - The U.S. Department of Justice says two men are facing human smuggling charges in Seattle for their alleged role in what it calls a dangerous scheme to transport people out of British Colu...
May 28, 2024

UCP government limits debate on contentious bills, drawing Opposition anger
EDMONTON - Alberta's government is limiting legislature debate time to pass four controversial bills, a tactic the Opposition New Democrats say runs roughshod over the democratic process. With the spr...
May 28, 2024