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Transitional council in Haiti selects new prime minister for a country under siege by gangs
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Garry Conille was named Haiti's new prime minister Tuesday evening, nearly a month after a coalition within a fractured transitional council had chosen someone else for th...
May 28, 2024
P.E.I. kiteboarder 'lucky to be alive' after shark attack in Turks and Caicos
PROVIDENCIALES - A professional kiteboarder from P.E.I. says he has been seriously injured in a shark attack that occurred while he was snorkelling in the Turks and Caicos Islands last week. In an Ins...
May 28, 2024
Humboldt Broncos families fight to keep Saskatchewan government named in lawsuit
REGINA - Lawyers for several Humboldt Broncos families were in court Tuesday fighting a bid by the government of Saskatchewan to have it removed as a defendant in a lawsuit over the deadly bus crash i...
May 28, 2024
Oilers looking to regroup after Game 3 loss: 'Nothing to sulk about'
EDMONTON - Kris Knoblauch needed someone - anyone - to step up. The Oilers were taking on water after a flying start to Game 3 of the NHL's Western Conference final. Connor McDavid had been shot out o...
May 28, 2024
Pair of Grande Prairie swimmers to represent Canada again on the international stage
Two swimmers from Grande Prairie are getting another chance to represent Canada on the international stage.Oliver Dawson and Jordan Greber have been named to Team Canada for the 2024 Junior Pan Pacifi...
May 28, 2024
Trudeau 'in no way' supports Israeli offensive in Rafah, but is mum on taking action
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government is "horrified" by Israeli strikes that killed civilians in Rafah earlier this week, but walked away from reporters when asked what he will do...
May 28, 2024
Daring wild foal rescue caught on video
"Dustin, be careful!"Words heard in video footage of a West Country man rescuing a wild foal caught in a thicket near the edge of a cliff.The rescue, which happened May 26 west of Sundre in the Panthe...
May 28, 2024
A Kentucky family is left homeless for a second time by a tornado that hit the same location
BARNSLEY, Ky. (AP) - Devin Johnson's life was uprooted for a second time when a tornado flattened his home over the Memorial Day weekend - on the same lot in Kentucky where another twister left him ho...
May 28, 2024
US condemns loss of life, but says no policy changes after civilian deaths in Israeli strike
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House on Tuesday condemned the loss of life of dozens of civilians as a result of an Israeli airstrike in Rafah, but said it is not planning any policy changes as a result ...
May 28, 2024
Jessica Campbell could be candidate as an assistant in Seattle, new Kraken coach Dan Bylsma says
SEATTLE (AP) - New Seattle Kraken coach Dan Bylsma said current Coachella Valley assistant coach Jessica Campbell could be a candidate for a similar position with the NHL club. Bylsma has been the hea...
May 28, 2024