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Federal judge won't undo Georgia voter purge
ATLANTA - Georgia doesn't have to put almost 100,000 voters back on its rolls, a federal judge ruled Friday. U.S. District Judge Steve C. Jones ruled that a voting rights advocacy group founded by Dem...
Dec 27, 2019
Jocelyn Burdick, 1st ND woman to serve in US Senate, dies
FARGO, N.D. - Jocelyn Burdick, who became the first woman to represent North Dakota in the U.S. Senate when she briefly filled the seat vacated by her late husband, has died. She was 97. Burdick died ...
Dec 27, 2019
Slovakia edges Kazakhstan at world junior hockey championship
OSTRAVA, Czech Republic - After a loss against Canada to open the tournament, the United States improved to .500 with a 6-3 win over Germany on Friday at the world junior hockey championship. The...
Dec 27, 2019
DJ Imus, made and betrayed by his mouth, dead at 79
COLLEGE STATION, Texas - Disc jockey Don Imus, whose career was made and then undone by his acid tongue during a decades-long rise to radio stardom and an abrupt public plunge after a nationally broad...
Dec 27, 2019
Little potash spilled after derailment in B.C. lake: government spokesman
VALEMOUNT, B.C. - Two rail cars containing potash have been removed from Moose Lake in eastern British Columbia after a Canadian National train derailed Thursday. A spokesman with the B...
Dec 27, 2019
'Queen of Giraffes' among new Order of Canada recipients with global influence
OTTAWA - Talk about sticking her neck out for Canada. The latest cohort of appointments to the Order of Canada include many people whose accomplishments have had an impact around the wo...
Dec 27, 2019
A list of new Order of Canada recipients
OTTAWA - Here is a list of the newest recipients of the Order of Canada, along with their citations. Companions of the Order: James Francis Cameron, Saskatoon and Manhattan Beach, Calif. Writer, ...
Dec 27, 2019
Chamber of Commerce looks to busy year ahead
2019 was a busy year for the Grande Prairie & District Chamber of Commerce, and it seems like 2020 will also require a lot of work.Over the course of the year, the Chamber was involved in numerous...
Dec 27, 2019
Raptors drop 118-102 decision to Boston in first Christmas Day game at home
TORONTO - Kyle Lowry dressed for the special occasion in shoes with the names of his sons Karter and Kameron. The 13-year NBA veteran and the Toronto Raptors played their much-anticipated first C...
Dec 27, 2019
The Fun Guy: Kawhi Leonard is the AP's male athlete of 2019
He was the Fun Guy. The board man who got paid. He overcame injury to reclaim his rightful place as one of the very best basketball players on the planet. He conquered the NBA world for a second time,...
Dec 27, 2019