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Thousands of Nebraskans with felony convictions could be denied voting rights under AG's opinion
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Thousands of Nebraskans with felony convictions could be denied voting rights under an opinion from the state attorney general released Wednesday. Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hil...
Jul 17, 2024
President Joe Biden tests positive for COVID-19 while campaigning in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS (AP) - President Joe Biden has tested positive for the coronavirus, according to a speaker at the UnidosUS annual conference broadcast on the White House's YouTube channel. Biden was slated ...
Jul 17, 2024
AFN head meets with Manitoba's vice-regal to seek independent inquiry into killings
OTTAWA - The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is urging Manitoba's lieutenant-governor to establish an independent inquiry into the killings of four Indigenous women in the province. Ci...
Jul 17, 2024
City of Grande Prairie temporarily returns 132 Avenue to two lane traffic, paving operations planned
The City of Grande Prairie says 132 Avenue has returned to two lanes of traffic but warns further disruptions can be expected.The stretch of Highway 670 between 97B Street and 99 Street had been down ...
Jul 17, 2024
Cabinet to meet for first time since byelection loss amid speculation over shuffle
OTTAWA - The Prime Minister's Office says the Liberal cabinet will have a brief meeting this Friday. A separate source with knowledge of the meeting who wasn't authorized to speak publicly said it was...
Jul 17, 2024
Four arrested in killing of two Quebec men last summer
MONTREAL - Police arrested four people on Wednesday morning in connection with the killing of two men in Montreal and Charlemagne, Que., last summer. Jack Shehata, 24, William Beauvais-Bazile, 25, M'H...
Jul 17, 2024
Report reveals low-income Albertans falling through cracks of health benefits program
EDMONTON - Alberta's ombudsman says in a new report that low-income residents seeking benefits to cover off health-care costs face unfair barriers. About 101,000 children and adults receive benefits u...
Jul 17, 2024
Canada Soccer withholds result of women's Olympic tune-up against Nigeria
MARBELLA - Canada Soccer is withholding the result of a closed-door friendly Wednesday between the eighth-ranked Canadian women's national team and 36th-ranked Nigeria in Marbella, Spain. The match, w...
Jul 17, 2024
Coutts murder-conspiracy trial hears covert late-night shipment was underwear, guitar
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Police suspected two COVID-19 protesters at Coutts, Alta., were set to receive a covert, late-night shipment of guns, but a courier told court Wednesday it was socks, underwear and...
Jul 17, 2024
Republican National Convention to focus on foreign policy
MILWAUKEE - The future of United States foreign policy is expected to be the focus of the Republican National Convention tonight as many party faithful call for America to step back from its contribut...
Jul 17, 2024