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Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime withdraws from Italian Open tennis tournament
ROME - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime withdrew from Italian Open tennis tournament Saturday. Auger-Aliassime, of Montreal, was slated to face Braziian Thiago Seyboth Wild on Saturday. No reason was gi...
May 10, 2025

Stuart Skinner replaces injured Calvin Pickard as Oilers' starter for Game 3
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers switched goaltenders for Game 3 of their playoff series against the Vegas Golden Knights with Stuart Skinner replacing Calvin Pickard. Pickard, who took over as Edmonton...
May 10, 2025

Update: Missing Youth Found
Update:Grande Prairie RCMP have confirmed that Mackenzie Smith has been found safe.They are thanking the public for their assistance. --Grande Prairie RCMP are seeking the public's help is locating a ...
May 10, 2025

Canadians could stay visa-free longer in U.S. under proposed bill
Canadian snowbirds could stay longer in the United States without a visa if a bill recently proposed in the U.S. House of Representatives becomes law. The bipartisan bill put forward by Reps. Elise St...
May 10, 2025

Peace Regional RCMP laying firearm charges following a traffic stop May 7.
A traffic stop conducted by Peace Regional RCMP resulted in the seizure of a sawed-off shotgun and the arrest of three individuals.Mounties discovered the weapon in the vehicle while conducting proact...
May 10, 2025

Canada downs Slovenia 4-0 to open world men's hockey championship event
STOCKHOLM - Bo Horvat scored twice while Dylan Garand stopped 11 shots as Canada defeated Slovenia 4-0 on Saturday in its first game of the world hockey championship. Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and t...
May 10, 2025

Union representing Alberta provincial employees begins historic strike vote
Thousands of Alberta government workers started voting Thursday on whether or not to strike.The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees said in a statement its employees have not seen a significant wage...
May 10, 2025

Canadian under-20 women's rugby team downs Ireland 26-15 in first of two-match series
DUBLIN - The Canadian under-20 women's rugby team ran in four tries en route to a 26-15 win over Ireland on Saturday. Ava Ference, Amber Edgerton, Fiona Day and Ivy Poetker scored tries for Canada whi...
May 10, 2025

Pope Leo XIV lays out his vision and identifies AI as a main challenge for humanity
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Leo XIV made a surprise visit Saturday to a sanctuary south of Rome that is dedicated to the Madonna. Italy's TV2000 showed images of residents in the town of Genazzano gather...
May 10, 2025

An earthquake of 4.1 preliminary magnitude has been reported in Tennessee and was felt in Atlanta
ATLANTA (AP) - An earthquake of 4.1 preliminary magnitude was reported Saturday morning in Tennessee and was felt in Atlanta, Georgia, and western North Carolina, according to the U.S. Geological Surv...
May 10, 2025