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Tyler Hinam breaks deadlock with second goal, lifts Huskies over Raiders
HALIFAX - Tyler Hinam of Cole Harbour, N.S., picked the right time and place to score the biggest goal of his junior hockey career. The 19-year-old Hinam had a pair of goals, including the winner, as ...
May 22, 2019
Tennessee House speaker shrugs off 'no confidence' vote
NASHVILLE - Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee on Monday said he was ready to call lawmakers back to Nashville for a special legislative session following a historic vote of no confidence in Speaker Glen Casada ...
May 22, 2019
Officials: Last slave ship from Africa ID'd on Alabama coast
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Researchers working in the murky waters of the northern Gulf Coast have located the wreck of the last ship known to bring enslaved people from Africa to the United States, historica...
May 22, 2019
3 handwritten wills found in Aretha Franklin's home
PONTIAC, Mich. - Three handwritten wills have been found in the suburban Detroit home of Aretha Franklin, months after the death of the "Queen of Soul," including one that was discovered under cushion...
May 22, 2019
US officials: Plan may send up to 10,000 troops to Mideast
WASHINGTON - The Pentagon on Thursday will present plans to the White House to send up to 10,000 more troops to the Middle East, in a move to beef up defences against potential Iranian threats, U.S. o...
May 22, 2019
Army veteran indicted in California bomb plot against rally
LOS ANGELES - A U.S. grand jury on Wednesday indicted an Army veteran in a plot to plant a bomb at a rally by white supremacists in California. The indictment charged 26-year-old Mark Domingo with pro...
May 22, 2019
Growing wildfire prompts evacuation of High Level, Alta.
HIGH LEVEL, Alta. - A northern Alberta town and a nearby First Nation are being evacuated due to the threat of an encroaching wildfire. Thousands of people are being told to leave High Level, as ...
May 22, 2019
Two confirmed cases of tuberculosis at Calgary high school
Alberta Health Services says it is notifying 200 people following the discovery of tuberculosis at a Calgary high school.The health provider says two cases were confirmed, but adds that they do not pr...
May 22, 2019
Province brings in fire bans, OHV restrictions
The province says fire bans and off-highway vehicle restrictions are now in place in forest protection areas across most of northern Alberta, including the Grande Prairie Forest Area.Existing fire per...
May 22, 2019 Photo supplied by Alberta Agriculture and Forestry
New school site approved for the developing Kensington area
City Council approved a request from the school districts to designate a new school site in the future Kensington area at a Council meeting Tuesday evening."Its great that we were able to accomplish t...
May 22, 2019 Kensington Outline Plan Development Concept. Photo/ City of Grande Prairie