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Veteran kicker Sergio Castillo rejoins Bombers after being cut by Elks
EDMONTON - Sergio Castillo wasn't unemployed long. Not long after being released by the Edmonton Elks on Thursday, the veteran kicker signed a one-year deal with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Castillo, a...
May 04, 2023
Embattled 1st Black St. Louis prosecutor Kim Gardner resigns
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Embattled St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner announced Thursday that she will resign amid calls from Republican leaders for her ouster. In a letter to Republican Gov. Mike Parson ...
May 04, 2023
N. Carolina legislature approves abortion rules; veto ahead
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina lawmakers on Thursday approved a ban on nearly all abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy, down from the current 20 weeks, in response to last year's overturning of ...
May 04, 2023
Icedogs players kicked out, GM handed two-year suspension for violating OHL policies
TORONTO - The Ontario Hockey League announced Thursday that two players on the Niagara IceDogs, including team captain Landon Cato, have been kicked out of the league and the team's general manager ha...
May 04, 2023
MPs advise against military intervention in Haiti, but call for improved sanctions
OTTAWA - The House of Commons foreign-affairs committee is urging Ottawa not to send troops to clear out Haiti's violent gangs, but instead to beef up sanctions targeting that country's political and ...
May 04, 2023
Ex-Democrat Florida gov nominee not guilty of lying to FBI
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Former Florida Democratic candidate for governor Andrew Gillum, who came within a whisker of defeating Republican Ron DeSantis in 2018, was acquitted Thursday of lying to the ...
May 04, 2023
Extreme wildfire hazard in Peace River, High Level Forest Areas
High LevelA wildfire in the Fox Lake area that has forced the evacuation of some homes continues to burn out of control.Fire watchers in the High Level Forest Area say it has burned almost 4400 hectar...
May 04, 2023
Taxpayer watchdog tracking CRA efforts to collect on overpayment of COVID-19 benefits
OTTAWA - The office of Canada's Taxpayers' Ombudsperson says it is monitoring complaints from people who say they've continued to receive collection letters from the Canada Revenue Agency despite havi...
May 04, 2023
ALERT looking for victim of a sexual assault against a child
ALERT's Internet Child Exploitation Unit says it is looking for the victim after a sexual assault against a child in northern Alberta.Tobias (Toby) Hooka-Nooza, an 18-year-old man from Bushe River, ha...
May 04, 2023
Liberal convention 'essential' to help send optimistic message to Canadians: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Federal Liberals are billing their party convention this week as a chance to contrast what they say is their more positive vision for Canada with the "politics of anger" being stoked by their...
May 04, 2023