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Palestinian prisoner dies in Israel after long hunger strike
JERUSALEM (AP) - A Palestinian prisoner died in Israeli custody early Tuesday after a hunger strike of nearly three months, Israel's prison service announced. Adnan's death raises the potential for co...
May 01, 2023
Devils blank Rangers in Game 7, face Canes in second round
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Unexpected hero Akira Schmid rebounded from his only bad game and made 31 saves in Game 7 to lead the New Jersey Devils to a 4-0 victory over the New York Rangers on Monday night i...
May 01, 2023
Devils blank Rangers in Game 7, face Canes in second round
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Unexpected hero Akira Schmid rebounded from his only bad game and made 31 saves in Game 7 to lead the New Jersey Devils to a 4-0 victory over the New York Rangers on Monday night i...
May 01, 2023
Verdugo homers for 3rd walk-off hit; Red Sox beat Blue Jays
BOSTON (AP) - Alex Verdugo belted a leadoff homer in the ninth inning against Jordan Romano for his third walk-off hit this season, and the Boston Red Sox beat Toronto 6-5 on Monday night to end a nin...
May 01, 2023
Local football players vie for spots on provincial teams
Six kids from the Peace region have been invited to final selection camps for team Alberta's U18 men's and women's football teams.Final camp for the men's team goes May long weekend in Red Deer, and w...
May 01, 2023
7 bodies found during search for missing Oklahoma teens
HENRYETTA, Okla. (AP) - Authorities discovered the bodies of seven people Monday while searching a rural Oklahoma property for two missing teenagers, state investigators confirmed. The bodies were fou...
May 01, 2023
White House, DHS to end COVID-19 vaccination rule for foreign travellers by May 12
WASHINGTON - The Biden administration says COVID-19 vaccination requirements for foreign air travellers and at the Canada-U.S. border are being lifted as of May 12. The day before, May 11, will mark t...
May 01, 2023
Legendary folk singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot dies at 84
TORONTO - Gordon Lightfoot, the legendary folk singer whose silvery refrains told a tale of Canadian identity that was exported to listeners worldwide, has died at age 84. The musician died at a Toron...
May 01, 2023
Spirit River Academy staying in-house to fill vacant principal role
Spirit River Regional Academy has appointed a familiar face to take over its principal role. Starting in the 2023-2024 school year, Mr. Daren Pullishy, SRRA's assistant principal for the past nine yea...
May 01, 2023
Oklahoma governor signs gender-affirming care ban for kids
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma on Monday became the latest state to ban gender-affirming medical care for minors as Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a bill that makes it a felony for health care work...
May 01, 2023