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Permit requirement to buy pistol scrapped in North Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina legislators repealed the state's requirement that someone obtain a permit from a local sheriff before buying a pistol, as the Republican-controlled legislature on W...
Mar 29, 2023
After success in St. Louis, Manitoba centre back Kyle Hiebert makes Canada debut
TORONTO - Kyle Hiebert is having a year to remember. And it's only March. The 25-year-old from La Salle, Man., has helped expansion St. Louis City SC to a record 5-0 start to life in Major League Socc...
Mar 29, 2023
Sabres centre Tage Thompson among NHL's breakout stars in 2022-23
Tage Thompson has received tons of attention this season. It's not hard to see why. The rangy centre's breakout performance for the Buffalo Sabres includes new high-water marks on the stats sheet acce...
Mar 29, 2023
Vatican: Pope Francis goes to hospital for scheduled tests
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis went to a Rome hospital on Wednesday for some scheduled tests, the Vatican said. The Vatican provided no details other than to say the pontiff's visit to the Gemelli h...
Mar 29, 2023
Toews issues statement on the new federal budget
Alberta Finance Minister and GP-Wapiti MLA Travis Toews issued the following statement on the new federal budget:"We are continuing to analyze the federal budget closely to determine its impacts on Al...
Mar 29, 2023
Big weekend in Texas for BC Peace cowboy
A cowboy from the BC Peace won a nice chunk of change at a rodeo in Texas.A story on the Pro Rodeo Canada website says Fort St. John's Stephen Culling won $11,236 US at the Austin Rodeo in Steer Wrest...
Mar 29, 2023
Warkentin describes new federal budget as "non-responsive"
The MP for Grande Prairie-Mackenzie says that it is startling how non-responsive the new federal budget is to what people are dealing with.Chris Warkentin says inflation is at a 40-year high when fina...
Mar 29, 2023
Identity Film Camp returns to Grande Prairie over Spring Break
A free, Indigenous-led Workshop Youth Film camp will be coming to the Grande Prairie Live Theatre over spring break. This will be the second time Identity Film Camp will be in the Peace, as they last ...
Mar 29, 2023
Russia stops sharing nuclear forces information with US
MOSCOW (AP) - A senior Russian diplomat said Wednesday that Moscow has suspended sharing information about its nuclear forces with the United States, including notices about missile tests. Russian Dep...
Mar 29, 2023
Reparations for Black Californians could top $800 billion
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - It could cost California more than $800 billion to compensate Black residents for generations of over-policing, disproportionate incarceration and housing discrimination, economis...
Mar 29, 2023