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Texas runoffs put Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales, state's GOP House speaker in middle of party feud
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas is out to save his job Tuesday in a GOP primary runoff that has put rifts within the party on display. Gonzales, who has clashed with some of his ...
May 28, 2024
Human smugglers used B.C. freight trains to move people across border, U.S. says
VANCOUVER - The U.S. Department of Justice says two men are facing human smuggling charges in Seattle for their alleged role in what it calls a dangerous scheme to transport people out of British Colu...
May 28, 2024
Waterhen School burns in fire started in industrial arts shop
The Waterhen First Nation, about 40 kilometres north of Meadow Lake, looks to have lost its school in a fire on Tuesday afternoon. The First Nation said on social media that the fire started in the ro...
May 28, 2024
Transitional council in Haiti selects new prime minister for a country under siege by gangs
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Garry Conille was named Haiti's new prime minister Tuesday evening, nearly a month after a coalition within a fractured transitional council had chosen someone else for th...
May 28, 2024
P.E.I. kiteboarder 'lucky to be alive' after shark attack in Turks and Caicos
PROVIDENCIALES - A professional kiteboarder from P.E.I. says he has been seriously injured in a shark attack that occurred while he was snorkelling in the Turks and Caicos Islands last week. In an Ins...
May 28, 2024
Humboldt Broncos families fight to keep Saskatchewan government named in lawsuit
REGINA - Lawyers for several Humboldt Broncos families were in court Tuesday fighting a bid by the government of Saskatchewan to have it removed as a defendant in a lawsuit over the deadly bus crash i...
May 28, 2024
Oilers looking to regroup after Game 3 loss: 'Nothing to sulk about'
EDMONTON - Kris Knoblauch needed someone - anyone - to step up. The Oilers were taking on water after a flying start to Game 3 of the NHL's Western Conference final. Connor McDavid had been shot out o...
May 28, 2024
Humboldt Broncos families fight to keep Saskatchewan government named in lawsuit
Lawyers for several Humboldt Broncos families were in court Tuesday fighting a bid by the government of Saskatchewan to have it removed as a defendant in a lawsuit over the deadly bus crash in 2018.Si...
May 28, 2024
Meadow Lake man one of two people killed in fatal collision in Central Alberta
Alcohol, drugs, and a high rate of speed are all believed to be factors in a fatal crash that claimed the lives of two people early Tuesday morning, including a man from Meadow Lake. The collision hap...
May 28, 2024
Trudeau 'in no way' supports Israeli offensive in Rafah, but is mum on taking action
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government is "horrified" by Israeli strikes that killed civilians in Rafah earlier this week, but walked away from reporters when asked what he will do...
May 28, 2024