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'Embarrassed': Alberta UCP candidate sorry for comparing transgender kids to feces
EDMONTON - A United Conservative Party candidate who compared transgender children in schools to having feces in food says she is sorry, plans to learn from it and is staying on to run in the May 29 A...
May 17, 2023
Meadow Lake group sees progress with homeless shelter plans
A Meadow Lake grassroots group is continuing to move ahead with its plans to start an emergency shelter. Meadow Lake Homeplate Shelter Coalition Corp. recently provided an update on its ongoing work t...
May 17, 2023
Pathologist took swabs of B.C. teen's neck to preserve DNA of alleged attacker
VANCOUVER - The forensic pathologist who performed the autopsy on the body of a 13-year-old found dead in a Burnaby, B.C., park nearly six years ago says he took swabs of the girl's neck to preserve a...
May 17, 2023
Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. day to day with sore right knee
TORONTO - Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was not in the starting lineup for Wednesday's home game against the New York Yankees due to a sore right knee. He was injured while fielding a ...
May 17, 2023
Court rules Quebec man sentenced for ordering killings can apply for parole earlier
MONTREAL - The Quebec Court of Appeal has cut a decade from the time a man convicted of ordering a series of killings must serve before being eligible for parole. Benjamin Hudon-Barbeau was handed a l...
May 17, 2023
Man City beats Real Madrid 4-0 to advance to Champions League final
MANCHESTER, England (AP) - Bernardo Silva scored twice as Manchester City advanced to the Champions League final with a 4-0 win against Real Madrid on Wednesday. City will play Inter Milan in Istanbul...
May 17, 2023
Canada Post says air quality could delay mail delivery service in Sask.
UPDATE: Canada Post lifted the Yellow Alert for the province on Thursday afternoon.--Canada Post has said the ongoing wildfire situation and poor air quality could affect mail delivery across Saskatch...
May 17, 2023
Alberta UCP candidate says sorry for comparing transgender students to feces in food
EDMONTON - A United Conservative Party candidate who compared transgender children in schools to having feces in food is apologizing while staying on to run in the Alberta election. Jennifer Johnson s...
May 17, 2023
B.C. Lions players, staff express belief in offence to replicate 2022 form
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The B.C. Lions receiving corps took a hit at the end of last season when stalwart Bryan Burnham announced his retirement after eight seasons with the team. But heading in to a new CFL...
May 17, 2023
Man who killed 8 in NYC terrorist attack gets 10 life sentences plus 260 years
NEW YORK (AP) - An Islamic extremist was given 10 life sentences and another 260 years in prison on Wednesday for killing eight people with a truck on a bike path in Manhattan and severely injuring 18...
May 17, 2023