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Meadow Lake gearing up for annual rodeo
The Meadow Lake community is getting excited as its annual Meadow Lake Stampede returns to town June 5 to 11. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the star-studded event."It's quite an accomplishm...
May 16, 2023
Depleted Toronto FC and New York Red Bulls meet at BMO Field with points at a premium
TORONTO - Wednesday's game between Toronto FC and the New York Red Bulls is hardly a marquee matchup, with the two teams anchoring the bottom of the Eastern Conference and missing a combined 20-plus p...
May 16, 2023
4 rescued in major fire in downtown Portland, Oregon, before firefighters pulled back as blaze rages
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Firefighters rescued several people and at least one dog from a dramatic, three-alarm apartment fire in downtown Portland on Tuesday before they were ordered to fall back. Portla...
May 16, 2023
Authorities ID New Mexico gunman who killed 3, wounded 6 as 18-year-old high schooler
FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) - The gunman who killed three people and wounded six others while roaming through his northwestern New Mexico neighborhood and apparently firing at random targets was an 18-year-...
May 16, 2023
B.C. teen sustained head injuries before death, pathologist tells murder trial
VANCOUVER - A forensic pathologist testifying in the trial of a man accused of murdering a 13-year-old girl in Burnaby, B.C., says the victim sustained "blunt force" scalp and head injuries before she...
May 16, 2023
Jays recall Thomas Hatch from triple-A, option Jay Jackson after suspicious homer
TORONTO - Right-handed reliever Thomas Hatch has been recalled by the Toronto Blue Jays. Hatch was brought up from triple-A Buffalo in time to be active for Toronto's Tuesday night game against the vi...
May 16, 2023
Veteran receiver Wieneke settling into life with Saskatchewan Roughriders
SASKATOON - He's adjusting to a new team and new offence but Jake Wieneke doesn't have to worry about developing a chemistry with his quarterback. Wieneke is in his first training camp with the Saskat...
May 16, 2023
Massachusetts US Attorney Rachael Rollins to resign after Justice Department ethics probe
BOSTON (AP) - Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins will resign after a monthslong ethics investigation by the Justice Department's inspector general into her appearance at a political fundraise...
May 16, 2023
As tidal power firms ebb, Fisheries minister strikes task force to smooth regulation
HALIFAX - The federal fisheries minister is creating a task force to smooth the regulation of Bay of Fundy tidal power after a key player sought bankruptcy protection last week. Joyce Murray said toda...
May 16, 2023
Parliamentary committee calls for modernized Safe Third Country Agreement
OTTAWA - A parliamentary committee is calling for Canada's Safe Third Country Agreement with the United States to include new exemptions allowing some asylum seekers to make claims in Canada after arr...
May 16, 2023