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Another big Witt hit sends Royals into ALDS with a two-game sweep of the Orioles
BALTIMORE (AP) - Bobby Witt Jr. beat out an infield single to drive in the go-ahead run and send the Kansas City Royals into an AL Division Series with a 2-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Wedn...
Oct 02, 2024
Canadian Press reporter wins award for reporting on New Brunswick wrongful conviction
TORONTO - Canadian Press reporter Hina Alam is this year's recipient of Innocence Canada's Tracey Tyler Award in recognition of her reporting on the case of two wrongfully convicted New Brunswick men....
Oct 02, 2024
Deadly Maui fire erupted from earlier blaze believed to have been extinguished, investigation finds
HONOLULU (AP) - The wildfire that killed at least 102 people on Maui last year erupted from an earlier brushfire caused by downed power lines that firefighters believed they had extinguished, official...
Oct 02, 2024
Census shows 3 killer whales lost from endangered southern resident population
FRIDAY HARBOR - A census of endangered southern resident killer whales off the coast of British Columbia and Washington state shows the pods have lost three animals, bringing the population to 73, exc...
Oct 02, 2024
CUPE healthcare deliver 1,800 letters of struggle to Sask. Gov.
While politicians are knocking on your doorstep, healthcare workers are knocking at the Saskatchewan Legislative Building.Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) healthcare workers delivered 1,800 p...
Oct 02, 2024
Ibáñez's big hit lifts Tigers to 5-2 win over Astros and sweep in AL Wild Card Series
HOUSTON (AP) - Andy Ibez hit a tiebreaking three-run double in Detroit's four-run eighth inning, and the Tigers swept the Houston Astros with a 5-2 victory in Game 2 of their AL Wild Card Series on We...
Oct 02, 2024
NDP plan is to scrap gas tax and the Marshal’s service; Beck in Prince Albert
In Prince Albert on Wednesday, NDP leader Carla Beck announced that if elected premier, her first move will be to pause a tax she has long been challenging the Sask. Party on, the gas tax. "Not only d...
Oct 02, 2024
Sask. NDP candidate Miles Nachbaur focuses on affordability and healthcare access
Expect to see Miles Nachbaur's name on the ballot in the upcoming provincial election.In May, he secured the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party's 40th nomination for Meadow Lake. Starting in 2018, Nach...
Oct 02, 2024
AWS director wants Canada's AI legislation to mesh with other countries
TORONTO - Amazon Web Services' director of global artificial intelligence is encouraging Canada not to go it alone when it comes to regulating the technology. Nicole Foster says Canada should settle o...
Oct 02, 2024
Federal minister says not possible to depoliticize Alberta transgender policy debate
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she wants to depoliticize the debate around upcoming legislation affecting transgender youth, but a federal minister says that's not possible. Marci Ien,...
Oct 02, 2024