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Houthi rebels say at least 16 killed, 35 others wounded in joint US-British airstrikes in Yemen
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Joint British-U.S. airstrikes targeting Yemen's Houthi rebels killed at least 16 people and wounded 35 others, the rebels said Friday, the highest publicly acknowled...
May 31, 2024
Jury selection for Coutts blockade protesters accused of conspiracy to commit murder
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Jury selection is scheduled today for two men charged with conspiracy to commit murder during the 2022 border protest at Coutts, Alta. Anthony Olienick and Chris Carbert were arres...
May 31, 2024
Liberal government's own polling said Canadians worried about drug decriminalization
OTTAWA - Months before British Columbia sought to scale back its drug decriminalization pilot project, the federal government's own polling suggested to officials that a majority of Canadians believed...
May 31, 2024
'Unprecedented': Human smuggling from B.C. to U.S. soars, using train, Uber and foot
VANCOUVER - In November last year, American border agents ordered that a freight train crossing into the U.S. be halted. Homeland Security agent David Spitzer said in an affidavit that 13 Mexican nati...
May 31, 2024
A Ghana toddler sets a world record as the youngest male artist. His mom says he just loves colors
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) - Meet Ace-Liam Ankrah, a Ghana toddler who has set the record as the world's youngest male artist. His mother, Chantelle Kukua Eghan, says it all started by accident when her son, w...
May 31, 2024
The verdict: Inside the courtroom as Donald Trump learned he had been convicted
NEW YORK (AP) - History happened just as everyone was about to leave for the day. Judge Juan M. Merchan had already summoned Donald Trump, his legal team and prosecutors into the courtroom where the f...
May 30, 2024
Sask Polytech celebrates graduates at Prince Albert campus convocation
If you told Laiken Belliveau four or five years ago that one day she'd be accepting her Sask Polytech diploma after graduating from the Mental Health and Addictions Counsellor program, she never would...
May 30, 2024
Panthers beat Rangers 3-2 in Game 5 to move within win of Stanley Cup Final return
NEW YORK (AP) - Anton Lundell broke a tie on a deflected shot with 9:38 left and the Florida Panthers moved within a victory of returning to the Stanley Cup Final, beating the New York Rangers 3-2 in ...
May 30, 2024
Doncic's 36 points spur Mavericks to NBA Finals with 124-103 toppling of Timberwolves in Game 5
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Luka Doncic had a 20-point first quarter on his way to 36 points for his high this postseason, and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 124-103 on Thursday night to ...
May 30, 2024
Doncic's 36 points spur Mavericks to NBA Finals with 124-103 toppling of Timberwolves in Game 5
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Luka Doncic had a 20-point first quarter on his way to 36 points for his high this postseason, and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 124-103 on Thursday night to ...
May 30, 2024