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Mike McCarthy will return as coach of the Dallas Cowboys after stunning wild-card loss
Mike McCarthy will get another chance to end a nearly three-decade stretch without a deep playoff run for the Dallas Cowboys, a decision that ends three days of intense speculation over the coach's fu...
Jan 17, 2024

South Carolina House OKs ban on gender-affirming care for minors
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A proposed ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors was overwhelmingly approved Wednesday by the Republican-led South Carolina House. The measure would bar health prof...
Jan 17, 2024

Luka Doncic returns for Mavs to face Lakers after missing 3 games because of sprained ankle
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Luka Doncic returned to the Dallas Mavericks against the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night after missing three games because of a sprained right ankle. Doncic is second in the N...
Jan 17, 2024

170 km/hr drive to James Smith Cree Nation - responding officer testifies
Editor's note: This article contains some graphic descriptions of the events on Sept. 4, 2022. Both of the officers that were the first to respond to reports of stabbings on the James Smith Cree Natio...
Jan 17, 2024

US military launches another barrage of missiles against Houthi sites in Yemen
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. military fired another wave of ship- and submarine-launch missile strikes against Houthi-controlled sites Wednesday, U.S. officials said, marking the fourth time in days it ...
Jan 17, 2024

US bars ex-Guatemala President Alejandro Giammattei from entry 3 days after he left office
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) - The U.S. State Department barred former Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei from entering the United States, accusing him Wednesday of "significant corruption" three days a...
Jan 17, 2024

Liberal minister touts trade, criticizes Tories' record on Ukraine in Prairie tour
OTTAWA - Trade Minister Mary Ng is touring the Prairie provinces to speak with Ukrainian community and business leaders this week as Liberals accuse Conservatives of turning their backs on the war-tor...
Jan 17, 2024

RCMP name suspect after serious assault in Montreal Lake
A man facing several charges including robbery and aggravated assault is on the run.Saskatchewan RCMP's Warrant Enforcement and Suppression Team (WEST) and Waskesiu/Montreal Lake Detachment are asking...
Jan 17, 2024

B.C.'s $36-billion hydro plan opens clean power economic opportunities, says premier
VICTORIA - Premier David Eby says a planned 10-year, $36 billion expansion of British Columbia's electrical system will open economic opportunities and ensure ample power to supply the province's grow...
Jan 17, 2024

Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs says further research on landfill search complete
WINNIPEG - The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs says a second feasibility study assessing the scope of a landfill search for the remains of two First Nations women has been completed and is set to be forwa...
Jan 17, 2024