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Hundreds of pounds of pasta dumped near New Jersey stream
OLD BRIDGE, N.J. (AP) - Authorities in a central New Jersey town say they are no longer noodling over the mystery of how hundreds of pounds of pasta were dumped near a stream. Old Bridge Mayor Owen He...
May 05, 2023

Supreme Court blocks Richard Glossip’s execution in Oklahoma
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Friday blocked Oklahoma from executing death row inmate Richard Glossip after the state's attorney general agreed Glossip's life should be spared. Glossip had be...
May 05, 2023

More than 13,000 people forced from homes as wildfires burn across Alberta
Alberta emergency officials say more than 13,000 people have been ordered to leave their homes as 78 wildfires burn across the province - 19 of them out of control. An out-of-control 1,500-hectare wil...
May 05, 2023

Scrutiny of CRA push to collect on overpaid COVID benefits welcome: minister's office
OTTAWA - Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier's office says it welcomes a federal watchdog's decision to monitor the Canada Revenue Agency's approach to collecting on overpayments of COVID-19 benefits...
May 05, 2023

Laval's Arnaud Desjardins to attend Bombers camp via CFL internship program
TORONTO - Quarterback Arnaud Desjardins ended last season celebrating a Vanier Cup championship with the Laval Rouge et Or. He will start the '23 campaign at the Winnipeg Blue Bombers' training camp. ...
May 05, 2023

RM of Nipawin initiates fire ban
The Rural Municipality of Nipawin has initiated a fire ban, effective immediately.In light of the wildfires hitting across the province right now, the RM stated "an extreme fire hazard condition exist...
May 05, 2023

'The ref of P.A.': Prominent member of local sports community passes away
A well-known member of Prince Albert's sports community has passed away.Glen Gavel died 'peacefully at home' on Apr. 30 at the age of 63.He was a prominent figure in the local basketball scene as he p...
May 05, 2023

Gathering in P.A. commemorates Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirits
May 5 is the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit People (MMIWG2S), also known as Red Dress Day, and Prince Albert was the site of a conference de...
May 05, 2023

Leafs forward Knies has concussion, unlikely to return in second-round series
Toronto forward Matthew Knies has been ruled out of the Maple Leafs' next two playoff games with a concussion and is unlikely to return during their second-round series, head coach Sheldon Keefe said ...
May 05, 2023

Veteran coaches Bruce Arena, Bob Bradley face off Saturday as Revs visit Toronto
TORONTO - Bob Bradley and Bruce Arena face off as coaching rivals for the seventh time Saturday, the latest chapter in a relationship that stretches back some 40 years. Both are focused on the present...
May 05, 2023