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Texas orders new border action, migrant bus charters to DC
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered state troopers on Wednesday to begin stopping and inspecting commercial vehicles coming across the U.S-Mexico border and said bus charters would be of...
Apr 06, 2022

Canada's Conners hopes to build on top 10 finishes over past two years at Masters
Corey Conners has been in contention at the Masters the past two years. This week, he's ready to finally don the green jacket. Conners, from Listowel, Ont., is one of three Canadians competing at Augu...
Apr 06, 2022

One of Canada's original six astronauts and Space Shuttle vet dies
One of Canada's first astronauts has died. The Canadian Space Agency is confirming Bjarni Tryggvason, who was part of Canada's original six space voyageurs, died at the age of 76. Born in Reykjavik, I...
Apr 06, 2022

3rd day ends with no verdict yet in Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) - A jury in Michigan still has no verdict to deliver after three days of deliberations in a trial that centers on a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. U.S. Distric...
Apr 06, 2022

Canadian Premier League hopes to ride Canada soccer wave into new season
TORONTO - The Canadian Premier League kicks off its fourth season Thursday with soccer in the spotlight in the wake of the men's World Cup qualification. After two seasons disrupted by the pandemic, t...
Apr 06, 2022

"Back where we belong" — Raptors playoff-bound after soul-sapping season in Tampa
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors faced obstacles unlike any other NBA franchise last season, roadblocks so unwieldy that Nick Nurse said they were more like "cement walls." And so, when the Raptors clinc...
Apr 06, 2022

Health Canada mulls lower threshold for drug decriminalization: B.C. minister
OTTAWA - A British Columbia minister says Health Canada is considering its decriminalization request but with a lower threshold for the amount of drugs a person can carry. Mental Health and Addictions...
Apr 06, 2022

Students tackle social media control in model UN
Sharing and manipulating information on social media in the digital age is a hot topic and in Prince Albert, the model UN had it as their main agenda item. Students from W.P. Sandin school in Shellbro...
Apr 06, 2022

Blue Jays revamp Rogers Centre for 2022 with new scoreboard, lights, and concessions
TORONTO - Fans of the Toronto Blue Jays will see their team in a new light at Rogers Centre this season - literally. Hundreds of new lights as well as a brand new 8,000 square foot videoboard, featuri...
Apr 06, 2022

Ottawa police have charged a second man with arson after fire in downtown apartment
OTTAWA - A second man has been charged with trying to set fire to a downtown Ottawa apartment building in early February. Ottawa police say they've charged 41-year-old Bartosz Wernik with arson causin...
Apr 06, 2022