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Regina Pats phenom Connor Bedard remains top North American prospect for NHL Draft
NEW YORK - Canadian junior hockey phenom Connor Bedard remains the No. 1 North American prospect for the upcoming NHL Draft, according to the final rankings released Tuesday by the NHL Central Scoutin...
Apr 18, 2023
Littlest intruder: Toddler crawls through White House fence
WASHINGTON (AP) - A toddler on Tuesday earned the title of one of the tiniest White House intruders after he squeezed through the metal fencing on the north side of the executive mansion. U.S. Secret ...
Apr 18, 2023
UN says leaving Afghanistan would be 'heartbreaking'
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The United Nations is ready to take the "heartbreaking" decision to pull out of Afghanistan in May if it can't persuade the Taliban to let local women work for the organization, ...
Apr 18, 2023
Teen pleads guilty in Iowa teacher's beating death
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - One of two Iowa teenagers charged in the beating death of an Iowa high school teacher has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder Willard Miller changed his plea to guilty Tuesda...
Apr 18, 2023
Odd spiral appears amid northern lights in Alaska night sky
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Northern light enthusiasts got a surprise mixed in with the green bands of light dancing in the Alaska skies: A light baby blue spiral resembling a galaxy appeared amid the au...
Apr 18, 2023
Member of Alberta multiculturalism council resigns over antisemitic posts
EDMONTON - A member of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's multiculturalism panel has resigned after the Opposition resurrected past antisemitic social media posts. The NDP had asked Smith to remove Tari...
Apr 18, 2023
Montreal-area mayor discloses being sex assault victim of ex-PQ member Harold LeBel
MONTREAL - The mayor of a Montreal suburb has revealed herself as the sexual assault victim of ex-Parti Qubcois legislator Harold LeBel. Catherine Fournier had asked Quebec Superior Court Justice Serg...
Apr 18, 2023
Prompt funding request by Medicine Hat Curling Club
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The Medicine Hat Curling Club is seeking immediate financial aid from the city to help cover the cost of new equipment as the club works to reopen for the 2023-24 season. Club offic...
Apr 18, 2023
Property owners will soon be able to borrow from the city to make energy efficient renovations
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Medicine Hat city council has completed the first step in creating a local Clean Energy Improvement Program. A bylaw will establish a program in Medicine Hat which is the 23rd munic...
Apr 18, 2023
Sudanese army, rival forces agree to 24-hour cease-fire
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) - Arabic-language media are saying that the Sudanese army has agreed to a 24-hour cease-fire, starting on Tuesday evening, hours after rival forces said they would also abide by a...
Apr 18, 2023