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Federal charge says former North Dakota lawmaker traveled to Prague with intent to rape minor
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A former longtime North Dakota lawmaker has been indicted on a federal charge alleging he traveled to Prague with the intent to rape a minor. The four-page indictment against for...
Oct 30, 2023
Alberta scores "C" in arthritis report card
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A new report states that every jurisdiction in Canada has room to grow when it comes to caring for those living with arthritis.The Arthritis Society of Canada has released its report ...
Oct 30, 2023
Feds ban WeChat, Kaspesky apps from government-issued devices over security concerns
OTTAWA - The federal government is banning WeChat and Kaspersky applications from its phones over security concerns. WeChat is a social network, messaging and payments app from Chinese company Tencent...
Oct 30, 2023
Memorial Walk will begin Family Violence Prevention Month in Medicine Hat
MEDICINE HAT - The Medicine Hat Women's Shelter Society will mark the start of Family Violence Prevention Month in Alberta, with the 9th annual Memorial Walk. The community is invited to take part in ...
Oct 30, 2023
Climate change: Droughts, heavy rain turn Canada's pumpkin harvest spooky
Severe weather across Canada caused by climate change has wreaked havoc with the pumpkin harvest this year. Nova Scotia pumpkin farmer Danny Dill says the spring planting season was arid because of wi...
Oct 30, 2023
Joly to plead for humanitarian pauses as she says time is running out to help in Gaza
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly says time is running out to help people in Gaza. In a speech to the Economic Club of Canada in Toronto this afternoon, Joly is expected to plead for human...
Oct 30, 2023
Illinois man pleads not guilty to hate crime and murder charges in attack on Muslim mother and son
JOLIET, Ill. (AP) - A man accused of murder, attempted murder and a hate crime in an attack on a Palestinian American woman and her young son pleaded not guilty Monday following his indictmen t by an ...
Oct 30, 2023
Canada's Sanoa Dempfle-Olin claims Olympic surfing berth at Pan American Games
SANTIAGO, Chile - Canadian surfer Sanoa Dempfle-Olin qualified for next summer's Olympic Games by reaching the Pan American Games women's shortboard final Monday. The 18-year-old from Tofino, B.C., po...
Oct 30, 2023
White House lays out early framework for regulating AI development, growth
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to sign an executive order later today laying out the ground rules and guardrails for the explosive development and growth of artificial intelligence....
Oct 30, 2023
Saskatchewan moves to ensure right to wear a poppy
REGINA, SK. - Saskatchewan is taking steps to ensure the right to wear a poppy after Premier Scott Moe says the government received reports that workers within provincial government organizations were...
Oct 30, 2023