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Bucks fire Budenholzer as coach after early playoff exit
MILWAUKEE (AP) - The Milwaukee Bucks have fired coach Mike Budenholzer just over a week after their stunning first-round playoff loss to the Miami Heat spoiled a season in which they owned the NBA's b...
May 04, 2023

Medicine Hat police support Red Dress Day
MEDICINE HAT, AB - A walk is being held at Medicine Hat College on Friday to mark Red Dress Day. May 5 is a national day of awareness for missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirited ...
May 04, 2023

Woodbine jockey Kimura, Mandarin Hero draw into Kentucky Derby
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Woodbine jockey Kazushi Kimura will ride in the Kentucky Derby on Saturday at Churchill Downs. Kimura's horse, Mandarin Hero, drew into the field Thursday. The Japanese-trained horse...
May 04, 2023

Toronto FC captain Michael Bradley not expected to play again this weekend
Toronto FC captain Michael Bradley, who has not played since a 0-0 tie at Nashville on April 8, looks set to miss his fourth straight outing. The 35-year-old midfielder was listed as questionable ahea...
May 04, 2023

Police: Former student arrested for 3 stabbings in Davis
DAVIS, Calif. (AP) - A 21-year-old who was a student at the University of California, Davis, until last week was arrested Wednesday for allegedly committing three recent stabbings, including two that ...
May 04, 2023

Veteran kicker Sergio Castillo rejoins Bombers after being cut by Elks
EDMONTON - Sergio Castillo wasn't unemployed long. Not long after being released by the Edmonton Elks on Thursday, the veteran kicker signed a one-year deal with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Castillo, a...
May 04, 2023

Embattled 1st Black St. Louis prosecutor Kim Gardner resigns
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Embattled St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner announced Thursday that she will resign amid calls from Republican leaders for her ouster. In a letter to Republican Gov. Mike Parson ...
May 04, 2023

Alberta NDP leader appeals to undecided conservative voters
CALGARY - Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley has delivered a direct message to people who have voted conservative in the past and are struggling with how to cast their ballots later this month.Notley st...
May 04, 2023

N. Carolina legislature approves abortion rules; veto ahead
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina lawmakers on Thursday approved a ban on nearly all abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy, down from the current 20 weeks, in response to last year's overturning of ...
May 04, 2023

Smith accuses Notley of ignoring effect of rising power rates on consumers
CALGARY - United Conservative Leader Danielle Smith is accusing her chief political rival of not standing up for Albertans when it comes to the cost of living.At a campaign stop in Calgary, Smith outl...
May 04, 2023