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Canadian farmers plan biggest wheat crop in more than two decades due to war in Ukraine
Canadian farmers are expecting to plant the largest wheat crop in more than two decades this year amid strong demand for wheat.Statistics Canada said Wednesday that farmers anticipate planting 23 mill...
Apr 26, 2023
Oklahoma board denies clemency for death row inmate Glossip
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma's state parole board voted Wednesday not to recommend clemency for death row inmate Richard Glossip, even though the state attorney general said he doesn't think the cond...
Apr 26, 2023
Wind warning in place as system moves through Alberta tonight
MEDICINE HAT - A wind warning is in place for a good part of Alberta.Environment Canada has issued the warnings that stretch from Edmonton southeast to the Cypress Hills.Wind gusts of 75 to 90 km/h wi...
Apr 26, 2023
More Canadians airlifted from Sudan, but no timeline for CAF flights
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly says about 50 additional Canadians were evacuated out of Sudan in the past day as more add their names to a list seeking help to flee to safety. That mean...
Apr 26, 2023
Alberta man charged in connection to human trafficking of youths
EDMONTON, AB - The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT) said it has laid nearly three dozen charges against an Alberta man who is accused of sexually exploiting and trafficking at least two u...
Apr 26, 2023
Canes' Aho, Oilers' Hyman each take a puck off the face
Sebastian Aho of the Carolina Hurricanes and Zach Hyman of the Edmonton Oilers are giving new meaning to the word "faceoff." Both were hit in the face by a puck on Tuesday night, and each played an in...
Apr 26, 2023
North Dakota limits bathroom use for transgender people
North Dakota's Republican Gov. Doug Burgum signed a bill that limits access to bathrooms, locker rooms and shower rooms for transgender and gender-nonconforming people in several state facilities, his...
Apr 26, 2023
Asa Hutchinson formally launches 2024 campaign in Arkansas
BENTONVILLE, Ark. (AP) - Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson formally launched his Republican presidential campaign Wednesday, pledging to "bring out the best of America" and aiming to draw contrasts ...
Apr 26, 2023
Bains appointment to Rogers prompts House committee to invite lobbying commissioner
OTTAWA - The lobbying commissioner is being asked to appear at a House of Commons committee to explain why the appointment of a former industry minister to an executive role at Rogers doesn't break th...
Apr 26, 2023
'Bond villain': Organizer accused of Zoom theft by O'Toole campaign seeks apology
OTTAWA - The organizer Erin O'Toole named in a complaint about an alleged theft of Zoom materials more than two years ago is suing the former Conservative leader and demanding an apology, saying his n...
Apr 26, 2023